Disaster and mangroves : a case study of Sundarbans (Also available on CD)
Mondal, Pompiya
Disaster and mangroves : a case study of Sundarbans (Also available on CD) - 2012 - v,xiv,84p.,CD-ROM
CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF MAPS LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 2 1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES 3 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3 1.4 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 1.5 METHODOLOGY 7 1.5.1. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION 8 1.5.2. SITE AND SAMPLE SELECTION 9 1.5.3. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 12 1.6 CHAPTER OUTLINE 13 2. SUNDARBANS- A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM 14 2.1 INTRODUCTION 15 2.2 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 16 2.2.1 TOPOGRAPHY 16 2.2.2 CLIMATE 16 2.2.3 DRAINAGE 17 2.2.4 SOIL 17 2.2.5 FLORA AND FAUNA 18 2.3 LAND USE 18 2.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 20 2.4.1 DEMOGRAPHY 20 2.4.2 ECONOMY 22 2.5 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 22 2.5.1 TRANSPORT 22 2.5.2 WATER SUPPLY 23 2.5.3 SANITATION 24 2.5.4 ELECTRICITY 24 2.6 INTRODUCTION OF THE SAMPLE VILLAGES 24 2.6.1 LOCATION OF THE VILLAGES 24 2.6.2 DEMOGRAPHY 25 2.6.2 ECONOMIC SCENARIO 26 2.6.3 INFRASTRUCTURE 27 3. CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS 28 3.1 INTRODUCTION 29 3.2 CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE 30 3.3 EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS 32 3.4 COASTAL EROSION 35 3.5 SALINITY INTRUSION 37 3.6 TIDAL SURGE 37 3.7 HAZARD ASSESSMENT 38 4. IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ON SUNDARBANS 39 4.1 CONCEPT OF VULNERABILITY 40 4.2 PHYSICAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT 42 4.2.1 ELEVATION ZONES 42 4.2.2 LOSS OF GREEN COVER 43 4.2.3 COASTAL REGULATION ZONE VIOLATION 45 4.2.4 PERMANENT STRUCTURES 46 4.2.5 INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITY 50 4.3 IMPACTS ON LIVELIHOOD 52 4.4 OTHER VULNERABILITY FACTORS 57 5. COPING AND ADAPTATION 61 5.1 COPING AND ADAPTATION: THE CONCEPT 62 5.2 STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS 63 5.3 ROLE OF DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS 63 5.3.1 ROLE OF GOVERNMENT 64 5.3.2 ROLE OF THE NGOs 66 5.4 PRESENT MEASURES IN SUNDARBANS 67 5.4.1 COPING MECHANISM OF THE COMMUNITY 67 5.4.2 ADAPTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE COMMUNITY 68 6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 70 6.1 ISSUES IDENTIFICATION 71 6.2 POSSIBLE AREAS OF INTERVENTIONS 73 BIBLIOGRAPHY ANNEXURE
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Disaster and mangroves : a case study of Sundarbans (Also available on CD) - 2012 - v,xiv,84p.,CD-ROM
CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF MAPS LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 2 1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES 3 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3 1.4 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 1.5 METHODOLOGY 7 1.5.1. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION 8 1.5.2. SITE AND SAMPLE SELECTION 9 1.5.3. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 12 1.6 CHAPTER OUTLINE 13 2. SUNDARBANS- A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM 14 2.1 INTRODUCTION 15 2.2 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 16 2.2.1 TOPOGRAPHY 16 2.2.2 CLIMATE 16 2.2.3 DRAINAGE 17 2.2.4 SOIL 17 2.2.5 FLORA AND FAUNA 18 2.3 LAND USE 18 2.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 20 2.4.1 DEMOGRAPHY 20 2.4.2 ECONOMY 22 2.5 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 22 2.5.1 TRANSPORT 22 2.5.2 WATER SUPPLY 23 2.5.3 SANITATION 24 2.5.4 ELECTRICITY 24 2.6 INTRODUCTION OF THE SAMPLE VILLAGES 24 2.6.1 LOCATION OF THE VILLAGES 24 2.6.2 DEMOGRAPHY 25 2.6.2 ECONOMIC SCENARIO 26 2.6.3 INFRASTRUCTURE 27 3. CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS 28 3.1 INTRODUCTION 29 3.2 CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE 30 3.3 EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS 32 3.4 COASTAL EROSION 35 3.5 SALINITY INTRUSION 37 3.6 TIDAL SURGE 37 3.7 HAZARD ASSESSMENT 38 4. IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ON SUNDARBANS 39 4.1 CONCEPT OF VULNERABILITY 40 4.2 PHYSICAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT 42 4.2.1 ELEVATION ZONES 42 4.2.2 LOSS OF GREEN COVER 43 4.2.3 COASTAL REGULATION ZONE VIOLATION 45 4.2.4 PERMANENT STRUCTURES 46 4.2.5 INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITY 50 4.3 IMPACTS ON LIVELIHOOD 52 4.4 OTHER VULNERABILITY FACTORS 57 5. COPING AND ADAPTATION 61 5.1 COPING AND ADAPTATION: THE CONCEPT 62 5.2 STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS 63 5.3 ROLE OF DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS 63 5.3.1 ROLE OF GOVERNMENT 64 5.3.2 ROLE OF THE NGOs 66 5.4 PRESENT MEASURES IN SUNDARBANS 67 5.4.1 COPING MECHANISM OF THE COMMUNITY 67 5.4.2 ADAPTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE COMMUNITY 68 6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 70 6.1 ISSUES IDENTIFICATION 71 6.2 POSSIBLE AREAS OF INTERVENTIONS 73 BIBLIOGRAPHY ANNEXURE
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