Living with Disasters : Communities and Development in the Indian Sundarbans /
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 del...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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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Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Mar 2016). |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (180 pages) |
ISBN: | 9781316227572 131622757X 9781316659656 1316659658 1107107288 9781107107281 |