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Research Thinking
Anant National University
M.Des
Research Proposal
MRUGA S. RAUT
Reconnecting street vendor
post pandemic
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 Problem Statement
• The street vendors are among the groups that are
worst affected during and after pandemic due to
‘aversion behaviour ’ of people. Aversive behaviours are the
actions people are taking to prevent themselves from being infected with the virus,
such as reduced going out and the government ban on ‘nonessential’ shops, etc
(Shekar, K. Chandra, and Kashif Mansoor. "COVID-19: Lockdown Impact on Informal
Sector in India." Transport 13.86.6 (2020): 13-4.).
• The current scenario of the street services does not
assure safer environment for public health.(2020.
Coronavirus Questions That Will Not Go Away: Interrogating Urban And Socio-Spatial
Implications Of COVID-19 Measures. [ebook] Research gate, p.10. Available at:
<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340679032_Coronavirus_questions_that_will_n
ot_go_away_Interrogating_urban_and_socio-spatial_implications_of_COVID-
19_measures> [Accessed 21 December 2020]. https://eurosocial.eu/en/actualidad/como-se-preparan-los-
mercados-de-abasto-para-la-post-pandemia-dialogo-entre-paises-
• The pandemic is likely to push street vendors, de-america-latina-y-europa/

other informal workers and pedestrians out of the

street and post pandemic this is going to affect
their relationship with the public space and their
social behaviour. (uddin, m., 2020. [Blog] Covid19 Impact & Post
Pandemic Public Spaces: A case of Indian Cities, Available at:
<https://medium.com/post-quarantine-urbanism/covid19-impact-post-pandemic-public-
spaces-a-case-of-indian-cities-
3a6eab5f08aa#:~:text=The%20pandemic%20is%20likely%20to%20push%20street%20ven
dors%2C,use%2C%20potentially%20reshaping%20public%20space%20in%20our%20citi
es.> [Accessed 8 December 2020].
https://thewire.in/economy/ -lockdown-eased-shops-earnings
• Downfall of economy in pandemic has attracted
people to buy cheaper goods.
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 Research Questions
• What are new methods of vending?
• What will be the nature of transformation of street market and Mall post
pandemic ?(2020. Coronavirus Questions That Will Not Go Away: Interrogating Urban And Socio-Spatial Implications Of COVID-19
Measures. [ebook] Research gate, p.4. Available at:
<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340679032_Coronavirus_questions_that_will_not_go_away_Interrogating_urban_and_socio-
spatial_implications_of_COVID-19_measures> [Accessed 21 December 2020].
• How do people behave in new limitations and restrictions in public space?

Purpose statement (Proposed research methods)

• Looking at various street vending policies. (Pandey, Jaani, B., 2020. Policy Push: Street vendors’ livelihoods in
post-covid world. [Blog] Available at: <https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy-push-street-vendors-livelihoods-
in-post-covid-world/76296116> Accessed 5 December 2020].
• Observing the documentary videos available online of street market and mall
use by the people before and after pandemic .
• Studying change people’s behaviour in public space after pandemic .
• Interviewing the street vendors and organization OR NGO’s working for
informal sectors. (http://www.sewa.org/)
• Discussing with the street federation and organizations.

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Hypothesis

• The pandemic has affected vendors live

hood and will continue in post pandemic
era.
• There is future for street vending in India
after looking at the model of farmer’s market
success in American cities in early and
during pandemic.(2020. Local Farmers Market generated
increased sales in 2020, despite Covid. [online] Available at:
<https://wrrnetwork.com/2020/11/19/local-farmers-market-generated-increased-
sales-in-2020-despite-covid/> [Accessed 13 December 2020].)

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Relevant literature
• COVID-19, Cities and Urban Informal Workers: India in Comparative
Perspective.(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41027-020-00254-1)
• Rethinking Urban Planning in a Post COVID World(https://www.wsp.com/-
/media/Insights/Global/Documents/WSP---Rethinking-Urban-Planning-in-a-Post-COVID-
World.pdf)
• Street Vendors: Essential goods and urgent needs.(https://www.wiego.org/street-
vendors-essential-goods-and-urgent-needs).
• WIEGO – (www.wiego.org)
• UDRI , MUMBAI.
• RESEARCHGATE. (www.researchgate.net)
• NASVI.(www.nasvinet.org)
• ARCHDAILY .( www.archdaily.com)

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Bibliography (in Harvard-style format)
Published/ gray literature
• Honey-Roses, Jordi, etal. "The impact of COVID-19 on public space: a review of the
emerging questions." (2020).
• Megahed, N. A., & Ghoneim, E. M. (2020). Antivirus-built environment: Lessons learned
from Covid-19 pandemic. Sustainable Cities and Society, 61, 102350.
• Song, S. (2020). Street stall economy in China in the post-COVID-19 era: Dilemmas and
regulatory suggestions. Research in Globalization, 2, 100030.
• Mawani, V. (2020). Vulnerability and public space governance in the post-covid city.
Secondary sources
• 2020. Local Farmers Market generated increased sales in 2020, despite Covid. [online]
Available at: <https://wrrnetwork.com/2020/11/19/local-farmers-market-generated-
increased-sales-in-2020-despite-covid/> [Accessed 13 December 2020].)
• The Bandra Collective, Mumbai, proposes short term post-lockdown safety
initiatives(Mehta, M., 2020. The Bandra Collective, Mumbai, proposes short term post-
lockdown safety initiatives. [online] Available at: <https://www.stirworld.com/see-
features-the-bandra-collective-mumbai-proposes-short-term-post-lockdown-safety-
initiatives> [Accessed 13 December 2020].

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Thank you.