ISSN (Print) - 0012-9976 | ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846

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Mapping the Coastal Commons

Fisherfolk and the Politics of Coastal Urbanisation in Chennai

Multiple, overlapping logics of urbanisation are transforming Tamil Nadu's coast. Real estate, infrastructure, tourism, and urban beautification plans are putting unprecedented pressure on the coastal commons. Fisherfolk, whose everyday life and survival is rooted in the commons, are at the centre of these processes of coastal urbanisation. Faced with the prospect of losing access to these spaces, fisherfolk are drawing upon their customary knowledge and new satellite mapping techniques to assert their rights to land and livelihoods.

The authors would like to thank Karen Coelho for thoughtful and incisive comments. This article is in honour of Chandrika Sharma and the fishing communities that she so tirelessly fought for throughout her working life.

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