Contents
CHAPTER 1: MONSOON IN KERALA
1.1 Monsoon
1.2 Kerala
1.3 Climate of Kerala
1.4 Monsoon in Kerala
1.5 Influences of monsoon
1.5.1 Monsoon and Economy
1.5.2 Monsoon in Art and Literature
1.5.3 Monsoon and Lifestyle
CHAPTER 2: INFLUENCE OF MONSOON ON THE ORIGIN, GROWTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF SETTLEMENTS
2.1 Society and Culture
2.2 Morphology of Settlements
2.2.1 In the highlands
2.2.2 In midlands
2.2.3 In low lands
2.2.4 In coastal areas
2.2.5 In plains
CHAPTER 3: INFLUENCE OF MONSOON ON THE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES IN DWELLINGS
3.1 Architectural elements responding to Rain
3.2 Dwellings of Kerala
3.2.1 Palace complex
3.2.2 Individual homestead/cluster
3.2.3 Individual residence-1
3.2.4 Individual residence-2
3.2.5 Individual residence-3
CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION
4.1 Summary of the study
4.2 A look into the present context
4.3 Parallel studies and conclusions