Cityscape Transformation and the Temporal Metamorphosis of East Kolkata Wetlands: A Political Ecology Perspective
In: Sociological bulletin: journal of the Indian Sociological Society, Band 69, Heft 1, S. 95-112
ISSN: 2457-0257
Cities are changing globally because neoliberalism demands so. But the impacts of these changes do not remain confined within urban limits only. Kolkata similarly is attempting to change itself in leaps and bounds because it has to keep up with the demands of neoliberalism. However, along with the city, the wetlands in the eastern vicinity of Kolkata are also undergoing a major transformation. This article attempts to look at these transformations that have been the result of changing times. The focus is upon tracing the details of how the city and the wetlands have changed over the years of its existence and examine those changes through the lens of political ecology perspective.