
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.
FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION;; 1. Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services and Aquaculture: Drivers of Change;; 2. Trade Liberalization and Shrimp Exports;; 3. Determinants of Shrimp Export from India and From West Bengal: Analysis and Some Econometric Explorations;; 4. Biodiversity Loss off the Sundarbans Coast: Magnitude, Cost and Impact;; 5. Land Use Change in the Sundarbans; Chapter; 6. Human Well-being: Who Gains and Who Loses?; 7. International Drivers and Local Impacts: Responses and Interventions; Biblio; Index