Bob Pokrant
Biographic Data
| ID | 684307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bob Pokrant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bob |
| FAMILY NAME | Pokrant |
| SIGNATURE | POKRANT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Climate change adaptation and development planning
Adaptation is a central concept in climate change research and policy-making and is increasingly being integrated into development planning under rubrics such as mainstreaming, climate-resilient development, and climate-compatible development. This chapter examines the relationship between climate change adaptation (CCA) and development, drawing on anthropological and related disciplines to examine how selected national governments, non-governmen…
Changing local weather and adaptation in two coastal villages in Bangladesh
Coastal Bangladesh is experiencing the effects of weather and climate-related stressors. The paper reports on the ways in which members of nine occupational groups in two coastal villages in South-west Bangladesh understand and respond differentially to recent changes in local weather and weather-related events and processes. Their understanding is grounded in local experiences and varied livelihood options, which are a complex interaction betwee…
Changing Practice in the Madras Marine Fisheries
Documenting COP-15
Work and labour in the Bangladesh brackish-water shrimp export sector
This paper argues that discussions about the applicability of labour and environmental policies, standards and codes of conduct in Bangladesh must be based upon an understanding of the diverse local environmental, economic and social conditions under which people work and sustain their livelihoods. In the case of the shrimp export sector, such understanding is limited as no comprehensive study of the sector as whole and the role of labour and env…
Putting globalisation in its place
Abstracts of Articles
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The Auction Lease System in Lower Burma's Fisheries, 1870–1904
The Fisheries Act of 1875 altered the leasing arrangements for Burma's most valuable inland fisheries, the inn . It withdrew leases from the “ innthugyis ” who had traditionally handled these fisheries, and instituted a system of five-year auction leases. Expectations that local fishermen would secure these leases were never realised, and the fishing industry came to be dominated by capitalist interests, which made extortionate profits by sublett…
The novelist's image of South Asian fishers
(1998). The novelist's image of South Asian fishers: Exploring the work of Manik Bandopadhyaya, Advaita Malla Barman and Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 123-138
The Koli and the British at Bombay
(1996). The Koli and the British at Bombay: The structure of their relations to the Mid‐Nineteenth century. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, Asia and Europe: Commerce, Colonialism and Cultures, pp. 97-119
Mapping India's marine resources
(1996). Mapping India's marine resources: Colonial state experiments, C. 1908–1930. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 13-35
Documenting COP-15
Work and labour in the Bangladesh brackish-water shrimp export sector
This paper argues that discussions about the applicability of labour and environmental policies, standards and codes of conduct in Bangladesh must be based upon an understanding of the diverse local environmental, economic and social conditions under which people work and sustain their livelihoods. In the case of the shrimp export sector, such understanding is limited as no comprehensive study of the sector as whole and the role of labour and env…
Putting globalisation in its place
The Auction Lease System in Lower Burma's Fisheries, 1870–1904
The Fisheries Act of 1875 altered the leasing arrangements for Burma's most valuable inland fisheries, the inn . It withdrew leases from the “ innthugyis ” who had traditionally handled these fisheries, and instituted a system of five-year auction leases. Expectations that local fishermen would secure these leases were never realised, and the fishing industry came to be dominated by capitalist interests, which made extortionate profits by sublett…
The novelist's image of South Asian fishers
(1998). The novelist's image of South Asian fishers: Exploring the work of Manik Bandopadhyaya, Advaita Malla Barman and Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 123-138
The Koli and the British at Bombay
(1996). The Koli and the British at Bombay: The structure of their relations to the Mid‐Nineteenth century. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, Asia and Europe: Commerce, Colonialism and Cultures, pp. 97-119
The Koli and the British at Bombay
(1996). The Koli and the British at Bombay: The structure of their relations to the Mid‐Nineteenth century. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, Asia and Europe: Commerce, Colonialism and Cultures, pp. 97-119
Mapping India's marine resources
(1996). Mapping India's marine resources: Colonial state experiments, C. 1908–1930. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 13-35
The novelist's image of South Asian fishers
(1998). The novelist's image of South Asian fishers: Exploring the work of Manik Bandopadhyaya, Advaita Malla Barman and Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 123-138
Abstracts of Articles
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Auction Lease System in Lower Burma's Fisheries, 1870–1904
The Fisheries Act of 1875 altered the leasing arrangements for Burma's most valuable inland fisheries, the inn . It withdrew leases from the “ innthugyis ” who had traditionally handled these fisheries, and instituted a system of five-year auction leases. Expectations that local fishermen would secure these leases were never realised, and the fishing industry came to be dominated by capitalist interests, which made extortionate profits by sublett…
Putting globalisation in its place
Work and labour in the Bangladesh brackish-water shrimp export sector
This paper argues that discussions about the applicability of labour and environmental policies, standards and codes of conduct in Bangladesh must be based upon an understanding of the diverse local environmental, economic and social conditions under which people work and sustain their livelihoods. In the case of the shrimp export sector, such understanding is limited as no comprehensive study of the sector as whole and the role of labour and env…
Documenting COP-15
Changing Practice in the Madras Marine Fisheries
Changing local weather and adaptation in two coastal villages in Bangladesh
Coastal Bangladesh is experiencing the effects of weather and climate-related stressors. The paper reports on the ways in which members of nine occupational groups in two coastal villages in South-west Bangladesh understand and respond differentially to recent changes in local weather and weather-related events and processes. Their understanding is grounded in local experiences and varied livelihood options, which are a complex interaction betwee…
Climate change adaptation and development planning
Adaptation is a central concept in climate change research and policy-making and is increasingly being integrated into development planning under rubrics such as mainstreaming, climate-resilient development, and climate-compatible development. This chapter examines the relationship between climate change adaptation (CCA) and development, drawing on anthropological and related disciplines to examine how selected national governments, non-governmen…
Geography (9 works) · Business (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies (3 works)