Why relatively fewer people died? The case of Bangladesh's Cyclone Sidr

BK Paul - Natural Hazards, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Cyclone Sidr, a Category IV storm, struck the southwestern coast of Bangladesh on
November 15, 2007 killing 3,406 people. Despite a similar magnitude, Sidr claimed far fewer …

Hazard warnings and responses to evacuation orders: the case of Bangladesh's cyclone Sidr

BK Paul, S Dutt - Geographical Review, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
On 15 November 2007 Cyclone Sidr, a category 4 storm, struck the southwestern coast of
Bangladesh. Despite early cyclone warnings and evacuation orders for coastal residents …

Coastal vulnerability assessment of Meghna estuary of Bangladesh using integrated geospatial techniques

R Mahmood, N Ahmed, L Zhang, G Li - International Journal of Disaster …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bangladesh is one of the most geomorphologically active countries situated within the
World's largest basin of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM). The physiographic …

Cyclone mitigation perspectives in the Islands of Bangladesh: a case of Sandwip and Hatia Islands

A Paul, M Rahman - Coastal Management, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Most coastal areas of the world are now at risk from natural hazards such as cyclones, storm
surges, beach erosions, tsunamis, sea level rises, and so on, resulting from geological and …

A study on the use of cyclone shelters in Bangladesh

M Miyaji, K Okazaki, C Ochiai - Japan Architectural Review, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bangladesh's geography renders it vulnerable to cyclones. The most severe cyclone
occurred in 1970, resulting in severe damages and over 300 000 deaths. The government …

Sustainable management of coastal critical infrastructure: case study of multi-purpose cyclone shelters in South Asia

A Jaiswal, A Kumar, I Pal, B Raisinghani… - International journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose To minimize risk of coastal communities arising from cyclones, several risk
mitigation initiatives have been taken in countries. Cyclone shelters have proven to be an …

Community response to broadcast media for cyclone warning and disaster mitigation: a perception study of coastal people with special reference to Meghna Estuary in …

MS Islam, MS Ullah, A Paul - Asian Journal of Water …, 2004 - content.iospress.com
Coastal belt and offshore islands of Bangladesh are vulnerable to catastrophic cyclone
hazard. The broadcast media–radio and television–play a very important role to disseminate …

[PDF][PDF] Building vulnerable islander resilience to natural hazard: a participatory approach

R Mahmood, AQM Mahbub - Handbook of climate change …, 2018 - researchgate.net
In last decade and so, disaster risk reduction community started paying attention on the
notions of resilience; therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide an overview of human …

[PDF][PDF] Coastline change and coastal islands development in the Feni estuary of Bangladesh through RS and GIS

MB Rashid, MA Rahman - AIMS Geosci, 2022 - aimspress.com
Coastline change and coastal islands development in the Feni estuary of Bangladesh through RS
and GIS Page 1 AIMS Geosciences, 8(4): 609–626. DOI: 10.3934/geosci.2022033 Received: 25 …

[图书][B] An assessment of cyclone mitigation and management policies of Bangladesh: A focus on early warning systems

T Bisson - 2012 - search.proquest.com
This study was conducted in Dhaka and Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to examine grass-roots
cyclone vulnerability and the governmental policies and cross-scale linkages that address …