Abstract
The development of cities is a continuous process that affects the lives of individuals. Development policies in urban and semi-urban areas affect artisans like textile weavers, just like other city stakeholders. Since Nagpur is a major metropolitan area in central India, it was chosen to study the factors that affect textile weavers and artisans’ holistic development. This city has a 300-year-old handloom and other business traditions. Textile production became a popular urban occupation due to its location and the availability of cotton and kosa silk. This research examines how urban development affects Nagpur’s textile weavers and related workers. This study used secondary data from research papers, policy guidelines, and scholarly articles. Using secondary data, weavers’ progress variables were identified. Using snowball sampling, weavers in specific geographic areas were given a questionnaire about socio-economics, urban development, government, social cohesion, and technology. The data is used for confirmatory factor analysis and model construction to explain the relationships between the detected elements. PLS-SEM was used to describe and formulate the model, defining optimal factor relationships. This model shows that social cohesion improves the community’s socio-economic position and protects the weavers and craftspeople in this area from city development. Governance and technology boost social cohesion. Thus, societal cohesion greatly aids textile weavers and artisans’ development. This study will help policymakers and planners recognise weavers’ social and infrastructural demands for sustainable well-being. This pilot project advances SDG 11 by identifying community-based sustainability needs in urban development.
Keywords: City Development, PLS-SEM, Social Cohesion, Socio-Economy, Technology.