{"id":2783,"date":"2020-01-17T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/?p=2783"},"modified":"2020-01-17T07:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T07:00:37","slug":"deltas-in-the-anthropocene-new-open-access-book-based-on-deccma-findings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/2020\/01\/17\/deltas-in-the-anthropocene-new-open-access-book-based-on-deccma-findings\/","title":{"rendered":"“Deltas in the Anthropocene” New open access book based on DECCMA findings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Deltas in the Anthropocene<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The book “Deltas in the Anthropocene”, edited by Robert J. Nicholls, W. Neil Adger, Craig W. Hutton and Susan E. Hanson has now been published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book is open access, and the entirety of the contents can be downloaded at no cost<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book’s 11 chapters cover biophysical characteristics, evolution, human use and management of deltas in Africa and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual chapters are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delta Challenges and Trade-Offs from the Holocene to the Anthropocene<\/a> Robert J. Nicholls, W. Neil Adger, Craig W. Hutton, Susan E. Hanson Pages 1-22 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh and India: A Transnational Mega-Delta <\/a>Md. Munsur Rahman, Tuhin Ghosh, Mashfiqus Salehin, Amit Ghosh, Anisul Haque, Mohammed Abed Hossain et al. Pages 23-51<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mahanadi Delta: A Rapidly Developing Delta in India<\/a> Sugata Hazra, Shouvik Das, Amit Ghosh, Pokkuluri Venkat Raju, Amrita Patel Pages 53-77<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Volta Delta, Ghana: Challenges in an African Setting<\/a> Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Cynthia Addoquaye Tagoe, Benjamin Kofi Nyarko, Francisca Martey, Winfred A. Nelson et al. Pages 79-102<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fluvial Sediment Supply and Relative Sea-Level Rise <\/a>Stephen E. Darby, Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Sugata Hazra, Md. Munsur Rahman, Robert J. Nicholls Pages 103-126<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotspots of Present and Future Risk Within Deltas: Hazards, Exposure and Vulnerability <\/a>Chris Hill, Frances Dunn, Anisul Haque, Fiifi Amoako-Johnson, Robert J. Nicholls, Pokkuluri Venkat Raju et al. Pages 127-151<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where People Live and Move in Deltas<\/a> Ricardo Safra de Campos, Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, W. Neil Adger, Colette Mortreux, Sugata Hazra, Tasneem Siddiqui et al. Pages 153-177<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delta Economics and Sustainability<\/a> I\u00f1aki Arto, Ignacio Cazcarro, Anil Markandya, Somnath Hazra, Rabindra N. Bhattacharya, Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei Pages 179-200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adapting to Change: People and Policies <\/a>Emma L. Tompkins, Katharine Vincent, Natalie Suckall, Rezaur Rahman, Tuhin Ghosh, Adelina Mensah et al. Pages 201-222<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choices: Future Trade-Offs and Plausible Pathways <\/a>Attila N. L\u00e1z\u00e1r, Susan E. Hanson, Robert J. Nicholls, Andrew Allan, Craig W. Hutton, Mashfiqus Salehin et al. Pages 223-245<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Deltas in the Anthropocene<\/a> Robert J. Nicholls, W. Neil Adger, Craig W. Hutton, Susan E. Hanson, Attila N. L\u00e1z\u00e1r, Katharine Vincent et al. Pages 247-279<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The book “Deltas in the Anthropocene”, edited by Robert J. Nicholls, W. Neil Adger, Craig W. Hutton and Susan E. Hanson has now been published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book is open access, and the entirety of the contents can be downloaded at no cost. The book’s 11 chapters cover biophysical characteristics, evolution, human use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2570,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2570"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2783"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2787,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2783\/revisions\/2787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}