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Landuse / Landcover change study of Jharkhali Island Sundarbans, West Bengal using Remote Sensing and GIS
Sundarban Landuse change Population pressure Deforestation
2014/11/26
Jharkhali, an island in the Sundarbans, is situated between two mighty rivers, Matla (on the
west) and Bidya (on the east) covering an area of about 161 sq.km (2009). The landuse /
landcover maps ...
Quantifying the dynamic changes of landuse and landcover in Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar, India
landuse/landcover mapping GIS Remote sensing
2014/11/17
The present study aims at assessing the dynamics of land use land cover change of Neil
Island in Andaman using remote sensing and GIS. Survey of India (SOI) toposheet (1979)
was used to prepare th...
Deformation of the Jambudwip Island of Sundarban Region, Eastern India
Deformation of island changing Landuse/ Land cover Climate Change and Eviction of Fishing
2014/11/12
Jambudwip Island is well known for its drastic change of shape and the eviction of homelands of the transient folk-fishermen involved in the fishing activities in this island since 1955. Due to variou...
Assessment of land use and land cover changes in south Andaman Island using remote sensing and GIS
land use land cover changes south Andaman Island remote sensing and GIS
2014/11/12
Remote Sensing and GIS techniques were used to study the landuse and landcover change in the South Andaman Island. The study assesses the spatial-temporal land use and land cover changes between 1979 ...
From Incremental to Comprehensive: Towards Island-Friendly European Union Policymaking
European Union impact assessment insularity islands peripherality sustainability
2010/9/13
The sustainability challenges faced by islands in the European Union (EU) are not well reflected in EU policy, where the approach to island issues has been incremental and fragmented. This paper ident...
Folk Toponymy and Offshore Fishing Ground Names on the Dudley Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Australia islands Kangaroo Island naming motivation offshore fishing ground names toponymy unofficial place-names
2010/9/13
This paper analyses data on two aspects of unofficial place-naming or folk toponymy on the Dudley Peninsula, the eastern peninsula of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, namely (1) local unofficial topo...
Issues and Tensions in Island Heritage Management: A Case Study of Motuihe Island, New Zealand
Auckland, culture heritage management islandness Motuihe Island, nature New Zealand
2010/9/13
This paper draws on a New Zealand case study, Motuihe Island, to examine the challenges of conserving cultural heritage in places renowned for natural heritage values. In keeping with the broader tren...
‘Small Places like St Helena have Big Questions to Ask’: The Inaugural Lecture of a Professor of Island Geography
island geography island studies Irish islands St Helena
2010/9/13
This publication takes the form of a written version of my inaugural lecture, which was presented at Queen’s University Belfast on 10 March 2010. It is more personal and considerably more self-indulge...
Jersey: The Development of an Island Cultural Strategy
Jersey Cultural Strategy Channel Islands
2009/12/4
In 2005 Jersey’s government approved a ‘Cultural Strategy’ document. This paper traces how the Cultural Strategy document was developed and offers an analysis of what its contents mean for Jersey’s cu...
Mangyan Internal Refugees from Mindoro Island and the Spaces of Low-Intensity Conflict in The Philippines
Mangyan Mindoro Island Internal refugees conflict Iraya-Mangyan CD
2009/12/4
In 2002 and 2003, groups of disparate Mangyan [upland indigenous] peoples from Mindoro island sought refuge in nearby provinces to escape escalating military operations in the island. The Armed Forces...
Western Edges: Evil Aliens and Island Otherness in British Cinema
British islands cinema Horror Wales
2009/12/4
The British film Evil Aliens (2005), directed by Jake West, offers a vivid representation of a western British island as a place of liminal otherness. It builds on a British cinematic tradition of rep...
“The Spell of Sarnia”: Fictional Representations of the Island of Guernsey
Guernsey Channel Islands Hugo Edwards Peake religion
2009/12/4
Although there is nothing that resembles a comprehensive literary history of Guernsey, or of any of the islands of the English Channel, Guernsey has been the subject of many interesting representation...
Norfolk Island: Thanatourism, History and Visitor Emotions
Norfolk Island thanatourism emotions convict settlement history heritage tourism
2009/12/4
An increasingly popular tourism niche involves visits to sites of death and human suffering. This form of travel has become known as ‘thanatourism’ and its study is a research field that has emerged f...
In less than thirty years, King Island - in Australia’s Bass Strait - has become popularly synonymous with quality foods and unspoilt beauty. The marketing success of King Island Dairy, in particular,...
Feature Review – Subantarctica: the Auckland Islands and Joan Druett’s Island of the lost
Shipwrecks subantarctic islands Auckland Island Robinsonade
2009/12/4
The subantarctic is a little-known region with fluid boundaries. Its islands, once obscure and undesirable places, have conservation protection today for their distinctive plants and animals, spectacu...