Vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands

<p>This first full-length book addresses disasters in the context of vulnerability of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that comprise 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal. It looks at the disasters that the islands have experienced in the last 200 years and analyzes major disasters since colonization by the British. </p><p>Raising some critical questions this book attempts to understand the overall profile of disasters – the facts causes damage response and recovery – in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It discusses earthquakes cyclones tsunami and epidemics as well as impacts of World War II the penal colony and the post-Independence resettlement on the tribal population. The work will serve as a rich resource with its detailed tables figures maps and diagrams; appendices; and database ranging from travelogues Census of India reports and fieldwork to Right to Information (RTI) petitions that collect hitherto unknown facts. </p><p>The book will be useful to students of geography disasters and disasters management climate and environmental studies history sociology island and ocean studies and South Asian studies. </p>