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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Wicked Technologies -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Wicked Problems -- 2.3 Heidegger's Conceptions of Technology -- 2.4 Wicked Technologies in Focus -- 2.5 Challenges to an Expanding Taxonomy for Wicked Technologies -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Cities and Mental Life -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Wicked Problems and Mental Life -- 3.3 The City as Stage for Mental States -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Saving Technologies -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Towards Saving Technologies -- 4.3 Challenges to an Expanding Taxonomy -- 4.4 From Saving Technologies to Saving Cities (as Technologies) -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Saving Cities -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Wicked Housing -- 5.3 Cohousing as Saving Housing -- 5.4 Saving Cities in Focus -- 5.5 Towards Future Areas of Research -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Saving Cities: The Road Ahead -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Saving Thought Models as Technologies -- 6.2.1 Aerial Cable Cars -- 6.2.2 Participatory Budgeting -- 6.2.3 Car-Free Cities -- 6.3 Conclusion -- References.

More than 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, making it an ideal and abundant resource for studying species diversity, faunal communities, and ecosystems. India's massive coastline (5,044 miles) means it plays a major role in housing these faunal communities. Of the 32 animal phyla, 15 are represented in India's marine ecosystem, covering more than 15,000 species. Marine and coastal ecosystems of India provide supporting services in the form of wide range of habitats. Major ecosystems such as estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs, lagoons, seaweeds and sea grasses serve as nurseries for both inshore and offshore fishes and others, many of which are supposed to be commercially exploited. Marine Faunal Diversity in India describes different marine faunal group ranges from sponges, corals, mollusks, crabs, fishes, reptiles, birds, marine mammals, mangrove fauna and tsunami impact on marine faunal diversity. The chapters, written by reputed experts in their respective fields, illustrate diversity and distribution of marine faunal communities. Key aspects of the ecology and conservation of this important ecosystem are also discussed. Marine Faunal Diversity in Indiaprovides marine biologists and related researchers with access to the latest research and field studies from this major region. Provides the latest field research on marine faunal diversity throughout the vast and species-rich Indian region Brings together expertise from top marine biology researchers in the country Covers a diverse array of aquatic environments, including coastal and island areasDiscusses conservation ecology of marine faunal groups