Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 Coastal Risk: Concepts and Background; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Rationale for Coastal Risk Assessment; 1.3 Conceptualizing Risk; 1.4 Techniques for Monitoring and Assessment; 1.5 Bay of Bengal Coastal Region of India and Hazards; 1.5.1 Location and Geographical Extent; 1.5.2 East Coast Environment; 1.5.3 Hazards and Climate Change Adaptation in East Coast; 1.6 The Coast of Sagar Island-A Case Study; 1.7 Conclusion; References; 2 Hazard Analysis; 2.1 Introduction

2.2 Hazard Identification and Prioritization2.3 Assessing Hazards and Their Impacts; 2.3.1 Hazard Probability; 2.3.2 Hazard Severity; 2.4 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; 2.5 Conclusion; References; 3 Quantification of Vulnerability; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Exposure to Hazards; 3.3 Appraising Community Vulnerability; 3.4 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; References; 4 Measuring Capacity; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Assessment of Social Capacity; 4.3 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Coastal Risk Mapping

5.1 Introduction5.2 Building Coastal Risk Index; 5.3 Coastal Risk Reduction; 5.4 Advocacy Issues; 5.5 Human Perception; 5.6 Limitations of Applicability; 5.7 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; 5.8 Conclusion; References; Appendix; Index