Transforming Bangladesh

1.     Dr. Raquib Ahmed worked in various capacities at universities in Bangladesh, Germany, SriLanka and in Pakistan. His research interest is on remote sensing, coastal environment and landuse change, wrote book on aerial photo interpretation and phgotogrammetry, contributed book chapters and published papers in similar areas. Now he is Vice Chancellor at the Fareast International University, Dhaka. 2.     Abdullah Al-Maruf is Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. In 2017 he completed his PhD at the University of Cologne, Germany. In 2019 he worked as a visiting researcher at Ohio State University, USA. In 2023 he received Fullbright research fellowship. His research interests span climate change, resilience and ecosystem services. 3.     J. Craig Jenkins is Academy Professor of Sociology, Ohio State University.His research deals with sustainable development, protest and conflict, and methods of event data and survey analysis. His most recent publication are a double issue of The American Behavioral Scientist and co-editing Survey Data Harmonization in the Social Sciences.

• Preface.- Introduction.- Index.- Glossary.- Part 1 Geo-Physical Dynamics.- Part 2 Bio-Physical Aspects.- Part 3 Changes in Society.- Part 4 Land Resource and Land Use Patterns.- Part 5 Towards Food Security and Food Self-sufficiency.- Part 6 Changing Popular Dynamics.- Part 7 Rural Settlement Pattern.- Part 8 Urbanization: A Future Challenge.- Part 9 Trade, Communication and Industries for Economic Growth.- Part 10 Bangladesh in Growing International Sharing.- Part 11 Natural Hazards and Changes in Livelihood Pattern.- Part 12 Environmental Problems and Policies for Sustainable Living.- Part 13 Bangladesh Under Climate Change Threat.- Part 14 Development Policies and Future of Bangladesh.