3.6c

Question 1

What is QoL

Answer 1

Quality of Life - quite literally means what its called

Question 2

State 8 factors which affect QoL

Answer 2

1. levels of air/water pollution
2. level of transport congestion
3. access to healthcare and education
4. crime levels
5. access to affordable housing
6. access to sanitation
7. quality of government
8. income

Question 3

Compared to other asian cities/megacities, how is Mumbai’s QoL

Answer 3

trash

Question 4

Explain why Mumbai’s QoL is good/bad

Answer 4

1. inefficient gov
2. mostly rent-controlled
3. corruption

Question 5

How is Mumbai’s QoL spread out

Answer 5

40% people live in squatter settlements
20% people live in chawls
10% people live on streets

60% people work in informal sector (poor working conditions etc.)

70% have bad QoL
30% have good QoL

Question 6

How could the gov improve QoL

Answer 6

1. bUilD mORe suSTaiNabLe HousiNg

2. ImprOvE lAWs aND RegUlatIons tO tAkE PeoPle oUt oF inFORMal sEctor

Question 7

How would gov benefit by taking people out of the informal sector

Answer 7

more tax

Question 8

What are the risks/benefits of improving transport infrastructure

Answer 8

Good = would improve QoL
Bad = very expensive

Question 9

What are the risks/benefits of removing squatter settlements

Answer 9

Good = most squatter settlements are on valuable land, near runways, so companies could benefit by building apartments there
Bad = would make more people homeless

Question 10

Drop 3 Quotes from The Prelude

Answer 10

sIkE daB