Mumbai Flashcards

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Urbanisation

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The growth of the city overtime

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Push factors

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Things that encourage people to move out of an area

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Pull factors

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Things that encourage people to move to an area

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Migrate

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To move from one place to another on a semi-permanent/permanent basis

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Rural-Urban migration

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People moving from the countryside to the city

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Megacity

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A city with over 10 million inhabitants

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Named example of a shanty town

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Dharavi, Mumbai

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What is a shanty town

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A slum settlement of poor people who live in low-quality, self-made houses

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Why do Shanty towns exist

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The ELDC governments cannot build enough affordable housing for the large amount of people moving into the city

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What are some push factors

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Overpopulation, Lack of clean water,Lack of employment opportunities

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What are some pull factors

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Expectation of better housing and quality of life, More secondary and tertiary education, More reliable sources of food

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Where are shanty towns built

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Whatever spare land available (often around the edge of the city)

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Problems in shanty towns

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•Houses are made of scrap materials
•Houses are small
•Poor water supply
•Lack of toilets (1 per 500)
•Open sewers
•Lack of electricity
•No rubbish collection
•Not enough schools

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Features of the Dharavi Redevelopment project

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•Build high rise flats
•Build shops and offices
•put in proper roads

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Features of self help schemes

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•Put in building foundations
•Giving residents building materials
•Encourage people to form groups with other residents

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16
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Other strategies

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•Put water pipes, toilets and sewers in
•Navi Mumbai

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What are some drawbacks about the Dharavi redevelopment project

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•only some families will be rehoused
•people are unhappy that they will be given such small apartments
•many of their workshops will be banned

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Some benefits Dharavi has

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•Cheap, affordable housing
•Provides a lot of employment
•Brings the city a lot of money
•low crime rate