Abstract
Dhaka, Bangladesh has failed to develop adequate flood adaptation for its slum settlements, due to poor governance practices. This work provides examples of government-led protects, accommodations, and retreat efforts in varying geopolitical contexts juxtaposed against Dhaka’s failed efforts to implement comprehensive flooding adaptation, following the disastrous 1998 floods. An analysis of Foucault’s power theories provides a deeper understanding of the underlying power relations between the urban government “state” and slum settlements that manifest as an absence of effective flood adaptation. A combination of critical theory and problem-solving theory constructs a framework for conceptualizing inclusive flood adaptation in Dhaka.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Technical, Political, and Social Responses
KEYWORDS
Flooding, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Foucault, Cox, Flood
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