challenges of an urbanising world Mumbai Flashcards
location of Mumbai
in India on the west next to coast
why Mumbai’s location has enabled the city to develop
easy access to trade
good climate
Mumbai’s site and situation
lies on a island and its port has grown around it making it the largest container port
it is low lying
structure of Mumbai
CBD is on the tip and some industrial ares are near the harbour but land is expensive so most is on the other areas
difference between UK cites and Mumbai structure
better quality houses in center of Mumbai
factories are in all ares
similarities of Mumbai and UK structure
CBD is central
CBD is most expensive
population of Mumbai
was about 16 million in 2015 and predicted to be 20 million by 2020
patterns of spatial growth
slums increasingly dominate 60 %
new suburbs are developing
increasing size from 68 km to 370 km
changing investment and land use in Mumbai
investment in services, manufacturing and construction
put pressure on CBD making Mumbai one of the most expensive cities
need large amount of land
push factors of rural
monsoons
not many jobs
poor sanitation
caste system
pull factors of Mumbai
education
jobs from TNC
better transport
better sanitation
challenges of rapid growth
poverty lack of sanitation bad housing poor water disease pollution
quality of life in Dharavi (housing)
made from wood and sheet metal
closely packed together which means waste disposal cannot happen
and this creates disease
quality of life Dharavi ( sewage and sanitation)
only 1440 toilets means that human waste is left around and create the ideal space for disease
quality of life in Dharavi ( literacy rate)
69% so less job opportunities
quality of life in Dharavi ( population density )
density is high at 330,000 km
this means that water is only on for a certain time
safety risk
dharavi the slum
dirty water
overcrowding
no infrastructure
unhygienic
Life at the bottom, living space job salary future prospects
shanty houses
informal
unstable
education, little prospect
life in the middle, living space job salary future prospects
small flat
teacher
low salary, £230
incomes rising, children could work in IT or Healthcare
Life at the top, living space job salary future prospects
one bedroom apartment
work for big companies
£16, 000 per year
speaks English, soon buy house
Challenges facing Mumbai
tax system
water supply
air pollution
housing
solution, advantage, disadvantage
of housing and slum development
build low cost housing
people can afford house, own land, hygiene
loss of sense of community, not affordable for slum
solution, advantage, disadvantage
of water supply and waste
build wider roads
waste is removed, less disease
pollution, expensive
solution, advantage, disadvantage
of air pollution
improve transport
less pollution, safer
cost, might not have money
