Deltas in the Anthropocene by Unknown

Deltas in the Anthropocene by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030235178
Publisher: Springer International Publishing


Features

GBM, Bangladesh, and India

Mahanadi, India

Volta, Ghana

Rivers/catchment area (103 km2)

Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (1730)

Mahanadi, Brahmani and Baitarani (141)

Black Volta, White Volta and Red Volta (398)

Study area (Chapter 1)

(103 km2)

51.5

12.9

5.1

Study area population (Chapter 1) (x106 people)

56.1

8.1

0.9

Main catchment interventions (Chapter 5)

Significant, but less affected than other two deltas to date. Farraka Barrage on the Ganges 1975

Hirakud Dam in 1957

Akosombo Dam (1961–1965) stopped all upstream influence



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