The poorest and most vulnerable ? On hazards, livelihoods and labelling of riverine communities in Bangladesh

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Description :
Drawing on an examination of existing literature on char settlements in Bangladesh and data from a field site in the Jamuna River, the paper argues that the prevailing perceptions and labelling of char dwellers as vulnerable people is based on a far too simplistic understanding of both rural migration patterns and the livelihoods obtained in these riverine areas.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Singapore journal of tropical geography, issn : 0129-7619, 2009, vol. 30, n°. 1, p. 98-113, nombre de pages : 16, Références bibliographiques : 42 ref.

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Singapour, Singapore, University of Singapore