Amites Mukhopadhyay

LIVING WITH DISASTERS : communities and development in the Indian Sundarbans / Amites Mukhopadhyay. - 1 - New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2016/01/01 - 178

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

""Studies land erosion and the islanders' vulnerability and displacement in the disaster-prone Sundarbans in east India"--Provided by publisher"--

9781107107281 (hardback)

Gifted RRLF

2015039855


Sociology
Community development
Soil erosion
Soil management
Natural disasters
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography.--Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)--Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)--Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)--Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)

307.1/409541 / AMI/LI