Climate Change, Small-Scale Fisheries, and Blue Justice - Fishscapes and Alternative Worldviews

This book is a narrative non-fiction, based on the patchy epistemologies of traditional small-scale fishers in India and the Indian Ocean Region. It specifically explores the impact of climate change on Fish and Fishers, and the mutual entanglements in their eco-social world.

List of contents

1.Fishscapes. 2.Heartbeats of the Ocean. 3.The Seven Waves of Everyday Life. 4.Mother Ocean has a Fever. 5.Fish Stories. 6.When Mountains Reach the Ocean. 7.The Churning of the Ocean. 8.Blue Justice.

About the author

Sunil D. Santha is Professor and Chairperson at the Centre for Livelihoods and Social Innovation in the School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. He commenced his career with strong grassroots-level work towards strengthening local institutions in managing common property resources. He recognises the strengths of indigenous knowledge systems and cultural practices in sustaining people's eco-social worlds. His rich field experience in small-scale fisheries, agriculture, and rural development has also shaped his expertise in blending the political ecology of development discourses with social innovation and social work practice in a more-than-human world.

Summary

This book is a narrative non-fiction, based on the patchy epistemologies of traditional small-scale fishers in India and the Indian Ocean Region. It specifically explores the impact of climate change on Fish and Fishers, and the mutual entanglements in their eco-social world.

Product details

• Authors: Sunil Santha
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2023
• EAN: 9781032450889
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245088-9
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Indigenous and Environmental Social Work
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Climate Change, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Human Geography, Development Studies, Fisheries & Related Industries, Fisheries and related industries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies