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.
- ISBN10 0198060211
- ISBN13 9780198060215
- Publish Date 2 July 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 October 2018
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint OUP India
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 292
- Language English