mumbai (dharavi slums)

Question 1

what are squatter settlements?

Answer 1

areas of cities (usually on the outskirts of city) that are built by people, out of any materials they find that don’t belong to them

Question 2

3 factors that measure the quality of life in a country

Answer 2

levels of water/air pollution
crime rate
access o healthcare/education

Question 3

3 positives of slum life

Answer 3

strong sense of community
low crime rate
high employment rate

Question 4

negative of slum life (air pollution )

Answer 4

air pollution from burning waste/traffic congestion

Question 5

2 negatives of slum life (water pollution)

Answer 5

open sewers lead to contaminated water
water is rationed, only available for 2 hours from 5:30am

Question 6

Negative of slum life (housing)

Answer 6

small windows, lack of ventilation

Question 7

negative of slum life (waste)

Answer 7

rat infestations, lead to diseases (4000 diseases a day)

Question 8

solution to recycling waste in the slums

Answer 8

cosmetics/plastics/keyboards get sorted into wire/plastic/electrical products
issue - people work under the hot sun and in appalling conditions

Question 9

solution to large scale development

Answer 9

only people who have lived in the slums since 2000 will be relocated
issue - this will separate communities and make people work away from where they live

Question 10

solution to local based improvements

Answer 10

an alternative to large scale redevelopment, allowing locals to design improvements
issue - these ideas will only work when water is running in Dharavi