Case Study- Kolkata And TQ Flashcards
How much of the worlds urban population live in slums
32%
What are slums
Residential houses known as shanty houses usually in LEDCs
Has no electricity or lighting most of the time
Where are shanty towns located
Near roads, railways 🚃, canals or anywhere which is too dangerous to build on
What are three areas of shanty towns in Kolkata
Center of city, poor houses dating back 150 years ago stayed as city urbanised
Along and around factories and roads etc. happened 60 years ago
Modern shanty towns along roads, unoccupied land and railways
What fraction of Kolkata’s population live in shanty towns
How many people is it thought to live in Kolkata
What did the Indian Government say about shanty towns
1/3
12.3 million
“Unfit for human habitation”
What are registered shanty towns
How many are there out of all the shanty towns in 2001
What are they like
Called bustees
2011 are registered out of 5500 shanty towns
Highest quality of all shanty towns but still very cramped together
Unregistered shanty towns have…
No legal rights to occupy that land
Are very poor
Over … of shanty towns inhabitants have lived there for more than … generations
40%
Two
Give some facts and figures on shanty towns
Most people work in informal sector
Has a family of 5/6 people
Earns 500-1700 rupees per month (£7-£24)
75% of Kolkata’s population lives under the poverty line
In the average slum in India the growth from 1981-1991 was 21% while in Kolkata it was 32%
What is an organisation that tries to help slums
Was it successful
What are draw backs
EIUS environment improvement urban sector 1978 Has partially helped As increasing population more slums are being built
What is sustainability
Meeting the needs for future generations
What was the river used for in the past what is it now
Wealth, port, trade, industry
Derelict and polluted
What are the plan for the 75 hectare pastry of the inner city (5)
To provide schools, offices, apartments, businesses, leisure facilities, hotels, restaurants and bars etc.
How many apartments are planned to be built
How much land is set aside for other land uses
How much will it cost
What are the hopes for the inner city area
7500
900,000m2
£5 billion
To become a major social and business part of Belfast
What are five ways TQ can become more sustainable
Regeneration Accessibility and transport Environmental protection Global warming and climate change Biodiversity
How is regeneration sustainability achieved (2)
The building on brown field sites (old factories), reducing the pressure on green field sites
Also if people live in TQ this reduces the need of transport therefore decreasing congestion, noise, etc. levels
How is accessibility and transportation sustainability achieved (3)
Since TQ is close to the CBD= accessible to many transport methods
Fast, light transport methods are able to be introduced in the future
Pedestrian 🚶 walkways ans cycle paths as well
How is environmental sustainability achieved (1)
The area was contaminated as the result of the industry in the past so the plans are to recycle ♻️ were possible meaning there so less need of fresh materials
How is energy and climate change sustainability achieved (1)
All the buildings when constructed, reduced CO2 emissions by designing, sitting and using the conservation of energy effectively
How is biodiversity sustainability achieved (2)
Near coast, Belfast Lough
Aim to create and support biodiversity by creating landscape areas and habitats
What was another way sustainability was achieved by regeneration
The regeneration of the Newtownards Road 2012 project, the regeneration of one of the busiest roads that leads into Belfast, strengthening the bond between east Belfast and TQ
How is TQ sustainable with jobs
15,000 jobs in construction
20,000 jobs after TQ has been built
