Assessment of socio-economic resilience against coastal disasters in Sandwip island of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Ashraful Islam Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • SM Kamrul Hassan Department of Disaster Science and Management, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Md Abu Naime Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Md Shakhawat Hossain Department of Disaster Science and Management, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Md Mostafizur Rahman Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Mehedi Hasan Peas Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsr.v28i2.26787

Keywords:

Coastal community, coastal disaster, socio-economic resilience, disaster risk reduction

Abstract

A study was conducted to unveil the socio-economic resilience of coastal communities through questionnaire survey in 14 Unions of Sandwip island against climate related disasters. Four indicators, namely (i) demography and health, (ii) living conditions, (iii) economic status and (iv) education and awareness along with 12 variables were adopted for the resilience study. The integrated resilience scores varied from 2.17 to 4.12 where almost all of the Unions have fallen into moderate category, with two at the top (e.g., Musapur and Gachhua) and two at bottom of resilience (Azimpur and Digghapar). This pragmatic approach would be beneficial for the coastal planner and decision makers to take necessary initiatives for disaster risk reduction and adaptation in a coastal community.

Bangladesh J. Sci. Res. 28(2): 161-170, Dec-2015

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Author Biography

Md Ashraful Islam, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000



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Published

2016-02-22

How to Cite

Islam, M. A., Hassan, S. K., Naime, M. A., Hossain, M. S., Rahman, M. M., & Peas, M. H. (2016). Assessment of socio-economic resilience against coastal disasters in Sandwip island of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific Research, 28(2), 161–170. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsr.v28i2.26787

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2015)

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