CaseStudyUrbanisation: Mumbai Flashcards
How is Mumbai important nationally?
- entertainment and fashion commercial of India
- main India stock
- 6% of India’s GDP
How is Mumbai important internationally?
- transportation
- 40% of foreign trade
What is the main cause of Mumbai’s urbanisation
Natural Increase
Is Mumbai a LIC, NEE, HIC?
NEE
What is a formal economy?
where people work to receive a regular wage and are assured to certain rights e.g. paid holidays
What is an informal economy?
where the work is done without official knowledge of the government and therefore without paying taxes
What are the social opportunities in Mumbai?
- 10,000 people live there with a excellent community spirit
- little crime
- jobs available
What are the economic opportunities in Mumbai?
-85% of people have a job
What are the environmental opportunities in Mumbai?
-80% of waste is recycled
What are the social challenges in Mumbai?
- poor housing resources
- contaminated water
- diseases
What are the environmental challenges in Mumbai?
- water pollution
- lack of sewage disposal
- rubbish
What are the economic challenges in Mumbai?
- industries are illegal
- people living on $1 a day
What are self help schemes?
Local authorities and sometimes NGO’s support the local residents in improving their homes
What are local authorities?
Large scales improvements made to some squatter settlements
What are site and service schemes?
provide a site for buildings and sets up basic services
