This book provides an overview of the emergence of geography as a discipline in Bangladesh and the contributions made by local geographers towards the development of the country. It explores problems associated with population growth and poverty, landlessness and food security, land use and natural resource management, urbanism, climate change, disaster management and human health.

1 Geography in Bangladesh: niche of the discipline in the context of global change PART I Human geography 2 Urbanization in Bangladesh and urban research by geographers: a review 3 Dimensions of gender geography in Bangladesh 4 Population geography in Bangladesh: in search of roots and approaches 5 Geographies of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: global perspectives, local contexts and research gaps 6 Geographical perspectives of scarcity and landlessness in rural households of Bangladesh PART II Physical geography 7 Reconstruction of the palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment of Bangladesh: geographical perspectives 8 Environmental impact assessment in Bangladesh: applications of geographical tools and methods 9 Climate change crisis in Bangladesh PART III Applied geography (combining human and physical geography methods) 10 Geographical dimensions of food security in rural Bangladesh 11 Development induced displacement and resettlement practice in Bangladesh 12 Geographical methods in undertaking disaster and vulnerability research 13 Natural resource appraisal in Bangladesh 14 Literature reviews: searching for the deep roots of geographical knowledge 15 Local trends, the current state and the future of geography