Environment, Population and Human Settlements of Sundarban Delta

As the world community moves into the 21st century and mankind is really concerned about "sustainable human settlements", the Sundarban delta provides a unique case of fragile balance between man, environment and his habitat. Till recent past Sundarban was thought to be a fearful land comprising of innumerable islands, creeks, tidal forests, wild animals and natural calamities, that have played havoc time and again and had wiped off traces of ancient civilizations and famous ports. It is a lesser region of the country, irrespective of its natural resource base, and it’s close proximity with the Calcutta metropolis. Against such a backdrop, the book provides an all-comprehensive view of this deltaic littoral, the peculiar components of its natural environment, population resources, and human settlements based on a detailed data base of both secondary sources and can extensive field work. Latest analytical tools and cartographic methods have been adopted for analysing human settlements.