This book has been designed considering differentaspects of environment viz. topography, hydrology,sedimentology & vegetation consists of geomorphicstructure, river hydraulics, vegetation status. Mostof study is based on primary data collected form thecoastal district Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh which has the world'slongest sea beach and a place of great attraction oftourists from different parts of the world. Information has provided here will be very helpful forprofessionals to develop coastal policy which is veryessential for sustainable environmental management in coastal area.

Rural-Urban migration is the most crucial component of internal migration of any country. It plays an important role in poverty reduction and economic development. In Bangladesh rural-urban migration is the most important factor for rapid urbanization. In urban centres slum is a popular destination for poor rural-urban migrants. More than 15 million people lives in the slums of six divisional cities of Bangladesh. Megacity Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, alone holds about 3.4 million people in 4966 slums. This book focuses on the three slums including two largest slums of Bangladesh. This study...