Land Acquisition, Industrialization and Livelihoods

Chapter1. Introduction.- Chapter2. Study Area.- Chapter3. Industrial Projects.- Chapter4. Land Acquisition and Land use Change - A Mouza Level Study.- Chapter5. Hydrological Impact of Land Use Conversion.- Chapter6. Land Acquisition and Livelihood.- Chapter7. Uncertainity and Suffering.- Chapter8. Level of Development - A Comparative Study Between Project and Non-Project Area.- Chapter9. Environmental Impact Assessment.- Chapter10. Conclusion.

Dr. Sumanta Prakash Shee is an assistant teacher of geography at Golar Sushila Vidyapith, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. He completed his doctoral degree at Vidyasagar University and he has 5 years of teaching experience at the higher secondary level in geography and 1 year at the undergraduate level. His teaching interests include Hydrology, Geomorphology, Climatology including Remote Sensing and GIS. He has published several research articles in renowned national and international journals. He is a life member of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists and The Geographical Society of India.


Dr. Ramkrishna Maiti is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India. His significant contributions have been in the area of Geomorphology, Hydrology, Environmental Hazards and Geographical Philosophy. He leads several research projects funded by the UGC and ICSSR. He has over 90 publications to his credit in the national and international journals of repute. He authored several books like Semi-Quantitative Approach for Landslide Assessment and Prediction (Springer), Sedimentation in the Rupnarayan River (2 Volume)(Springer), Management Techniques of Rill-Gully Erosion in Badland Topography (LAMBERT Academic Press, Germany), Modern Approaches to Fluvial Geomorphology (Primus Books) and Development of Geographical Thought (Nabodaya Publishers).