Geography
Explore –Journal of Research
Peer Reviewed Journal
ISSN 2278–0297 (Print)
ISSN 2278–6414 (Online)
Vol. XIV No. 2, 2022
© Patna Women’s College, Patna, India
Impact of Employment-Related Geographical Mobility(E-RGM) on Livelihood of Daily Commuters from Rural-Urban Fringe to CBD of Patna
• Amisha Chhavi • Muskan Kumari • Nidhi Gupta • Aishwarya Raj
Received : December 2021
Accepted : January 2022
Corresponding Author : Aishwarya Raj
Abstract : Urbanization, and globalization have led to two major phenomena in the recent decade i.e., mobility of people and expansion of cities. The expansion of cities has led growth and development of suburbs or fringe areas surrounding cities. The cities provide varied employment opportunities for the population residing in the city as well as in surrounding areas and thus promote E-RGM. There are several drivers for mobility from fringe to city center including health infrastructure and educational, recreational facility but major driver promoting daily commutation is search for work. The
source communities surrounding the city, lack job opportunities for its population and compel them to move daily from fringe to city centre in order to maintain their livelihood. Spatial mobility has an impact on community and family relations, health as well as on income, and thus on the quality of life of the daily commuters.
Keywords : Employment-Related Geographical Mobility, E¬RGM, Rural-urban fringe, Drivers of mobility, Daily Commuters.
Amisha Chhavi
B.A. III year, Geography (Hons.), Session:2019-2022, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous),
Patna University, Patna, Bihar, India
Muskan Kumari
B.A. III year, Geography (Hons.), Session:2019-2022, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous),
Patna University, Patna, Bihar, India
Nidhi Gupta
B.A. III year, Geography (Hons.), Session:2019-2022, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous),
Patna University, Patna, Bihar, India
Aishwarya Raj
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous),
Bailey Road, Patna-800 001, Bihar, India E-mail : rajaishwarya0117 (4 gmail.com
