Evaluating flood hazard for land-use planning in greater Dhaka of Bangladesh using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Floods are a common feature in rapidly urbanizing Dhaka and its adjoining areas. Though Greater Dhaka experiences flood almost in every year, flood management policies are mostly based on structural options including flood walls, dykes, embankments etc. Many shortcomings of the existing flood manage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dewan, Ashraf, Islam, M., Kumamoto, T., Nishigaki, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27299