Bangalore: Divided City under the Impact of Globalization

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Dittrich, Christoph

Affiliations: Senior Lecturer, Institute of Cultural Geography, University of Freiburg i.Br., Werderring, 4 D-79085 Freiburg, Germany

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Abstract: The meteoric rise of the South Indian megacity of Bangalore to a globally integrated location of software development and other modern service industries produces profound changes in the metropolitan landscape, creating aggravating disparities and a highly fragmented and polarized urban society. Bangalore is becoming what is called a multiply divided city where both social and geographical barriers are reinforced. While a relatively tiny stratum of an affluent urban elite takes benefit from these transformations, the living conditions of the urban poor will be further marginalized. The recent internationalization of Bangalore has had mainly negative effects on the urban poor.

Journal: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 23-30, 2005