Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Loss in Thailand

Edited by Edward B. Barbier, Professor of Economics, Senior Scholar, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University, US and Suthawan Sathirathai, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: Global Mangrove Loss and Economic Development Part I: National Trends and Analysis of Mangroves 2. The Importance of Mangroves: Ecological Perspectives and Socio-Economic Values 3. Overview of Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Loss in Thailand 4. Analysis of Shrimp Farm Expansion and Mangrove Conversion in Thailand, 1979–1996 Part II: Case Studies: Phang-nga and Nakhon Si Thammarat 5. Analytical Background of the Case Studies and Research Sites: Ecological, Historical and Social Perspectives 6. Mangrove Dependency, Income Distribution and Conservation 7. Household Use of Mangrove and Mangrove Conservation Decisions 8. The Effects of Mangrove Loss on the Labor Allocation of Households 9. Analysis of Shrimp Farms’ Use of Land 10. Coastal Communities, Mangrove Loss and Shrimp Farming: Social and Institutional Perspectives 11. Comparative Returns of Mangroves for Shrimp Farming and Local Direct and Indirect Uses in Surat Thani Province Part III: Mangrove Loss and Shrimp Farming in Thailand: Conclusions 12. Conclusions of the Study and Policy Recommendations References Index

'. . . essential reading for all who are interested in the ecological and environmental consequences of shrimp farming and its social impacts.'