In Kolkata’s post-digital food economy, the emergence of cloud kitchens and gig-based delivery platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, and Rapido is transforming food access, urban space, and economic utilization. These platform-driven systems displace traditional storefronts and foster decentralized entrepreneurship that often operates beyond conventional visibility. This chapter investigates the spatial and economic implications of such digitally enabled food logistics. A multi-layered spatial analysis integrates density clustering, origin–destination mapping, transport network analysis, and land-use overlays. Cloud kitchens are analyzed in relation to residential concentrations, commercial corridors, and last-mile mobility. Delivery flow heatmaps reveal high-frequency micromobility corridors, forming an invisible logistics layer that alters traffic behavior and urban rhythms. Overlays with traditional restaurants highlight zones of dominance, coexistence, or displacement. Equity analysis links delivery coverage with ward-level socioeconomic indicators. A predictive model anticipates future cloud kitchen hotspots. The study provides critical insights into evolving platform-based urbanism and the restructuring of spatial economies.

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Platform Urbanism and Culinary Logistics: Mobility, Infrastructure, and Micro-Entrepreneurship in Post-Digital Kolkata

  • Sayon Pramanik,
  • Sampurna Biswas

摘要

In Kolkata’s post-digital food economy, the emergence of cloud kitchens and gig-based delivery platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, and Rapido is transforming food access, urban space, and economic utilization. These platform-driven systems displace traditional storefronts and foster decentralized entrepreneurship that often operates beyond conventional visibility. This chapter investigates the spatial and economic implications of such digitally enabled food logistics. A multi-layered spatial analysis integrates density clustering, origin–destination mapping, transport network analysis, and land-use overlays. Cloud kitchens are analyzed in relation to residential concentrations, commercial corridors, and last-mile mobility. Delivery flow heatmaps reveal high-frequency micromobility corridors, forming an invisible logistics layer that alters traffic behavior and urban rhythms. Overlays with traditional restaurants highlight zones of dominance, coexistence, or displacement. Equity analysis links delivery coverage with ward-level socioeconomic indicators. A predictive model anticipates future cloud kitchen hotspots. The study provides critical insights into evolving platform-based urbanism and the restructuring of spatial economies.