What is environmental determinism?
The view that human activities are governed by the physical environment. People and places are what they are because they have been shaped by their physical surroundings.
What percentage of the population live below the poverty line in Dhaka?
50%
What years did Dhaka flood?
1988
1998
2004
Whats the DIFPP?
Dhaka Integrated Flood Protection Project
Where is Dhaka located?
The floodplain of Buriganga River in central Bangledesh,on lower reaches of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
Dhaka is flat and lies very close to sea level making it vulnerable to flooding from monsoon rainfall.
What did the DIFPP do to prevent flooding after the 1988 floods?
wanted to build embankments and levees to hold back flood waters but couldnt get the funding to cover 260km of Dhaka
Instead focused on the more densely populated western part
Still flooded again in 1998 anyways
Why did Dhaka flood again in 1998?
Engineering solutions alone werent enough
Water entered the city through sewage pipes and through incomplete flood walls
Pumping stations were inadequate
Lack of co-ordination between flood protection agencies and drainage of the city
What did the DIFPP do to prevent flooding after the 1998 floods?
Protecting eastern part of Dhaka
Implementing non-structural solutions such as better flood warning, land-use planning and flood zoning
Improving coordination between flood protection agencies and drainage of the city
What is the average wage in Dhaka?
£300 a year
Why cant city protection measures keep up?
The rapid growth of city, due to urbanization, has meant the city protection measures are no longer able to cope with city’s vast expanse
