Bangaluru

Question 1

Background info?

Answer 1

population of 11mil

Question 2

Social processes?

Answer 2

• more people keep moving into the city, not enough housing, leads to slums along railways and rubbish dumps.
• colonial properties changed into exclusive homes, rising rent costs and moving the poor out
• gap between middle class and bottom growing

Question 3

Technological?

Answer 3

growth in number of high technology firms like Infosys

-technology sector is reinvesting by upskilling workers in IT specific skills

Question 4

demographic processes?

Answer 4

-youthful population, city will grow for decades
-population is growing at an unsustainable rate
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Question 5

political processes?

Answer 5

• invested heavily in education, transport infrastructure, urban development and suburban housing- try to keep up with urban growth
• enticed overseas firms like Texas instruments with the promise of low taxes and relaxed laws
• creating sectors such as electronic city

Question 6

economic processes?

Answer 6

largest job creating city on India
relies on people skills rather than manufactured goods
capital of aeronautics, automotive, biological and defense industry in india