Mumbai Flashcards
Mumbais site
Mumbai Is an island, most of which is just above sea level. It is a deep-water estuary. ➔Makes it ideal for a port.
Mumbais situation
India’s second biggest port – 10km waterfront. On India’s west coast so good access to Europe through Suez Canal.
What is Mumbais structure
CBD is near to the tip as it grew around its port.
Industrial areas and wealthy suburbs are in the inner city.
Middle/low income areas are in older parts of the city further from the CBD
The poorest 60% live in slums / informal housing.
There are thousands who live on the streets.
How many migrants does Mumbai have?
1000 every day
How much has it expanded by?
68km^2 to 600km^2
How is land use changing?
Services (e.g. banking / finance / IT and call centres)
Manufacturing
Construction
Entertainment and leisure (e.g. Bollywood).
What are the main reasons for growth?
Rural to urban migration. People move for jobs / education / entertainment and higher wages.
Natural increase. Migrants are often young, and then start families. Growth is 1.4% per year.
How much does the informal economy add?
Adds $1 billion to Mumbais GDP
What are the challenges Mumbai faces?
Housing shortages and slum development
Water supply and waste disposal
Air pollution and traffic.
3500 people die per year on trains.
Top down for Mumbai
Vision mumbai
Did vision Mumbai work?
By 2007 200,000 people were moved. Piped water and sewerage systems added.
72 new trains introduced.
People of Dharavi didn’t like the changes.
Many prefer slum improvement to demolition.
Rents have increased
What did vision Mumbai aim to do?
Aimed to demolish dharavi.
Improved transport by road and rail
Building 1 million low cost homes
Bottom up in Mumbai
LSS
What does LSS do
Detects skin diseases. Sets up skin clinics
Cut leprosy from 4000 cases to 219
What community work does LSS do?
- Do theatre to teach communities about health
- Teaches people to improve sanitation (hygiene) like boiling
drinking water, and washing hands.
