case study of Urban Growth: Bengalaru Flashcards
what is the former name?
Banglore
current population?
12.76 million
what part of India is it in?
In Karnataka state, southern India
what was Bengalaru like in the 1970’s?
small green city
how has government influenced growth?
set huge plot of land outside city for expansion of huge tech business park, known as ‘electronics city’
what was the first TNC to move in?
Texas Instruments
how were firms attracted in the 1990’s?
relaxed licensing laws, low taxes, ending limits on currency conversions
government invested in transport infrastructure and education
how has the economic sector developed?
described as largest job creating city in India
capital of areonautical, automotive, electronics and defense industries
what is the informal sector?
low wage local businesses, people working in private health clubs, to meet needs of high tech corporate workers
what is the social climate of the city?
growing wealth disparity to those at the bottom of the caste system, the Dalits
example of wealthy gated community?
Indiranagar
why have slums developed?
new workers force unskilled labourers out into slums
less than half of these slums have access to clean water or sanitation
how many engineering colleges are there?
200
what percentage of london wages is the average in Bengalaru?
10%
between what years did the population double?
2001-2015
