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- Title
Unveiling the complexity of urban poverty: Exploring spatial and multidimensional deprivation in slums of Varanasi, India.
- Authors
Jha, Darshan Kumar; Tripathi, Vinod Kumar
- Abstract
Urban poverty is a complex phenomenon and people experiencing poverty suffer from various deprivations. Multidimensional poverty measurement has been one of the best indicators of this deprivation. In general, slum dwellers are considered homogenous groups, but it is not valid in multidimensional deprivation. This paper aims to find out the correlates of multidimensional poverty in slums. Spatiality and correlates of poverty in Varanasi City have been tapped using statistical modelling. The paper is based on primary data collected from 384 households through an interview schedule from 12 slums across three geographical zones of the city. The MPI index for slums, based on global MPI, was used to compute MPI for each geographical zone. Further ANOVA and hierarchical regression analysis were performed to find spatiality and correlates of multidimensional deprivation. The paper reveals that socio-religious categories, occupation and geographical location are significant determinants or at least correlates of multidimensional poverty in slums.
- Subjects
VARANASI (Uttar Pradesh, India); URBAN poor; SLUMS; POVERTY rate; ZONING; REGRESSION analysis; ENVIRONMENTAL indicators; CITY dwellers
- Publication
GeoJournal, 2023, Vol 88, Issue 6, p6561
- ISSN
0343-2521
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10708-023-10986-4