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LIVING WITH DISASTERS : communities and development in the Indian Sundarbans / Amites Mukhopadhyay.

By: Language: English Publication details: New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2016/01/01Edition: 1Description: 178ISBN:
  • 9781107107281 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.1/409541 AMI/LI
Contents:
Contents Maps and Illustrations Tables and Charts Glossary Acronyms Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration 1.Introduction 2.From Wasteland to Wonderland : The Making of a Heritage Site 3.Governing the Subarbans Embankments Today : Between Policies and Practices 4.Treading a Fine Path Between River and Land : Question of Aboriginality Revisited 6.Catching Prawn, Endangering Embankments: 7.Conclusion
Summary: ""Studies land erosion and the islanders' vulnerability and displacement in the disaster-prone Sundarbans in east India"--Provided by publisher"--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Lending Lending Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks Non-fiction 307.140954 AMI/LI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available E189386

Summary:
This book is a critical account of the disconnected nature of governance, conservation and livelihood initiatives in the Indian Sundarbans.

Contents

Maps and Illustrations
Tables and Charts
Glossary
Acronyms
Acknowledgements
Notes on Transliteration

1.Introduction
2.From Wasteland to Wonderland : The Making of a Heritage Site
3.Governing the Subarbans Embankments Today : Between Policies and Practices
4.Treading a Fine Path Between River and Land : Question of Aboriginality Revisited
6.Catching Prawn, Endangering Embankments:
7.Conclusion

Includes bibliographical references and 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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