Challenges of Development: Mumbai Flashcards

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Factors influencing Mumbai’s growth

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  • coastal access with naturally deep harbour
  • connected to extensive road and rail network
  • faces middle east and europe
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Mumbai GDP and exports

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Mumbai generates more than 1/6th of India’s GDP and 40% of India’s exports come from Mumbai

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Mumbai Industrial History

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19th century cotton and textile factories from India

Deindustrialisation so became important financial sector

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Site problems

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migration and could only back up to its long,narrow peninsula
so developed Navi Mumbai

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5
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describe Mumbai City Centre

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Bank of India, Bank of America and Tata found here
old textile area redeveloped to expensive houses and shopping malls
slums developed near port

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describe Mumbai Inner City and Suburbs

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first area dominated by slum
Second area developed with railway
New Industry located here due to lower prices and more spaces

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Mumbai population growth

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-natural increase
-national and international migration
2001-2011 population increased by 3.4 million

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effects of high population density in Mumbai

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20,692 people per km^2 so:

  • very expensive land
  • congestion
  • slums formed due to price
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push factors affecting Mumbai population growth

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push factors:
lower farm wages
rural isolation
agricultural revolution

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Pull factors for Mumbai`

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lots of jobs due to growth
better education, healthcare and leisure
higher wages generally in Mumbai

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Mumbai service sector

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deindustrialisation in 1980
finance/IT TNCs employed skilled workforce
boom in low skilled work like taxi drivers, cleaners and hairdressers

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Dharavi Industry

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produces over £350 million a year

anyone can afford Dharavi’s 200 rupees a month

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Infrastructure for Dharavi

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low cost satellite that costs £2 each

huge population of Dharavi means massive market

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challenge of rapid expansion in Mumbai

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gov cant have waste disposal for everyone

dumping of 800 million tonnes of untreated sewage

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challenge of traffic congestion in Mumbai

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1.8 million cars so gridlocked roads and 90% of population uses trains

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challenge of housing in Mumbai; chawls and squatter settlements

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too high rent leads to:
chawls - unmaintained old buildings in danger of collapse
squatter settlements- people putting up makeshift houses on unsuitable private land

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Challenge of slums in Mumbai

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lack of water so it is rationed

lack of sanitation so over 500 people share public latrine

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challenge of working conditions in Mumbai

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  • no protection
  • long hours
  • dangerous work
19
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why is QoL in Mumbai bad

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slow,inefficient gov
limit on rent discourages development
corruption

20
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How to improve inequality in Mumbai

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  • improve access to affordable housing
  • improve working conditions for informal
  • improve accessibility in poor areas
21
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Political and economic challenges facing Mumbai

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  • politically v difficult to move squatter settlemens but v expensive to let them stay
  • no taxes from informal sector
22
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Gorai Garbage Site Closure

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1972-2007
1200 tonnes of solid waste deposited daily
2007 waste lined and methane capture converts gas in hill to energy

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Mumbai monorail

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first section 3 years late and costed £310 million
cheap tickets but passenger numbers low as it goes through industrial areas instead of old city
only 15,000 take daily, mainly tourists

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SPARC Community Toilets

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builds toilets at 25 rupees monthly permit price with lights and separate ones for children

25
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Hamara Foundation

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200,000 street children so provides education and job skills

2013-14 foundation supported 327 children in going to school and provides vocational training

26
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Agara Microfinance

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provides loans for slums
education loans and group loans
25% interest

27
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Improving QoL in Dharavi

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Dharavi land is worth £10 billion so redevelopment scheme:

  • new affordable housing
  • water/sanitation for all residents
  • education and healthcare with leisure
28
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Why are people oppossed to Dharavi redevelopment plan

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  • new housing destroys community so social problems

- dharavi micro-industries cant operate in this plan

29
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What are sustainable cities

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city that provides a good QoL for ALL its residents without compromising future residents needs