An investigation into the processes of non-transport urban restructuring produced by the Delhi Metro Rail’s property development activities has been the prime identity of the thesis. Documenting the interactions of various stakeholders and the DMRC and how the restructuring process takes shape has been explored through the construction of a socio-spatial dialogue. The realization of the DMR and its corresponding urban development has been positioned within the frame of neoliberal urban economic development. Positioning the thesis within the discourse of neoliberalism, and building the arguments with a focus on scholarship of critical geographers and socialists, the thesis builds a developmental perspective for the topic of transportation and urban development. Starting with an account of neoliberal development which has been the primary mode of global economic development post 1980s and led to the restructuring of economies in a majority of countries all over the world, the thesis then focusses into the theoretical frame discussing the core nature of neoliberal processes and the relevance of studying urban space and urbanization within the neoliberal condition. Looking into the growth and impacts of neoliberal policies within the Indian economy post 1990s, the thesis understands what has been the Indian story before proceeding into some worldwide trends in neoliberal planning and policies. The Delhi Metro Rail commissioned to be built in the 1990s, continues to expand all over the city, and currently is in its 4th phase of construction. The DMR is the first public transportation project to be built with international debt capital in Delhi and has since 1999 being engaging in secondary activities of property development in order to generate funds. However the urban restructuring produced by these property development, needs an investigation in terms what processes are at play, and whether and how the hegemonic nature of neoliberal developments showcases itself through power play, contestations and the withdrawn nature of the welfare state.
Un'indagine dei processi di non-trasporti ristrutturazione urbana prodotte dalle attività di sviluppo immobiliare di Delhi Metro Rail è stata l'identità primaria della tesi. Documentare le interazioni delle varie parti interessate e il DMRC e di come il processo di ristrutturazione prende forma è stata esplorata attraverso la costruzione di un dialogo socio-spaziale. La realizzazione della DMR e il suo corrispondente sviluppo urbano è stato posizionato all'interno della cornice dello sviluppo economico urbano neoliberista. Posizionamento la tesi all'interno del discorso del neoliberismo, e costruire gli argomenti con un focus sulla borsa di studio di geografi critici e socialisti, la tesi costruisce una prospettiva di sviluppo per il tema del trasporto e della forma urbana. Partendo con un account di sviluppo neoliberista che è stata la principale modalità di 1980 post-sviluppo economico globale e ha portato alla ristrutturazione delle economie nella maggior parte dei paesi di tutto il mondo, la tesi si concentra poi nella cornice teorica discutere la natura nucleo di neoliberista processi e l'importanza di studiare lo spazio urbano e l'urbanizzazione nella condizione neoliberale. Guardando la crescita e l'impatto delle politiche neoliberiste all'interno delle indiani 1990 post-economia, la tesi capisce quello che è stata la storia indiana, prima di procedere in alcune tendenze a livello mondiale nella progettazione e delle politiche neoliberiste. La Delhi Metro Rail commissionato ad essere costruita nel 1990, continua ad espandersi in tutta la città, ed è attualmente nella sua quarta fase di costruzione. Il DMR è il primo progetto di trasporto pubblico per essere costruito con capitale di debito internazionale di Delhi e ha dal 1999 di essere impegnati in attività secondarie di sviluppo immobiliare al fine di generare fondi. Tuttavia, la ristrutturazione urbana prodotta da questi sviluppo immobiliare, ha bisogno di una ricerca in termini quali processi sono in gioco, e se e come la natura egemonica degli sviluppi neoliberali si mette in mostra attraverso il gioco di potere, contestazioni e la natura ritirata dello stato sociale.
Complementing "World Class" transport infrastructure residential property development - The case of neoliberal urban restructuring in East Delhi
SENGUPTA, ALOKEPARNA
Abstract
An investigation into the processes of non-transport urban restructuring produced by the Delhi Metro Rail’s property development activities has been the prime identity of the thesis. Documenting the interactions of various stakeholders and the DMRC and how the restructuring process takes shape has been explored through the construction of a socio-spatial dialogue. The realization of the DMR and its corresponding urban development has been positioned within the frame of neoliberal urban economic development. Positioning the thesis within the discourse of neoliberalism, and building the arguments with a focus on scholarship of critical geographers and socialists, the thesis builds a developmental perspective for the topic of transportation and urban development. Starting with an account of neoliberal development which has been the primary mode of global economic development post 1980s and led to the restructuring of economies in a majority of countries all over the world, the thesis then focusses into the theoretical frame discussing the core nature of neoliberal processes and the relevance of studying urban space and urbanization within the neoliberal condition. Looking into the growth and impacts of neoliberal policies within the Indian economy post 1990s, the thesis understands what has been the Indian story before proceeding into some worldwide trends in neoliberal planning and policies. The Delhi Metro Rail commissioned to be built in the 1990s, continues to expand all over the city, and currently is in its 4th phase of construction. The DMR is the first public transportation project to be built with international debt capital in Delhi and has since 1999 being engaging in secondary activities of property development in order to generate funds. However the urban restructuring produced by these property development, needs an investigation in terms what processes are at play, and whether and how the hegemonic nature of neoliberal developments showcases itself through power play, contestations and the withdrawn nature of the welfare state.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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