Impact of development on the mangrove cover in the Mumbai metropolitan region - strategies for conservation and controlled development (Also available on CD)
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CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. MANGROVES 1 1.2. IMPORTANCE OF MANGROVES 1 1.3. NEED OF THE STUDY 3 1.3.1. IMPORTANCE OF MANGROVES FOR MUMBAI 3 1.3.2. THREATS TO MANGROVES IN MUMBAI 3 1.4. AIM AND OBJECTIVES 5 1.4.1. AIM: 5 1.4.2. OBJECTIVES: 5 1.4.3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 6 1.5. SCOPE 8 1.6. LIMITATIONS 8 2. MANGROVES AS COASTAL RESOURCES 9 2.1. MANGROVES WORLD WIDE 10 2.2 MANGROVES IN INDIA 12 2.2.1. STATUS OF MANGROVES IN INDIA 12 2.2.2. MANGROVES ALONG THE MAHARASHTRA COAST 12 3. MANGROVES IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION 13 3.1. EVOLUTION OF MUMBAI 13 3.2. STUDY AREA PROFILE 14 3.2.1. MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION 14 3.2.2. JURISDICTION 14 3.2.3. POPULATION 15 3.3. COASTAL WATER SYSTEM OF MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION 16 3.4. GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO PROTECT MANGROVES 17 3.5. POLICY INITIATIVES FOR CONSERVATION OF MANGROVES 17 4. CHANGE IN MANGROVE COVER IN MUMBAI 19 4.1.1. BUILT UP VS WETLANDS OVER THE YEARS 19 4.2. MANGROVE DETERIORATION OVER THE YEARS FROM 1989 TO 2000 21 4.2.1. MANGROVE COVER CHANGE IN MUMBAI IN 2000 22 4.2.2. AREA UNDER MANGROVES IN MUMBAI 23 5. CASE STUDIES 25 5.1. MANAGEMENT OF MANGROVES IN INDIA 25 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK 26 5.1.1. MANGROVE CONSERVATION IN GOA 26 5.1.2. MANGROVE CONSERVATION IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 27 5.2. MANGROVE FOREST CONSERVATION IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA 28 5.3. MANGROVES CONSERVATION IN PHILIPINES 30 5.4. SUMMARY 31 6. ASSESSMENT OF CHANGE IN MANGROVE COVER IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION 33 6.1. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 33 6.2. ASSESSMENT OF CHANGE IN MANGROVE COVER- MMR 34 6.2.1. CHANGE IN MANGROVE COVER - MANORI CREEK 36 6.2.2. CHANGE IN MANGROVE COVER - MALAD CREEK 38 6.2.3. CHANGE IN MANGROVE COVER - THANE CREEK (WEST SIDE) 40 6.2.4. CHANGE IN MANGROVE THANE CREEK (EAST SIDE) 42 6.3. INFERENCES 43 7. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE MANORI CREEK AND MALAD CREEK AREA 45 7.1. EXISTING SCENARIO 45 7.1.1. JURISDICTION 45 7.1.2. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION 46 7.2. IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON MANORI CREEK AREA 47 7.2.1. DETERIORATION LEVELS OF MANGROVES 48 7.2.2. DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES AROUND THE CREEK 52 7.3. IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON MALAD CREEK AREA 61 7.3.1. DETERIORATION LEVELS OF MANGROVES 62 7.3.2. DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES AROUND THE CREEK 65 7.4. INFERENCES 73 8. INFERENCES 75 9. STRATEGIES AND CONCLUSION 77 9.1. STRATEGIES 77 9.2. CONCLUSION 82 10. BIBLIOGRAPHY 83 ANNEXURES 85
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