Unravelling the Dynamics of Landscape Changes and Climate-sensitive Diseases in Kuttanad Wetland Ecosystem, India

IF 1.3 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Millennial Asia Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI:10.1177/09763996241259531

Bejo Jacob Raju, S. Manasi

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Abstract

The article attempts to understand the occurrence of climate-sensitive diseases in the Kuttanad Wetland Ecosystem, considering the backdrop of landscape changes. The study analysed the changes in the environmental landscapes of Kuttanad, which presumably had contributed to the disease epidemiology. The changes in the landscapes in terms of water bodies, land utilization, agricultural practices and other anthropogenic interventions were comprehended by employing the geographic information system and remote sensing approaches. Further, through oral histories, the perceptions of the local inhabitants about the changes in the ecosystem and disease epidemiology were captured. In the study, substantial spatial changes were observed in the wetland during the period 1990–2017. The development initiatives have created serious environmental damage and pushed the wetland into a state of ecological fatigue. The narratives from the field survey attribute the changes in the environmental landscapes as factors that contributed to the epidemiology of climate-sensitive diseases. Infectious diseases, mostly fever-type, assume epidemic proportions during the monsoon and create a feeling of trepidation among people due to their fatal and contagious characteristics.

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揭示印度库塔纳德湿地生态系统景观变化和气候敏感性疾病的动态变化

文章试图了解库塔纳德湿地生态系统中对气候敏感的疾病的发生情况，同时考虑到地貌变化的背景。研究分析了库塔纳德环境景观的变化，推测这些变化促成了疾病的流行。通过使用地理信息系统和遥感方法，了解了水体、土地利用、农业实践和其他人为干预措施方面的景观变化。此外，还通过口述历史，了解了当地居民对生态系统变化和疾病流行的看法。研究发现，在 1990-2017 年期间，湿地发生了巨大的空间变化。开发活动对环境造成了严重破坏，使湿地陷入生态疲劳状态。实地调查的叙述将环境景观的变化归结为导致气候敏感性疾病流行的因素。传染病，主要是发烧类疾病，在季风期间呈流行趋势，由于其致命性和传染性的特点，在人们中间造成一种恐惧感。

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期刊介绍： Millennial Asia: An International Journal of Asian Studies is a multidisciplinary, refereed biannual journal of the Association of Asia Scholars (AAS)–an association of the alumni of the Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF). It aims to encourage multifaceted, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research on Asia, in order to understand its fast changing context as a growth pole of global economy. By providing a forum for Asian scholars situated globally, it promotes dialogue between the global academic community, civil society and policy makers on Asian issues. The journal examines Asia on a regional and comparative basis, emphasizing patterns and tendencies that go beyond national borders and are globally relevant. Modern and contemporary Asia has witnessed dynamic transformations in cultures, societies, economies and political institutions, among others. It confronts issues of collective identity formation, ecological crisis, rapid economic change and resurgence of religion and communal identifies while embracing globalization. An analysis of past experiences can help produce a deeper understanding of contemporary change. In particular, the journal is interested in locating contemporary changes within a historical perspective, through the use of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches. This way, it hopes to promote comparative studies involving Asia’s various regions. The journal brings out both thematic and general issues and the thrust areas are: Asian integration, Asian economies, sociology, culture, politics, governance, security, development issues, arts and literature and any other such issue as the editorial board may deem fit. The core fields include development encompassing agriculture, industry, regional trade, social sectors like health and education and development policy across the region and in specific countries in a comparative perspective.