contemporary urban case study (Mumbai) Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Location
A
western coast of western india
borders arabian sea
region of Maharashtra
2
Q
what is mumbais regional importance
A
- 3 million people commute from outside mumbai into city each day
- takes new workers in from surrounding cities
- city contributes 40% to states income
- hugh tech industry - banking, software, call centres
3
Q
what is mumbais national importance
A
- india’s financial capital contributing $310 bn to economy
- 33% of all income tax
- home to bank of india
- bollywood film industry
4
Q
what is mumbais international importance
A
- largest amount of foreign investment
- largest number of international companies in asia
- high tourism due to gateway to india
5
Q
why’s it growing so much?
A
- immigration
and job attraction - natural increase
6
Q
pull factors
A
education
healthcare
friends and family
jobs
7
Q
push factors from country side to mumbai
A
lower SOL
agricultural jobs not sustainable
younger people don’t see farming as good career
8
Q
social challenges
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- slums have increasing pressure on sewers
- squatters don’t have access to electricity and rely on bottled gas which is dangerous
9
Q
challenges caused by urban growth
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- squatter settlements
- overcrowding
- poor waste disposal
- 60% of people rely on communal taps and
- 40% don’t have access to proper sewage
- wealth inequality
- high unemployment leading to high crime rates
- Dharavi slum 1.2 million people 300,000 people per sqm
- people working in dangerous low paid conditions
- 9400 metric tonnes of rubbish per day
- millions of tons of waste enters river
10
Q
what is mumbais urban planning
A
- improved standard of living by increasing:
- CCTV
- sewage
- solar panels
- street lighting
- water recycling
- pedestrian areas
