Mumbai - Case study Flashcards
Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world (19 cards)
What is Mumbai?
It is a megacity
Where is Mumbai located?
It’s located in Western India
Along the Arabian Sea.
Why is Mumbai a economically leading city?
-Has a population of 22 MILLION
-Is the SECOND LARGEST CITY in India
-It has a large DEEP-WATER PORT (critical for international trade)
-Mumbai INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT sees 32 million passengers
-It is located in India’s RICHEST PROVINCE (due to its high business connections & fast-growing economy)
What percentage of the population lives in slums?
62%
What 2 facts prove that Mumbai has varying lifestyles?
-20% of population lives below the poverty line.
-Mumbai has the highest number of millionaires (246 millionaires)
What is Mumbai’s richest residential area called?
Malabar Hill
Where can wealthy areas be found?
Along the COASTLINE and INNER CITY, because of the PICTURESQUE VIEWS.
What are the main tourist attractions in Malabar Hill?
-Walkeshwar Temple
-Chowpatty Beach
What is the largest slum in Mumbai called?
Dharavi
What is Dharavi thought to be, and why?
The largest slum in Asia
Because it has a population of 1 million
What do most residents work in?
Recycling and rag-picking.
Which Oscar winning movies was filmed in Dharavi?
Slumdog Millionaire
Why do some tourists visit the area?
They visit the area through walking tours to VIEW the INDUSTRY and LIVING CONDITIONS OF LOCALS.
To what is Mumbai’s population expected to increase to?
from 22 million to 25 MILIION.
What are two main reasons why Mumbai’s population continues to grow?
-Rural to urban migration
(young people migrate from rural to urban areas for job opportunities and better quality of life)
-Natural increase
(fertility rate is 2.2 births per woman, many migrants are young and at age of having children, they come settle in Mumbai to start families, this naturally increases the population over generations)
What happens as the population in Mumbai continues to grow?
-Challenges of living in Mumbai increase
-Living conditions worsen
-Life expectancy is reduced
What is one challange in Mumbai?
There is a large shortage of housing
and migrants have little income so they cannot afford houses
they make houses out of salvaged materials
Why are salvaged materials a problem?
-Electricity cabling
-High risk of fire and disease
-Far from help
-Lack of public transport
What are other challenges in Mumbai?
Water pollution:
(Mithi river contaminated with sewage)- can lead to diseases like diarrhoea, salmonella, and typhoid fever.
Informal work:
(In Dharavi = 20,000 small factories and sweatshops)- some pay fair wages, some employ children, and factories don’t follow building regulations.
Train lines:
(10 people die each day on Mumbai’s train lines)
People have to rely on trains because roads are congested and car ownership is expensive. They die because trains are over-congested, electrocution, people fall out of trains, or cross the tracks at the wrong time.
