Living with disasters : communities and development in the Indian Sundarbans /
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TextPublication details: New Delhi Cambridge University PressEdition: 1st edDescription: 178 illustrations, maps 24 cmISBN: - 9781107107281
- 307.1/409541 Am57 L 101989
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This book is a critical account of the disconnected nature of governance, conservation and livelihood initiatives in the Indian Sundarbans, an active delta that spreads over 25,500 sq. km across India and Bangladesh and lies in the Bay of Bengal. It draws a holistic picture of the disaster-prone delta in eastern India, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also one of the largest tracts of mangrove forests in the world. The author juxtaposes the vulnerable lives and frequently displaced existence of the islanders against the dominant strategies of conservation and development followed by the state.
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About the Author
Maps and illustrations
Tables and charts
Glossary
Acronyms
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. From Wasteland to Wonderland: The Making of a Heritage Site
Chapter 3. Governing the Sundarbans Embankments today: Between Policies and Practices
Chapter 4. Treading a Fine Path between River and Land: Livelihoods around Embankment
Chapter 5. Beldars, Embankment and Governance: Question of Aboriginality Revisited
Chapter 6. Catching Prawn, Endangering Embankments: Sustainability-unsustainability Rhetoric
Chapter 7. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
""Studies land erosion and the islanders' vulnerability and displacement in the disaster-prone Sundarbans in east India"--Provided by publisher"--
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