Abstract
Deltas are dynamic and the relationships between ecosystem services, livelihoods and well-being within them are multi-scalar and often non-linear. Social mechanisms of access and management vary between different bundles of ecosystem services: a social-ecological system approach therefore identifies the trade-offs and interactions which occur across diverse temporal and spatial scales and communities. Although Bangladesh is moving towards a more urbanised future, access to ecosystem services continues to be critical to the well-being of populations in rural areas. However, rights to those services are available to a diminishing few. Current winners and losers from development processes are persistent, and ecosystem services are unlikely to lift the rural poor out of poverty without a complete restructuring of social and economic relations in rural areas.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ecosystem Services for Well-Being in Deltas |
Subtitle of host publication | Integrated Assessment for Policy Analysis |
Editors | Robert J Nicholls, Craig W Hutton , W Neil Adger, Susan E Hanson, Md Munsur Rahman, Mashfiqus Salehin |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing Switzerland |
Chapter | 2 |
Pages | 29-47 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319710938 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319710921 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 30 May 2018 |