Risk-based determination of polder height against storm surge Hazard in the south-west coastal area of Bangladesh

Bangladesh was introduced with the polder system during 1960s to secure agricultural production from salinity intrusion. Existing polder design practice follows traditional return-period based approach. The article introduces a risk-based framework to determine optimal polder level in the coastal ar...

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Main Authors: Shamrita Zaman, M. Shahjahan Mondal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Progress in Disaster Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061720300685