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Author Mukhopadhyay, Amites, author

Title Living with Disasters : Communities and Development in the Indian Sundarbans / Amites Mukhopadhyay
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016
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Description 1 online resource (180 pages)
Summary 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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Subject Community development -- Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)
Soil erosion -- Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)
Soil management -- Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)
Natural disasters -- Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Community development
Natural disasters
Soil erosion
Soil management
Asia -- Sundarbans
Form Electronic book
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