Coasting away to Disaster: Protection of Coastal Environment Law Policy and Practice in India - A Case Study of Puri Coast in Orissa

CONTENTS
Declaration;
Acknowledgement;
List of Cases;
List of Legal Instruments;
List of Tables;
List of Figures and Maps;
List of Photoplates;
List of Annexures;
Abbreviations;
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION;
Understanding the Coast;
1.1. Coastal typology and importance of the cost;
1.2. Coast defined;
1.3. India's coastal environment;
1.4. Contributory factors for coastal degradation in India;
1.5. Research problem in perspective;
1.6. Hypothesis;
1.6.1. Research questions;
1.7. Research Area;
1.8. Research Design;
1.8.1. Research approach and methodology;
1.8.2. Scope, objective and significance of the study;
1.8.3. Chapterisation;
1.8.4. Footnoting/Endnoting style;
CHAPTER II: INDIAN LEGAL REGIME; POLICY AND LAW RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE: AN OVERVIEW;
2.1. Background of CRZ Regulations;
2.2. Existing legal regime governing coast;
2.2.1. CRZ Notification 1991 and the Amendments made in 1994 and 1997;
2.2.2. Prohibited and Regulated Activities in the CRZ Area;
2.2.3. Regulation of permissible activities;
2.2.4. Classification of CRZ;
2.2.5. Regulating Beach resorts and Hotels;
2.3. Other Relevant Legislations relating to Coastal zone;
2.3.1. Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972;
2.3.2. Coast Guard Act 1978;
2.3.3. Environmental (Protection) Act 1986 read with Environmental (Protection) Rules 1986;
2.3.4. Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1974;
2.3.5. Merchant Shipping Act 1948;
2.3.6. Maritime Zones Act 1976;
2.3.7. The Maritimes Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing) by Foreign Vessel Act 1981;
2.3.8. Forest Conservation Act 1980;
2.3.9. EXDOIT (Control) Order 1977 and EXDOIT Trade Control Order 1988 read with Import Export (Control) Act 1947 and Export and Import Policy;
2.3.10.Customs Act 1962;
2.3. I1.Major Port Trust~ Act, 1963;
2.3. 12.[The Indian] Fisheries Act, 1897;
2.4. Institutional arrangement;
2.5. Judicial intervention in coastal protection;
2.6. Critical analysis of judicial decisions;
CHAPTER III: CASE STUDY: THE PURl COAST FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS OF THE EMPIRICAL STUDIES;
3.1. Coast of Orissa: A general scenario
3.2. An overview of the case study area
3.3. Empirical Study
3.4. The Findings
3.5. Analysis of the case study
CHAPTER IV: COASTAL WNE MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND PITFALLS IN LAW POLICY AND PRACTICE;
4.1. Policy relating to Coast;
4.2. Coastal zone related laws: The Lacunae and Leeways;
4.3. Implementation of coastal zone law: The Problems;
CHAPTER V: THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT;
5.1. International and National Coastal Environmental Law Interface: Reasons for Link;
5.2. Hard law instruments;
5.3. Significant of soft law in instruments;
5.4. Coastal and Ocean Challenges: Operationalisation of International Legal framework;
5.5. Analysis of international legal instruments and its implication on India;
CHAPTER VI: COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTA SOUTH ASIAN PERSPECTIVE;
6.1. Coastal area management in Sri Lanka;
6.2. Coastal Zone Management in Bangladesh;
6.3. Coastal Zone Management in Maldives;
6.4. Coastal Zone Management in Pakistan;
6.5. Comparative analysis: India vis-a-vis other South Asian countries: Protection of coastal environment - Drawing lesson;
CHAPTER VII: A FINAL NOTE: TOWARDS A VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT: RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS;
7.1. Strategising Vision to Action;
7.2. Agenda for Change;
7.3. Concluding Note;
GLOSSARY;
BIBLIOGRAPHY;
WEBLIOGRAPHY;
PHOTOPLATES;
ANNEXURES;