Engaging with Sustainability Issues in Metropolitan Chennai
Loraine Kennedy
(1)
,
Aurélie Varrel
(1)
,
Eric Denis
(2)
,
Véronique Dupont
(3)
,
R. Dhanalakshmi
(4)
,
Samuel Roumeau
(5)
,
Isa Baud
(4)
,
Karin Pfeffer
(4)
,
N. Sridharan
(6)
,
M. Vijayabaskar
(7)
,
M. Suresh Babu
(6)
,
Aicha Seifelislam
(5)
,
Hortense Rouanet
(8)
,
Tara Saharan
(4)
1
CEIAS -
Centre d'Études de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud
2 PARIS
3 CESSMA - Centre d'Etudes en Sciences Sociales sur les Mondes Africains, Américains et Asiatiques
4 AISSR - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research
5 IFP - Institut Français de Pondichéry
6 SPA - School of Planning and Architecture
7 MIDS - Madras Institute of Development Studies
8 LATTS - Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés
2 PARIS
3 CESSMA - Centre d'Etudes en Sciences Sociales sur les Mondes Africains, Américains et Asiatiques
4 AISSR - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research
5 IFP - Institut Français de Pondichéry
6 SPA - School of Planning and Architecture
7 MIDS - Madras Institute of Development Studies
8 LATTS - Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés
Loraine Kennedy
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- IdHAL : kennedy-loraine
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Eric Denis
- Fonction : Auteur
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- IdHAL : eric-denis
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Véronique Dupont
- Fonction : Auteur
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Résumé
Chennai is the largest metropolitan city in South India (8.7 million in 2011) and the provincial capital of the large state of Tamil Nadu (population 72 million in 2011). Before that, under British rule, the city was the capital of the Madras Presidency, and was known as Madras until 1996, when the name was officially changed to Chennai. Located on the east coast of India, on the Bay of Bengal, sea trade has been an important aspect of the regional economy since at least the colonial period. Still today, the city combines political functions with economic command functions for both manufacturing and services, reflecting the region's diversified economy. The Chennai metropolitan area has witnessed strong growth over the last 20 years in automobile manufacturing, software services, hardware manufacturing, healthcare and financial services (CDP 2009). However, it should be noted that only 30% of total employment in the city takes place in the formal sector i.e., is covered by contracts and labour laws, the remaining 70% falls in the informal sector. This underscores the importance of small and micro enterprises and self-employment for providing goods, services and livelihoods in the local economy.
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Engaging with Sustainability Issues in Metropolitan Chennai
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Résumé |
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Chennai is the largest metropolitan city in South India (8.7 million in 2011) and the provincial capital of the large state of Tamil Nadu (population 72 million in 2011). Before that, under British rule, the city was the capital of the Madras Presidency, and was known as Madras until 1996, when the name was officially changed to Chennai. Located on the east coast of India, on the Bay of Bengal, sea trade has been an important aspect of the regional economy since at least the colonial period. Still today, the city combines political functions with economic command functions for both manufacturing and services, reflecting the region's diversified economy. The Chennai metropolitan area has witnessed strong growth over the last 20 years in automobile manufacturing, software services, hardware manufacturing, healthcare and financial services (CDP 2009). However, it should be noted that only 30% of total employment in the city takes place in the formal sector i.e., is covered by contracts and labour laws, the remaining 70% falls in the informal sector. This underscores the importance of small and micro enterprises and self-employment for providing goods, services and livelihoods in the local economy.
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Auteur(s) |
Loraine Kennedy
1
, Aurélie Varrel
1
, Eric Denis
2
, Véronique Dupont
3
, R. Dhanalakshmi
4
, Samuel Roumeau
5
, Isa Baud
4
, Karin Pfeffer
4
, N. Sridharan
6
, M. Vijayabaskar
7
, M. Suresh Babu
6
, Aicha Seifelislam
5
, Hortense Rouanet
8
, Tara Saharan
4
1
CEIAS -
Centre d'Études de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud
( 1325 )
- 54 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris
- France
2
PARIS
( 393002 )
- France
3
CESSMA -
Centre d'Etudes en Sciences Sociales sur les Mondes Africains, Américains et Asiatiques
( 244389 )
- Inalco
- France
4
AISSR -
Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research
( 164533 )
- Kloveniersburgwal 48 | 1012 CX Amsterdam | The Netherlands
- Pays-Bas
5
IFP -
Institut Français de Pondichéry
( 90735 )
- French Institute of Pondicherry
UMIFRE 21 CNRS-MAEE 11 Saint Louis Street Pondicherry 605 001
- Inde
6
SPA -
School of Planning and Architecture
( 213355 )
- New Delhi
- Inde
7
MIDS -
Madras Institute of Development Studies
( 266493 )
- Chennai
- Inde
8
LATTS -
Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés
( 1278 )
- Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Cité Descartes, 6 et 8 avenue Blaise Pascal, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée cedex 2
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Date de production/écriture |
2013
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2014
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Page/Identifiant |
63
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Description |
Publication en ligne, City report series (Chance2Sustain) - ISSN 2309-8198
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Projet(s) Européen(s) |
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Référence interne |
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Mots-clés |
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India, Chennai, spatial knowledge, urban planning, sustainability
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