Socio-Hydrological Dynamics in Bangladesh-Understanding the Interaction Between Hydrological and Social Processes Along the Jamuna Floodplain

1 Introduction 
1.1 Background 
1.2 Societal relevance and selection of case study 
1.3 Concepts and theories 
1.4 Research objectives 
1.5 Thesis outline 
2 Socio-hydrological spaces in the Jamuna River floodplain in Bangladesh 
2.1 Introduction 
2.2 Patterns in the socio-hydrology of floodplains: fight or adapt 
2.3 Socio-hydrological spaces defined 
2.4 Research approach 
2.5 Results step 1: identification of socio-hydrological spaces along the Jamuna River 
2.6 Results step 2: evidence of socio-hydrological spaces along the Jamuna River 
2.7 Discussion 
2.8 Conclusions 
3 The levee effect along the Jamuna River in Bangladesh 
3.1 Introduction 
3.2 Literature review: the levee effect 
3.3 Study area 
3.4 Research approach 
3.5 Results 
3.6 Discussion 
3.7 Conclusions 
4 The Costs of Living with Floods in the Jamuna Floodplain in Bangladesh 
4.1 Introduction 
4.2 Case study 
4.3 Data and methods 
4.4 Results 
4.5 Discussion and conclusions 
5 The interplay between structural flood protection, population density and flood mortality along the Jamuna River 
5.1 Introduction 
5.2 Study area 
5.3 Data and methods 
5.4 Results 
5.5 Discussion 
5.6 Conclusions 
6 Conclusions 
6.1 Knowledge added to socio-hydrological studies and limitations to the research 
6.2 Synthesis of the research 
6.3 Policy relevance for flood risk management 
References
Appendices 
Appendix A: Questionnaire for household survey 
Appendix B: Agenda for Focus Group Discussion with livelihood groups 
Appendix C: Statistical analysis to test differences between the SHSs 
Appendix D: Detail data and method of the levee effect analysis 
Appendix E: Questionnaire for primary data collection for urban areas 
Appendix F: Detail data and method of the costs of living with floods 
Appendix G: Statistical analysis of the costs of living with floods 
Appendix H: Supplementary analysis of the costs of living with floods