Management of wetlands of non-prominence from the perspective of benefit-degradation relation

Tuhin Das ()

Conference Papers from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: Wetlands of non-prominence discussed here are some water bodies in the lower-gangetic floodplains of India. People surrounding these wetlands earn their livelihood and derive many direct and indirect benefits from them. To acquire benefits, often stakeholders subject them to environmental degradation. This study tries to identify the socio-economic activities in and around these wetlands to estimate the value of the benefits derived out of these activities, to measure the degradation of physical component of the wetlands, and to estimate the benefit-degradation relations for these wetlands. For the purpose of this study, ten wetlands in Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India were surveyed. The benefit and degradation were measured, and then the benefit-degradation relations have been estimated using regression models. From the benefit-degradation relations some alternatives for uses of wetlands have been worked out in an eco-friendly manner to find the conflicts that might emerge among the stakeholders.Length: pp.267-281

Keywords: Wetlands; Environmental; degradation; Assessment; Ecosystems; Fisheries; Households (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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