Mumbai Flashcards by Eleanor Martineau

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Location

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Western India. Spread over 170 square miles.

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World city characteristics

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squatter settlements
some very expensive buildings (28 story building costing £2 billion)
Highly specialised financial workforce
Most are self employed + unskilled (rubbish pickers, taxi drivers)

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Population characteristics

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More than doubled
1991 – 9.9 million
2016 – 22 million
41% live in slums (1 million+ in Dharavi)

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Income

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25% earns under 150,000 rupees
27% earn more than 1 million rupees

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