Mumbai Flashcards
Urbanisation
The growth of the city overtime
Push factors
Things that encourage people to move out of an area
Pull factors
Things that encourage people to move to an area
Migrate
To move from one place to another on a semi-permanent/permanent basis
Rural-Urban migration
People moving from the countryside to the city
Megacity
A city with over 10 million inhabitants
Named example of a shanty town
Dharavi, Mumbai
What is a shanty town
A slum settlement of poor people who live in low-quality, self-made houses
Why do Shanty towns exist
The ELDC governments cannot build enough affordable housing for the large amount of people moving into the city
What are some push factors
Overpopulation, Lack of clean water,Lack of employment opportunities
What are some pull factors
Expectation of better housing and quality of life, More secondary and tertiary education, More reliable sources of food
Where are shanty towns built
Whatever spare land available (often around the edge of the city)
Problems in shanty towns
•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
Features of the Dharavi Redevelopment project
•Build high rise flats
•Build shops and offices
•put in proper roads
Features of self help schemes
•Put in building foundations
•Giving residents building materials
•Encourage people to form groups with other residents
