SPATIAL VULNERABILITY OF STREET VENDORS IN GANESHGURI AND UZANBAZAR MARKET, GUWAHATI CITY

Abstract

Background: Street vending is one of the most visible informal activities of the urban poor that have an interconnected relationship with urban space. Purpose: The study thus focuses on the spatial vulnerability of street vendors in Guwahati city where street vendors work under different legal and socio-environmental conditions. Methodology: For the study, simple random sampling technique has been chosen for collecting data from two markets of Guwahati city i.e., Ganeshguri and Uzanbazar. Results: The study findings show that 55.7 percent vendors earn 20,000 on average and 1.5 percent vendors earn above 30,000 rupees in a month. Conclusions: Thus, the majority of the street vendors’ monthly income does not suffice for maintaining or meeting the household requirements in urban areas.

Keywords: Informal, Market, Space, Street Vending, Vulnerability