Asian Institute of Technology

The multi-dimensional impacts and trade-offs of hydropower development in the Mekong River Basin: a comprehensive literature review

Abstract Hydropower plays a critical role in mitigating climate change by providing a renewable energy source, yet it entails significant trade-offs that impact ecological, social, and economic systems. As hydropower development intensifies in the Mekong River Basin (MRB), where...

Socio-ecological resilience in heritage urbanism: hydro-cultural socio-ecological system in the Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat, Bangladesh

Abstract Socio-ecological resilience has become central to climate adaptation discourse in heritage contexts, yet its application to pre-modern deltaic urban systems remains insufficiently explored. This study examines the Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (15th-century Bengal) as...