Urban Issues And Challenges Flashcards
(34 cards)
Why is Mumbai important internationaly?
Bollywood is a global film Industry and Mumbai is a financial capital
What is the name of the squatter settlement in Mumbai
Dharavi
What is one environmental opportunity in Mumbai
Dharavi recycles most of Mumbais waste 80% is recycled
Push factor
Negative things in the countryside
Pull factors
Attractive things in the city
Urbanisation
Increase in proportion of people living in organ areas compared to the countryside
Mega city
A city with a population over 10 million
Natural increase
Birth rate is higher than death rate
Urban growth
Increase in physical size and population of towns and cities
Mumbai opportunities
Employment
Incomes are higher
Access to health care and education easier
Push factors for Mumbai
Lack of rain in countryside
Farming low paid
Finding work in farming is hard
Why is Mumbai significant
International companies
Bollywood
60% of India’s se a trade
Financial capital
Mumbai opportunities
Employment in fashion electronics
Access to healthcare and education
Good community
Dharavi
Everything is recycled
85% employment in slums
4billion dollars for economy
Urbanisation definition
Increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to countryside
Mumbai sanitation scheme
Sewage systems
Community blocks built
5000 toilets built
Mumbai electrification project
New or upgraded electricity connections for 10,000 slum dwellers
Housing scheme Mumbai
Developing slums into permanent residential areas
Why is London important for uk
Uk parliament
Jobs
Home to London stock market
Average Londoner earns 23% more than average uk resident
800,000 people commute to London to work everyday
12.5 % of London population
Why is London internationally important
Notting Hill second biggest street festival in world first in Europe
300 languages
One of the most visited cities
34% of of population born overseas
O2 most popular for 5 years
220 global company headquarters
Entertainment
O2
Westerfield - largest mall in Europe
Queen Elizabeth park
Emirates airline cable car
Stratford redevelopment
110,000 new jobs 125,000 are expected
Technology and science booming
Westfield shopping employs 10,000
Why is employment good
More money
Better for economy
Government more tax
Rates of unemployment decrease
Less welfare
Crime decrease
Urban greening
A tree per person in London
47% of city is Green space
Improves wellbeing
Air quality
