VULNERABILITY DUE TO LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF COASTAL LIVELIHOOD DURING CYCLONE AILA 2009 IN BANGLADESH

Bishawjit  Mallick; Utpal Kumar  Das; Sk. Shahidul  Islam; Sudeb Kumar  Das

doi:10.53808/KUS.SI.SESB.2010.119-126-se

Authors

Bishawjit Mallick Coastal Research Foundation, Khulna, Bangladesh
Utpal Kumar Das Coastal Research Foundation, Khulna, Bangladesh
Sk. Shahidul Islam Coastal Research Foundation, Khulna, Bangladesh
Sudeb Kumar Das Coastal Research Foundation, Khulna, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.SI.SESB.2010.119-126-se

Keywords:

Infrastructural Vulnerability, Coastal Livelihood, Central Infrastructure, Cyclone Aila, Centrality of Infrastructure

Abstract

This study considers cyclone shelter, primary school/high school, hospital/clinic, and the religious buildings as the Central Infrastructure (CI) of a rural settlement in Bangladesh. People usually take shelter in those places during any disastrous situation. Selected variables were chosen on the basis of understanding the concept of CI in the context of coastal rural area, based on literatures and contemporary experiences and are treated with statistics and GIS to achieve guidelines for further analysis of the indicators. The choice and evaluation of the central functions and the measurement of associations provide a basis for ranking the CI for providing planning provisions for Gabura union of Shyamnagor upazila in Satkhira, Bangladesh

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