2.3 RUMming to Karachi Flashcards
Rural To Urban Migration (RUM)
The migration of a large portion of people from rural to urban areas.
Push Factors
Repel people from cities giving them reasons to F off.
Pull Factors
Attract people to cities giving them reasons to aja.
Rapid Urban Growth Creates Social & Environmental Challenges
Urban planning and service delivery hasn’t kept up with Karachi’s growth, resulting in low ranking of liveability, no cohesive transportation and no official public transit system.
Primate City
The dominant city among a country’s urban areas.
RUM in Karachi
Agricultural sector contributes 20% to GDP and employs 42% of workforce, crop production has fallen bare and rural workers may migrate to urban areas as a result.
Effects On Migrants
earn a regular wage and generate a new market for goods and services.
Effects On Health
Better vaccines, diets and treatment although it may become overcrowded.
Effects On Education
Secondary and university education increases creating better opportunities.
Effects On Businesses
Gain new workers willing to do unpopular jobs and this helps keep wages low and businesses profitable.
Effects On New Arrivals
Increases overcrowding and pressure on services.
Effects On Current Residents
Migrants may work for lower pay and push up rent prices.
Effect Rural-Urban Migrants
May have to start by living in squatter settlements with limited facilities and services.
Effect On Governments
Increase to provide water, housing, sanitation, transport, education and healthcare.
Informal Sector
Informal sector employers up to 70% of the city’s workforce, there’s very low crime rates as a result.
