GENTRIFICATION IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT: INSTANCES, INDICATORS AND IMPACTS

Rahat Varma; Suruchi Modi

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.iICoMABE.2024.2156

Authors

Rahat Varma PhD Scholar, Sushant University, Sector 55, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India
Dr. Suruchi Modi Senior Professor, Sushant University, Sector 55, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.iICoMABE.2024.2156

Keywords:

Gentrification, Displacement, Migration, Urban Renewal, Transit Nodes, MRT

Abstract [English]

Gentrification is an urban process where richer individuals move in and modify the nature, use and adjacencies of an impoverished urban neighborhood. This phenomenon causes displacement of the former citizens which in turn has various effects on the neighborhood fabric such as change in density, built-up area, and land use etc. The research studies gentrification in the Indian context using the complex and diverse case of its National Capital Region – Delhi, which is expected to be the most populous city in the world by 2028 (UN, 2018). To understand diverse types of gentrifications, the research studies various forms of gentrification observed and documented by the western world. This is followed by a character correlation of these types with various urban fabrics in Delhi NCR, using a methodology that documents the formal, social and infrastructural character of such fabrics. The findings from the literature review, case studies, and correlation and analysis are classified under four different kinds of urban impact caused by gentrification: physical, socio-cultural, economic and political.

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