Dharavi Flashcards

1
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The problems of sanitation

A

-4000 typhoid cases daily
-500 : 1 ratio of man to toilet
-Open sewers and contamination no system of cleaning
-Lots of people live close together so disease
spread fast as 277,136/km²

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2
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Water Problem stat

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-Few water pipes in slums and supply only on for -2hrrs a day and limited supply
-Open sewers nearby which can infect water
-77% households suffer from poor water the chemicals and TDS are not safe
-Waterborne diseases

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3
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The negatives of living in the Slum

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-Unplanned settlements have no legal rights
-Little security and lots of crime
-Informal housing
-Lack of legal rights and it’s cramped 1 room house

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4
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Poor Health
LE and why

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-Life expectancies are 50
-Bad water, conditions, mosquitoes and toxic wastes
-Lack of doctors

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5
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Unemployment and poor quality work
Salary
Typers of jobs and the cycle

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-Most jobs are informal such as rubbish shifting
-AVG salary of $400 - little pay roughly £1 a day

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6
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Air pollution problem

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-Dirty air and high Levels of NO
-Construction and rapid development without care for sustainability as EDC country doesn’t have time
-6.5x higher than recommended particulate matter concentration

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7
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Traffic problems

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-22 million registered vehicles for noise and air pollution

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8
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Social ethnic situation

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Loower class citizens
Dominant caste system
Low classes here

However

  • Intense sense of community as lack of money and need some sort of entertainment and communal gatherings
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