IDEAS AND VISIONS

"Fishing as cultural capital indicates ways of translating certain know-how of fishing into additional capitals of tourism services, which simultaneously could contribute to the maintenance of coastal landscapes as well." - MDPI

1. CULTURAL LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

The proposed idea suggests that by managing coastal commons as cultural landscapes, the uniqueness and values of these commons are made visible. Together with its framework principles, a number of possibilities of livelihood and resource sustenance can be achieved.

APPLICATIONS OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FRAMEWORK

Owing to its significant uniqueness, ecosystem and social values, as well as vulnerability, the outcome of the study insists that adopting a cultural landscape management framework will be an ideal commons management mechanism integrating traditional methods with new opportunities and services.

2. LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION

Food can serve as cultural capital in its own right: How the fish has been traditionally processed and the dishes made, for example. Food can be seen as a mediator in culture, bringing together the self-organisation practices among coastal fishers creating foodways and safeguarding traditional landscapes - MDPI, Sustainability, Centre for Landscape and Culture
Sea Weed Cultivation and Aquaculture for Women implemented in Tamil Nadu
Community Based Tourism options
Technology and IT opportunities
Sports and Arts based Programs

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3. SPATIAL IMPROVEMENTS

oPPORTUNITY SITE 1 EMPTY pARK space

Several Empty pockets and abandoned sites like these are found within the residential areas as well, however this one along the beach has potential to become a floodable landscape

Residual Areas could become effective social spaces for informal recreation for women and children

Recreational Spaces for Women and Children

Lack of adequate safe, accessible spaces for children of different ages and potential to shaded recreation spaces for women were suggested.

Front of Community Hall

Water logging in front of Community Hall

Behind community hall

4. SANITATION AND WASTE

oPPORTUNITY SITE 2: COMMUNITY HALL

The community hall and its extended surrounding is where net mending happens in the afternoon and people gather for a game of cards after the days work, or some rest in the shaded area. The dumping of debris and garbage over flow in front of and behind the building is unsanitary and dangerous for children who are limited in movement and free play.

Residents also suggested the Following:

Sewage lines to be constructed and linked to the drainage network in nearby Thiruvalluvar Nagar.
Until such a link is established, widening of the existing sewage canals and proper cleaning once a week to maintain hygiene and safety
All houses must have access to clean water from the Nemmeli desalination plant.

oPPORTUNITY SITE 3: trash collection points

Water Logging and garbage overflow around trash collection points make the residual spaces on the beach commons unusable and prone to mosquitoes. The residents mentioned that the waste collection happens here everyday however the clean up around the garbage spots does not happen thoroughly. Moreover Debris collection is not included as part of solid waste management.

ECOLOGICAL DISTRUBANCES DUE TO DRAINAGE CANALS - EXCERPT FROM CITIZEN MATTERS, Jan 2022

"As the sewage water from the gutter flows into the beach, the sand has started to erode causing a small pit like

structure. When there is high tide, the waves come deeper into the shores. So, from one side, you have the sea

coming into the land, and from the other side, there is the water (sewage water from the open gutters) going into

the beach, accelerating coastal erosion. So when there are storms or heavy tides, there are high

chances of a man-made disaster resulting in habitat destruction in the hamlet,” - TD Babu, Marine Ecologist

Source: Kottivakkam-kuppam-drainage-sewage-woes

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