challenges of an urbanising world Mumbai

Question 1

location of Mumbai

Answer 1

in India on the west next to coast

Question 2

why Mumbai’s location has enabled the city to develop

Answer 2

easy access to trade

good climate

Question 3

Mumbai’s site and situation

Answer 3

lies on a island and its port has grown around it making it the largest container port
it is low lying

Question 4

structure of Mumbai

Answer 4

CBD is on the tip and some industrial ares are near the harbour but land is expensive so most is on the other areas

Question 5

difference between UK cites and Mumbai structure

Answer 5

better quality houses in center of Mumbai

factories are in all ares

Question 6

similarities of Mumbai and UK structure

Answer 6

CBD is central

CBD is most expensive

Question 7

population of Mumbai

Answer 7

was about 16 million in 2015 and predicted to be 20 million by 2020

Question 8

patterns of spatial growth

Answer 8

slums increasingly dominate 60 %
new suburbs are developing
increasing size from 68 km to 370 km

Question 9

changing investment and land use in Mumbai

Answer 9

investment in services, manufacturing and construction
put pressure on CBD making Mumbai one of the most expensive cities
need large amount of land

Question 10

push factors of rural

Answer 10

monsoons
not many jobs
poor sanitation
caste system

Question 11

pull factors of Mumbai

Answer 11

education
jobs from TNC
better transport
better sanitation

Question 12

challenges of rapid growth

Answer 12

poverty
lack of sanitation
bad housing
poor water
disease
pollution

Question 13

quality of life in Dharavi (housing)

Answer 13

made from wood and sheet metal
closely packed together which means waste disposal cannot happen
and this creates disease

Question 14

quality of life Dharavi ( sewage and sanitation)

Answer 14

only 1440 toilets means that human waste is left around and create the ideal space for disease

Question 15

quality of life in Dharavi ( literacy rate)

Answer 15

69% so less job opportunities

Question 16

quality of life in Dharavi ( population density )

Answer 16

density is high at 330,000 km
this means that water is only on for a certain time
safety risk

Question 17

dharavi the slum

Answer 17

dirty water
overcrowding
no infrastructure
unhygienic

Question 18

Life at the bottom,
living space
job
salary
future prospects

Answer 18

shanty houses
informal
unstable
education, little prospect

Question 19

life in the middle,
living space
job
salary
future prospects

Answer 19

small flat
teacher
low salary, £230
incomes rising, children could work in IT or Healthcare

Question 20

Life at the top,
living space
job
salary
future prospects

Answer 20

one bedroom apartment
work for big companies
£16, 000 per year
speaks English, soon buy house

Question 21

Challenges facing Mumbai

Answer 21

tax system
water supply
air pollution
housing

Question 22

solution, advantage, disadvantage

of housing and slum development

Answer 22

build low cost housing
people can afford house, own land, hygiene
loss of sense of community, not affordable for slum

Question 23

solution, advantage, disadvantage

of water supply and waste

Answer 23

build wider roads
waste is removed, less disease
pollution, expensive

Question 24

solution, advantage, disadvantage

of air pollution

Answer 24

improve transport
less pollution, safer
cost, might not have money

Question 25

what does sustainable mean

Answer 25

development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs

Question 26

what is vision Mumbai

Answer 26

a 40 billion project to improve Mumbai

it is a top down development

Question 27

what are vision Mumbai’s targets and it’s aims

Answer 27

improve water, sanitation - build 300 toilets

boost economic growth - developers buy for cheap and get 30% more for offices

improve rail, bus and road transport - beautify and widen roads

demolish slums - high rise blocks

Question 28

failures of vision Mumbai

Answer 28

many prefer slum improvement
rent costs more
improving sewage treatment can not keep up with growth
worse water quality because of sewage discharge

Question 29

failures of vision Mumbai

Answer 29

many prefer slum improvement
rent costs more
improving sewage treatment can not keep up with growth
worse water quality because of sewage discharge

Question 30

4 factors of sustainability

Answer 30

equality
public participation
future
environment

Question 31

What does LSS do and what is it

Answer 31

Is a health charity for leprosy
tries to help the community spot disease by giving education and treatment
skin clinics, running pharmacist
bottom up

Question 32

health work of LSS

Answer 32

1980 it had 4000 leprosy patients
by 2007 cases had reduced to 219
in 30 years it had treated 28,000
in 2015 LSS employed full time staff

Question 33

education work of LSS

Answer 33

“SET”

• surveys and detects cases
• educates
• treats people

Question 34

local support of LSS

Answer 34

expeditions and group talks about disease
dvds
work with woman and teach sanitation vermiculture and art activities