Mumbai

Question 1

Reasons for difference in quality of life

Answer 1

Government:
-is inefficient
-very bureaucratic
—>takes a long time for infrastructure developments to be approved
—>people have to wait a long time for adequate sanitation and waste disposal systems to be provided
—>poor health and quality of life

Question 2

Economic and political problems faced with developing Mumbai

-property d… want to move s… settlements as they are on v… pieces of l…
—>p… difficult as doing this will w… the … of life
—>when they are supposed to be i… it
—>e… apartments are going to be put on that l… instead of a… housing

-building new t… infrastructure
—>very p…
—>very very e…

-t…
—>want to move people from the informal to f… work sector to introduce t…
—>can be used to help d… Mumbai
—>p… difficult as people will feel like they are l… money
—>slums have formed tight b… that people would want to c…

Answer 2

-property developers want to move squatter settlements as they are on valuable pieces of land
—>politically difficult as doing this will worsen the quality of life
—>when they are supposed to be improving it
—>expensive apartments are going to be put on that land instead of affordable housing

-building new transport infrastructure
—>very popular
—>very very expensive

-taxes
—>want to move people from the informal to formal work sector to introduce taxes
—>can be used to help develop Mumbai
—>politically difficult as people will feel like they are losing money
—>slums have formed tight bonds that people would want to change

Question 3

Problems in Mumbai

Air p…:
-from the b… of infrastructure
-creates s…
—>everything s…
—>bad for e…
—>bad for h…

U…:
-i… jobs
—>poor work c…
—>t… aren’t payed
—>leads people to live in s… as they can’t a… housing

F…:
-slums are more p… to flooding
-u… land
-can carry d…

S…:
-s… issues
—>l… services
—>d… is easily spread
—>lack of c… water
—>lack of proper w… disposal

Answer 3

Air pollution:
-from the building of infrastructure
-creates smog
—>everything shuts
—>bad for economy
—>bad for health

Unemployment:
-informal jobs
—>poor work conditions
—>taxes aren’t payed
—>leads people to live in slums as they can’t afford housing

Flooding:
-slums are more prone to flooding
-unsafe land
-can carry disease

Slums:
-sanitation issues
—>limited services
—>disease is easily spread
—>lack of clean water
—>lack of proper waste disposal