Case studies

Question 1

What are the 2 case studies

Answer 1

Mumbai and London

Question 2

Give some locational context for Mumbai

Answer 2

Located West coast India with a population near 21 million

Question 3

What are some good things about Mumbais economic and social wellbeing

Answer 3

Indias Financial centre - 40% of foreign trade and largest GDP, Arabian seas largest port

Culture - Bollywood and textiles

Diverse - 16 main languages

Question 4

What are some bad things about Mumbais economic and social wellbeing

Answer 4

Strain on infrastructure - population has doubled in last 30 years

Economic inequality - 60% of people live in slums like Dharavi, while some live in skyscrapers

Question 5

List some positives and negatives about Dharavi slum (Slum dog millionaire)

Answer 5

1. Home to thousands of micro industries like welders and potters.
2. It is located on 2 main railway tracks making it easy to get work
3. Bad infrastructure - 1 toilet per 1000 residents

Question 6

What is the Dharavi redevelopment project

Answer 6

Mumbai is expanding north, and Dharavi is occupying prime land

The project aims to modernise the area with new schools, homes and hospitals.

Proof of residency since 2000 will be provided with a new house, but it is in a new location and thousands of businesses will be destroyed

Question 7

What are some of Mumbai’s largest physical challenges

Answer 7

1. Flooding - tropical climate, heavy rainfall, low lying land
2. Air pollution - 1000 deaths a year
3. Waste pollution - 11,000 tonnes in a landfill per day
4. Lack of open space - 0.03 per 1000 people

Question 8

Give an example of a Mumbai flood

Answer 8

2005, a flood killed 400 people and cost over $1 billion in damages

Question 9

What is being done to tackle Mumbai’s physical difficulties

Answer 9

The Mumbai disaster management plan (mainly for flooding)

It identifies areas with high risk and vulnerabilities and provides strategies to reduce risk

1. Widen the Mithi river
2. Disaster management cells

Nonetheless, building on the flood plain and cutting down mangroves continues

Question 10

Give some locational context for London

Answer 10

It is the capital of England with population near 9 million

It is located along the river thames and is considered the most important world city.

Question 11

What are some good things about Londons economic and social wellbeing

Answer 11

Financial centre - 1/3 of UK GDP

Diverse and tolerant - 300 languages, 40% non UK born

Services - higher education and transport

Question 12

What are some bad things about Londons economic and social wellbeing

Answer 12

Economic inequality - 16% of poorest national tenth, 17% of richest national tenth

Lack of affordable housing

Social segregation - the 2011 riots

Question 13

What are some of Londons largest physical challenges

Answer 13

Flooding - 15% lies on the floodplain

Atmospheric pollution - 4,000 deaths a year, 99% live in unsafe zones (WHO)

Urban heat island - 10 degrees warmer

Water pollution and land pollution

Question 14

What are London doing to combat their sustainability issues

Answer 14

Established the London sustainable development commission in 2202

Question 15

What were some social and economic developments made by the London sustainable development commission

Answer 15

Introduced the living wage (£9.50) in 2005 has lifted 10,000 families out of poverty

Free school meals and chance to learn an instrument in new ham

Question 16

What were some environmental developments made by the London sustainable development commission

Answer 16

Make London the first city national park - 8.4 million trees, 12 acres of open space per 1000 residents

Transport supervision - boris bikes, congestion charge, the tube etc