Dhaka, Bangladesh Flashcards
Population density per km2
20,000
X3 reasons for rapid growth
- natural increase
- rural urban migration (rural poverty)
- landlessness (flooding)
Proportion of Bangladesh’s garment employees living in Dhaka
80%
Unemployment rate
23%
% of labour self-employed
33%
What type of labour is common in poor households?
child labour
Who is excluded from much work in transport, services and trade?
women
How many EPZs in Dhaka?
2
How many industries in Dhaka’s EPZs?
413
Name of one of Dhaka’s EPZs
Bashundhara City
% classified as poor in DHaka
28%
% classified as extremely poor in Dhaka
12%
% living in permanent housing
5%
Number living in slums in DHaka
4.2million
% of slums w/ government school
25%
NGO which provides transport and income-generation loans to help migrants return to their rural villages?
Ghore Fera
Type of system where domestic innovation and income can be generated
micro-credit schemes
What would corporation w/ local communities result in?
trust in legal system
reduction in violent crime
Method being promoted to tackle air pollution
use of clean-gas stoves
Heavy reliance on what type of system to gain water
tube wells
What materials are combusted for cooking heat?
wood and dung
consequences of combusting wood and dung for cooking heat?
air pollution + illness
% connected to public sewer system
27%
What type of water enters the general use water systems?
almost all industrial + agricultural waste, untreated
