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Living Status and Conditions of the Elderly Syrian Christians in Kerala - an Empirical Analysis Shijo Philip 23 Atrocities Against Women in Kerala Sheela M.C Social Science in Perspective EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman & Editor-in-chief Prof. (Dr.) K. Raman Pillai Editor Dr. R.K. Suresh Kumar Executive Editor Dr. P. Sukumaran Nair Associate Editors Dr. P. Suresh Kumar Adv. K. Shaji Members Prof. Puthoor Balakrishnan Nair Prof. K. Asokan Prof.V. Sundaresan Shri. V.Dethan Shri. C.P. John Dr. Asha Krishnan Managing Editor Shri. N. Shanmughom Pillai Circulation Manager Shri. V.R. Janardhanan Published by C. ACHUTHA MENON STUDY CENTRE & LIBRARY Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 012 Tel & Fax : 0471 - 2345850 Email : [email protected] www.achuthamenonfoundation.org ii INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS / CONTRIBUTORS Social Science in Perspective,,, a peer reviewed journal, is the quarterly journal of C. 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Sukumaran Nair Vol.10 No.4 October - DecemTel ber: 0471-2352365 2018 (R) & Mob : 9447564625Social Science in Perspective Vol. 11 No.1 January - MarchEmai 2019l : [email protected] iii SOCIAL SCIENCE IN PERSPECTIVE Vol. 10 & Vol. 11 October - December 2018 No.4 & 1 & January - March 2019 CONTENTS Page Articles Inaugural Address Kanam Rajendran 385 Of Flows and Flawed Frames: What can we Learn (and Unlearn) from the International Experience on Floods? Nimmi Kurian 389 Common Property Resources and Environmental Justice in a World at Risk: Lessons from the 2018 Kerala Floods Janki Andharia & Tania Teresa Mathews 408 Understanding Disasters and Resilience: Towards Rebuilding Kerala S. Janakarajan 434 Post-Flood Vision of a New Kerala C.P. Rajendran & Kusala Rajendran 450 On the Threshold of a Grand Opportunity: Salience of an Approach to Rebuilding Kerala M.A. Oommen 463 Rebuilding of Kerala through Ecological Civilization V.S. Vijayan 476 August 2018 Floods and Landslides in Kerala: From Emergency Response to Reconstruction and Recovery N. Vinod Chandra Menon 497 The ‘New Kerala’ Should be a Modern Welfare State B. Vivekanandan 511 Sustainable Agriculture : Past Lapses and the Way Ahead Mary George 519 Vol.10 No.4 October - December 2018 & Social Science in Perspective Vol. 11 No.1 January - March 2019 iv Social Protection in Post-disaster Situation in Kerala Udaya S. Mishra 539 Rebuilding Kerala: Need to Integrate Animal and Human Health Gayathri Balagopal 553 Employment and Livelihood in Kerala: Issues and Options M. Suresh Babu 577 Citizenship and Reimagination of Keralam P. Sanal Mohan 586 A Green Energy Future for Kerala G. Madhusoodanan 603 Exacerbated Flood Damages in Kuttanad in 2018: Causes, Consequences and Caution for the Future N.C. Narayanan 610 Empowering Local Self Governments for Mainstream Biodiversity in Sustainable Development of Kerala N. Anil Kumar & Suma Vishnudas 637 Enabling Environment for Climate Smart Agriculture Saji John 652 The Implications of Disaster on Dynamics of Migration in Kerala K. Jafar 671 Recovery and Reconstruction after the Flood: Challenges from the Health Sector V. Ramankutty 693 Role of Animal Husbandry: Dairy and Poultry Sectors in Rebuilding of Kerala K. Anilkumar 698 Rebuilding the Flood-hit Kerala Economy: Imperatives for the Sustainable Growth of Kerala’s Tourism Sector Manoj P.K. 703 Understanding Kerala (2018) and Himalayan Floods (2013-14) Shekhar Pathak 720 Rebuilding Kerala: Lessons from Aceh? John Kurien 740 Vol.10 No.4 October - December 2018 & Social Science in Perspective Vol. 11 No.1 January - March 2019 v OUR CONTRIBUTORS Kanam Rajendran : President, C.Achutha Menon Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram. Prof. (Dr.) Nimmi Kurian : Professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, & Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Social Science in Perspective. Prof. (Dr.) Janki Andharia : Dean-Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies & Chairperson, Centre for Disasters and Development, Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai. Tania Teresa Mathews : Research Officer on a Project for the Tata School of Disaster Studies (TISS), Mumbai. Prof. (Dr.) S. Janaka Rajan : Former Professor & Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai. President, South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary water Resources Studies, Hyderabad. Prof. (Dr.) C. P. Rajendran : Professor, Geo-dynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru. Prof. (Dr.) Kusala Rajendran : Professor, Centre for Earth Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Prof. (Dr.) M.A. Oommen : Professor Emeritus, Post Doctoral Scholar of the Rockfeller Foundation, Visiting fellow at the Yale University and a Senior Full bright scholar. Dr.V.S. Vijayan : Former Chairman, Bio-diversity Board, Former Chairman, Dr. Sálim Ali Foundation and Member, Gadgil Committee. Dr.N. Vinod Chandra Menon : Founder Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India & Senior Advisor, Sphere India. Prof.(Dr) B. Vivekanandan : Former Chairman, Centre for American and West European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prof. (Dr.) Mary George : Former Professor & Head, Department of Economics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram & Former Chairperson, Kerala Public Expenditure Review Committee, Government of Kerala. Vol.10 No.4 October - December 2018 & Social Science in Perspective Vol. 11 No.1 January - March 2019 vi Prof. Udaya S. Mishra : Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Prasanth Nagar, Thiruvanathapuram, India. Dr. Gayathri Balagopal : Independent Resercher based in Chennai. She has been a Consultant with Madras Institute of Development Studies, Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust & The Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health. Dr. M. Suresh Babu : Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai. Dr.P. Sanal Mohan : Professor, School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. G.Madhusoodanan I.A.S. : Founder-Director General of World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), Pune. Prof. (Dr.) N.C.Narayanan : Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Dr. N. Anil Kumar : Executive Director, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai-600113. Suma Vishnudas : Scientist, Community Agrobiodiversity Centre, M.S. Swaminathan Reserach Foundation, Wayanad. Saji John : Director and Chief Executive Offier, Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council, Keralam. Dr. K Jafar : Associate Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai. 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