Coastal Zone Mapping through Geospatial Technology for Resource Management of Indian Sundarban, West Bengal, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Mondal ◽  
Jatisankar Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Geospatial Technology ◽  
Indian Sundarban

scholarly journals How can traditional livelihoods find a place in contemporary conservation politics debates in India? Understanding community perspectives in Sundarban, West Bengal

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amrita Sen ◽  
Sarmistha Pattanaik
Keyword(s):  
Political Ecology ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Integrity ◽  
Community Perspectives ◽  
Indian Sundarban ◽  
Conservation Politics ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
Conservation Conflict

Abstract We document the economic and socio-cultural vulnerability of a forest-dependent community inhabiting the forest fringe island of Satjelia in the Indian Sundarban. Using simple artisanal methods, they have practiced traditional livelihoods like fishing and collecting wild honey from the forests for more than a century. Despite having established cultural integrity and traditional occupations, this group is not indigenous, and are therefore treated as 'others' and 'settlers.' An ethnographic study describes these various forms of livelihoods and the ways that threatens local subsistence. We also document the bureaucratic and hierarchical structure of protected area (PA) management, showing it has little or no accommodation of this community's local traditional knowledge. Finally, we ask whether there is any scope for integrating 'non-indigenous' environmental knowledge, for a more egalitarian transformation of socio ecological relations within these communities. Keywords: Conservation, conflict, indigenous, political ecology, Sundarban, traditional livelihoods

Assessing Geospatial Technology Implementation Capacity for Natural Resource Management Networks: A Proposed Framework

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlynne Smith ◽  
Yu-Fai Leung ◽  
Erin Seekamp
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Network Capacity ◽  
Technical System ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Geospatial Technology ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Implementation Capacity

Using the U.S. National Trails System (NTS), we examined the adoption and implementation of geospatial technologies for natural resource management (NRM). Technology adoption is the decision to use geographic information systems (GIS), whereby implementation represents the delivery of that technical system. We used soft technology, or the human characteristics of user skill and experience, to understand the capacity for delivery of the technical system across the network. The inter-organizational structure of geographically dispersed network members, characteristic of the NTS, provided opportunity to evaluate and compare GIS use and users for NRM. We inventoried GIS adoption and implementation for 23 trail network groups to produce a geospatial technology profile (GTP) of the NTS. Based on the GTP, we developed a framework to calculate an implementation capacity index (ICI) for each network, and then compared network capacity to the level of user engagement (application intricacy) deployed. Results show that higher implementation capacity is not indicative of higher levels of user engagement. Outcomes demonstrate the value of geocollaborative tool evaluations, highlighting the benefits of an assessment framework based on type and use of GIS platform. As an advantage in the process of evaluation, our proposed framework assists networks with implementation strategies, balancing user abilities and mapping capabilities. Additionally, the proposed framework provides a foundation to refine GIS implementation assessment for NRM networks. Understanding the range of GIS technologies and applications used by multiple, geographically dispersed networks can further inform development and deployment strategies that mitigate barriers to successful GIS implementation in inter-organizational scenarios.

Morphodynamic Change of Fraserganj and Bakkhali Coastal Stretch of Indian Sundarban, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (0) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Mondal ◽  
Jatisankar Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Parthasarathi Chakrabarti ◽  
Debasish Santra
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Indian Sundarban

Integrated coastal zone and river basin management: a review of the literature, concepts and trends for decision makers

Water Policy ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 519-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
May A. Massoud ◽  
Mark D. Scrimshaw ◽  
John N. Lester
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
River Basins ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Zone Management

River management has frequently been associated with water supply and resource management, whereas coastal zone management has been more concerned with marine resource management and physical planning. Recognizing the close connection between the river and its catchment area has led to a more integrated approach to river basin management, taking into account water quality along with quantity. Similarly, recognition of the importance of integrated management of the coastal zone as a move towards achieving sustainable development, has led to integrated coastal zone management, with expansion of the domain in both landward and seaward directions. Considering the intrinsic link through physical and ecological structure as well as related physical and biological processes, any modification in a river basin will ultimately affect the coastal zone. Land-based activities, rivers, estuaries, coastal zones and marine environments are all inherently interlinked. As such, an integrated approach to the concomitant management of coastal zones and river basins is crucial. This paper provides an overview of various concepts, approaches and strategies to integrated coastal zone and river basin management. It points out lessons that could be learned from previous and ongoing projects. The paper provides a starting point for investigating how changes in land use and management of river basins might have an impact on the quality of river water and the corresponding coastal zone through scrutinization of management tools and implementation instruments. The paper identifies a requirement further to develop tools which will assist in evaluating current and future environmental conditions at a river/estuary/sea interface within a rigorous framework.

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