Vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands A Study of Disasters and Response [Hardcover]

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.

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.

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.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Chapter 1 Identifying Disasters in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Chapter 2 Epidemics: A Disaster of the 19th Century

Chapter 3 World War II: A Disaster of the 20th Century

Chapter 4 The 1947 Partition of India and Vulnerability of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Chapter 5 The Tsunami: A Disaster of the 21st Century

Chapter 6 Damage and the Tsunami

Chapter 7 Vulnerability and the Tsunami

Chapter 8 Response and the Tsunami

Chapter 9 Compensation and the Tsunami

Chapter 10 Recovery and the Tsunami

Chapter 11 Conclusion: The Vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Index