dc.contributor.author |
Goswami, Baishali |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kumar, Ajith N |
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dc.contributor.author |
George, K K |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-03-26T05:24:06Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-03-26T05:24:06Z |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/600 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The literature on urbanization in India identifies an emerging trend of more and more people
staying outside the cities and commuting to the cities everyday for work. The trend is likely to
accelerate over time due to the limited employment opportunities in the rural areas. Commuting for
work or any other kind of circulatory movement creates a group of “rurban” population who are
completely overlooked in the local level planning process. This group of workers comes everyday to
work in the city and thus contributes to its development. They are, however, not part of the city
planning though their circulatory movement is essential for the existence of the city. The issue of their
citizenship and rights to the city is also raised in this context. On the other hand, their involvement in
the local planning and governance of the villages where they reside is also limited due to time constraints.
The present study is a modest attempt to understand the patterns of commuting for work to the city of
Kochi from other parts of the state of Kerala. The city of Kochi is characterised by almost zero
population growth making it more and more dependent on workers from outside. The nature and
patterns of commuting differ in different employment sectors, between male and female workers and
for unskilled/ low skill workers compared to skilled or white collar workers. Improving the commuting
experience needs a comprehensive plan encompassing the needs of urban facilities, transport needs,
gender dimensions and environmental issues. It may not be possible always for the local governments
to address various issues related to area planning, building norms, parking infrastructure or on the
components of transport planning. Many such issues come under the purview of the state and central
governments. A comprehensive planning is also constrained by the absence of required data and
information for such an exercise. There is no estimate of the number of workers commuting to Kochi
city and their nature of work. The pressure exerted by the commuting population on urban services
and facilities is not considered in urban planning. An understanding of the social and economic
dimensions of the work related commuting is important in urban planning. |
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dc.format.extent |
27 |
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dc.format.mimetype |
application/pdf |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Centre for Development Studies |
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dc.source |
Centre for Development Studies |
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dc.subject |
Urban planning |
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dc.subject |
Patterns of commuting |
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dc.subject |
Spatial aspects of commuting |
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dc.subject |
Citizenship |
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dc.subject |
Rights to city |
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dc.subject |
Urban planning |
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dc.title |
PATTERNS OF COMMUTING FOR WORK: A case study of Kochi city |
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dc.title.alternative |
RULSG OCCASIONAL PAPER 2015 : 5 |
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dc.type |
text |
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dc.publisher.date |
2015 |
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lrmi.learningResourceType |
book |
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