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Chennai and Its Travelling Slum Dwellers a Case Study on Mobility Patterns of Slum Dwellers from Old and New Jothiyammal Nagar in Chennai Chennai and its travelling slum dwellers A case study on mobility patterns of slum dwellers from Old and New Jothiyammal Nagar in Chennai By Pleuni Stigter, University of Amsterdam Image: Wilburonline, 2009 Chennai and its travelling slum dwellers A case study on mobility patterns of slum dwellers from Old and New Jothiyammal Nagar in Chennai By Pleuni Stigter, submitted june 26th 2017 Wordcount: 16.176 Student number: 10639659 [email protected] Bachelor Thesis Urban and Regional Planning Faculty of Social and Behavioural sciences University of Amsterdam Supervisor: Dr. Maarten Bavinck Second Assessor: Dr. Dennis Arnold 1 Abstract Research on travel behaviour is a rising topic in many Western countries, as it can help shape policies, and give a glimpse of what type of development is necessary in a city or country’s travel network. In this thesis the focus of the research on travel behaviour is not in a Western city, but on Chennai, India. More specifically, it focusses on slum dwellers that live in Jothiyammal Nagar. This is a slum located above the Adyar river, near Saidapet. Slum dwellers still make up a large part of the city’s population, and they are likely to suffer the most of a transport network of low quality. The research shows what circumstances in and outside their own neighbourhoods affects these peoples travel patterns most, and how different parties are involved in trying to upgrade the travel networks in Jothiyammal Nagar, as well as throughout the rest of the city. it also shows the travel patterns of the people that live inside this slum, and maps out on what characteristics these patterns are based. 2 Table of contents Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 2 A word of thanks… ................................................................................................................................. 5 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Relevance ..................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 structure ......................................................................................................................................... 7 2 theory ................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 The Daily Urban System .............................................................................................................. 8 2.2 The triangular relationship between accessibility, mobility and development ............................. 8 2.2.1 Mobility .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Spatial development ............................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Spatial interactions ....................................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Slums .......................................................................................................................................... 10 2.5.1 Notified slums ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.5.2 Recognized slums ................................................................................................................ 10 2.5.3 Identified slums ................................................................................................................... 10 2.6 The urban poor ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.7 Slum Dwellers ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.8 Slum upgrading .......................................................................................................................... 11 3 Methodology ..................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 research questions ........................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 research design ............................................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Data collection ............................................................................................................................. 13 3.4 data analysis ................................................................................................................................ 14 3.5 Limitations of this research ........................................................................................................ 14 4 Context .............................................................................................................................................. 15 4.1 Chennai ....................................................................................................................................... 15 4.2 Public transport ....................................................................................................................... 15 4.3 the road network ..................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 Jothiyammal Nagar ..................................................................................................................... 17 4.4.1 Old Jothiyammal Nagar ....................................................................................................... 17 4.4.2 New Jothiyammal Nagar ..................................................................................................... 19 5 what are the main issues related to transport these slums are dealing with? ..................................... 22 5.1 within the neighbourhoods ......................................................................................................... 22 3 5.2 Problems with transportation throughout the city ...................................................................... 23 5.2.1 minibuses ............................................................................................................................. 23 5.2.2 Pedestrian crossings............................................................................................................. 24 5.2.3 buses .................................................................................................................................... 24 5.2.4 Problematic autorickshaws prices ....................................................................................... 25 5.2.5 Excitement about the subway .............................................................................................. 25 5.2.6 Roads ................................................................................................................................... 25 5.2.7 Traffic .................................................................................................................................. 26 6 who is involved in the upgrading of the slum to benefit mobility and accessibility? ....................... 27 6.1 The government .......................................................................................................................... 27 6.1.1 Satisfaction with the government ........................................................................................ 28 6.2 Other parties ............................................................................................................................... 29 7 Mobility of the neighbourhoods inhabitants ...................................................................................... 30 7.1 Before we start… ........................................................................................................................ 30 7.1.1 Trips that are unaccounted for ............................................................................................. 30 7.2 Old Jothyiammal Nagar – New Jothiyammal Nagar .................................................................. 31 7.3 Male – Female ............................................................................................................................ 32 7.4 Job – no job ................................................................................................................................ 34 7.5 low income – high income ......................................................................................................... 35 7.6 Age .............................................................................................................................................. 37 7.7 generalizing the outcomes ........................................................................................................... 39 8 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................
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