Dharavi and changing places Flashcards
Insider
Someone who knows a place’s daily rhythms and events. Someone who has had experience within a place.
Outsider
Someone who is unaware of a place’s daily rhythms and events. Someone who has had little experience within a place.
Topophilia
A love for a place
Topophobia
a hate for a place
Endogenous factors
factors or characteristics of a place that have originated internally
exogenous factors
factors or characteristics of a place that have originated externally
3 Exogenous factors in Dharavi
(people, investment and ideas
people- lots of migrants from rural areas
capital- governmental plan involves the entire demolition of Dharavi. Seven-storeyed apartment buildings are intended to replace the old cottages, to create new living space for 57,000 families costing 2 billion.
Ideas- slum dog millionaire providing tourism.
4 Endogenous factors in Dharavi
location, topography, infrastructure and build environment
Location- South of the Mithi river making it easily accessible through boat transport which may increase external trade with the slums as a result. (EG MR Mobin the suitcase handler)
Topography- flat ground makes it easy to buy land
Infrastructure-Mumbai has an extensive rail and bus system, and public transport is used for over 75% of all motorized trips in Greater Mumbai. Both rail and bus fares in Mumbai are subsidized.
Built environment-The slums are located next to open sewers and children play amongst sewage water and doctors have to deal with 4,000 cases a day of typhoid
place meaning
an individual or collective perception of space
What does Prince Charles think about sociability in Dharavi
Prince Charles thinks that the people of Dharavi “may be poorer in material wealth but are richer socially”.
Opportunites in Dharavi
SEEP
economic- GDP is one billion per year
social- great sense of community
environmental- 80% of waste is recycled
3 social drawbacks of developing a slum in Dharavi
called vision Mumbai
- housing quality is improved but still poor and usually under 20 m square feet
- 45,000 homes demolished in Dharavi
- 200,000 people were relocated into rural areas and slums may form here
2 economic benefits of developing Dharavi
called vision Mumbai
- may be more attractive for tourists to visit (multiplier effect)
- in 2015 2015, 72 new trains were introduced on Mumbai’s railways causing better connectivity and increasing national GDP
3 social benefits of developing Dharavi
called vision Mumbai
- more people have access to toilets and hot water
- 70,000 people are to be rehomed
- improved education meaning there is more money to be made in the future
example of an outsider
A festival go-er visiting Glastonbury will see it very differently from someone who has lived there for many years
their sense of place will be dominated by the festival itself
whereas the local resident will know what Glastonbury is like for the rest of the year
