Small water bodies in Bangladesh

Huda, K.M.S.; Atkins, P.J.; Donoghue, D.N.M.D.; Cox, N.J.

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4762.2009.00909.x

Small water bodies in Bangladesh

Huda, K.M.S.; Atkins, P.J.; Donoghue, D.N.M.D.; Cox, N.J.

Authors

K.M.S. Huda

Peter Atkins p.j.atkins@durham.ac.uk

D.N.M.D. Donoghue

N.J. Cox

Abstract

Excavations are easy in the soft, unconsolidated sediments of Bangladesh and are widespread for the creation of raised, flood-free homestead platforms. Small water bodies form in the resulting hollows and are used for fisheries, livestock management, irrigation, bathing and washing clothes. Despite their importance to everyday life, there is no up-to-date inventory or monitoring. The paper uses remote sensing, GIS and a number of qualitative data collection techniques to reconstruct the pattern of small water bodies in Shahjadpur thana. It concludes that there has been an expansion in their number, but no systematic planning of their use.

Citation

Huda, K., Atkins, P., Donoghue, D., & Cox, N. (2010). Small water bodies in Bangladesh. Area, 42(2), 217-227. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2009.00909.x

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jun 1, 2010
Deposit Date	Jul 5, 2010
Publicly Available Date	Jun 1, 2011
Journal	Area
Print ISSN	0004-0894
Electronic ISSN	1475-4762
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	42
Issue	2
Pages	217-227
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2009.00909.x
Keywords	Bangladesh, Small water bodies, Fish farming, Remote sensing, GIS, Mixed methods.