3.7a/b - Sustainable Mumbai Flashcards
What are the three components that contribute to a place being sustainable?
- Environment
- Society
- Economy
What are the main long term top down ways to improve Mumbai?
- Build 1 million low cost homes and reduce slums
- Improving transport infrastructure by road and rail
- Improving air and water quality
- Destroy Dharavi and build a 10 billion dollar financial hub
- High rise buildings will be built for the slum dwellers
What were the short term projects of vision Mumbai?
- Restore 325 green spaces
- Build 300 extra public toilets
- Widen main roads
- Improve train capacity
What is vision Mumbai?
-This is a top down project that was produced by an American company called McKinsey
Did vision Mumbai work?
- By 2007 200,000 people were moved to flats from 45,000 homes in Dharavi
- Sewage systems were built for the flats
- By 2015 72 new trains were introduced
- Platforms were raised to reduce deaths by following on the platform
Why do people in Dharavi not like vision Mumbai?
- Many improve slum improvement to demolition of the slums
- New 14 storey apartments have split communities
- Rents in apartments cost more than in the slums
- Small recycling workshops would have to move or shut down
Which plans have not worked?
- Water quality is decreasing because of sewage discharge
- It’s beaches are unsafe for recreation
- Slums growing faster than sewage improvement
What does Lok Sev Sangham (bottom up charity) do?
- Surveying people for skin diseases
- Setting up dermatology clinics
- Running pharmacies to dispense drugs
In the past 30 years, how many people did Lok Seva Sangham treat?
28,000 people
What does SET stand for?
- Surveys- detecting cases of TB
- Education- educates peoples about symptoms
- Treats-treats people
What does LSS teach women in Mumbai?
- Sanitation- boil water before drinking
- Produce compost out of waste (to sell)
- Activities such as sewing (to sell)
What is a sustainable city?
A city that provides good quality of life for all residents without using up resources in a way that means future residents will have to accept lower qualities of life.
What is public transport like in a sustainable city?
Very good - people don’t have to use private cars to travel around the city - improves commuting times and leads to better air quality
What is waste disposal like in a sustainable city?
Waste recycled so city doesn’t end up dumping problems in other areas. Waste disposal doesn’t cause pollution
What is water supply like in a sustainable city?
Good - everyone can get good water supply
