Biodiversity Land Use Change and Human Well being: A Study of Aquaculture in the Indian Sundarbans

Kanchan Chopra, Preeti Kapuria and Pushpam Kumar
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Kanchan Chopra: Institute of Economic Growth
Preeti Kapuria: Institute of Economic Growth
Pushpam Kumar: Institute for Sustainable Water, Integrated Management and Ecosystem Research (SWIMMER)

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Abstract: This volume deals with the growth of aquaculture farming, largely driven by export demand, in the Sunderbans and its impact on the ecosystem, biodiversity, land use change, and human well-being. It raisse questions on: social cost of erosion of biodiversity, land conversion, sustainability of aquaculture, and multi-stakeholder aimed policy responses. A detailed discussion on compliance costs, economic benefits as against social costs of environmental pollution and degradation enriches the debate. The volume examines: the drivers of shrimp export and the issues faced by exporting concerns; the stakeholders in the value chain; the extent of biodiversity loss off the Sundarbans coast and the land use change; impact on well-being of the different categories of stakeholders; and finally, possible policy recommendations for sustainable aquaculture in the region.

Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780198060215
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