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"River Bank Erosion Induced Human Displacement and Its Consequences"

Tuhin K. Das and Sushil K. Haldar and Ivy Das Gupta and Sayanti Sen

	Abstract
1	Introduction
	1.1	Push factors for forced migration
	1.2	Purpose of the study
2	River Dynamics and Erosion
	2.1	Mid-channel bars
3	Human Intervention and Erosion
	3.1	Deforestation
	3.2	Dam and bridge construction
4	River Bank Erosion in the World
	4.1	Americas
	4.2	Australia
	4.3	Europe
	4.4	Africa
	4.5	Asia
	4.6	Impact of erosion on human life
	4.7	Human vulnerability across the world
	4.8	Relevance of vulnerability study in India
5	River Bank Erosion in India
	5.1	North West Region
	5.2	Central India and Deccan Region
	5.3	Brahmaputra Region
	5.4	Ganga (Ganges) Region
6	Impact of River Bank Erosion
	6.1	Impact of Brahmaputra river bank erosion
	6.2	Impact of Ganges river bank erosion
	6.3	Impact of Ghaghara river bank erosion
	6.4	Impact of Mahanadi river bank erosion
7	Conclusion
	Acknowledgements
	References
	Figures
	Tables

List of Tables

Table 1:
Characteristics of major rivers in Hungary before and after channel and floodplain development 1782 – 1950. (Source: Szalai et al., 2013)

Table 2:
Human displacement in different continents (percent). (Sources: IDMC, 2011, 2012; WPDS, 2011)

Table 3:
Population density and per capita income in continents. (Sources: WPP, 2011; WDI)

Table 4:
Drainage area of the Brahmaputra River. (Source: MoWR, 1999)