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Mumbai And Birmingham Flashcards

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1
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What proportion of people live in cities?

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Over 50%

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2
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How much did uk cities grow between 1830 and 1890

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10%

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3
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How many people per square kilometre in Dharavi

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Almost 400000

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4
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How many cases of diarrhoea, diphtheria and typhoid are reported daily in India/Mumbai

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4000

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5
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What’s the student population of Birmingham?

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78000 in 2011

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6
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How many people per square kilometre in B’ham?

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5000

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7
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What % of people in Birmingham pop are born outside the uk

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22%

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8
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What’s the population of Birmingham

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1.1 million

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9
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What amount of Birmingham is covered in park land

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3500ha

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10
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What % fo Birmingham pop are under 45

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66%

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11
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How many jobs were lost in Longbridge?

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5900

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12
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What % of Birmingham live in most deprived areas (sparkbrook)

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40%

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13
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Whats the recycle rate in Birmingham

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30%

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14
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How much is being invested into Birmingham for energy efficiency

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£59 mil

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15
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What’s the population of Mumbai

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18.5 mil

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16
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What % of India’s factory work occurs in Mumbai

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10%

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17
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What % of India’s foreign trade occurs in Mumbai

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40%

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18
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Annual turnover of informal industries in Mumbai

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$1 bil

19
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How many people per toilet in Mumbai

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600

20
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What does spark stand for

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Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres

21
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How much money is invested in the 7 year plan and what is it

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$2 bil - 14 storey high rise apartments

22
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Average income in Mumbai

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$ 2845

23
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Average income in Birmingham

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£25067

24
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Population of Dharavi

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870000

25
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Trends in urbanisation

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Developed countries: industrialisation
Developing: push - green rev = loss of rural jobs/pull - better jobs, healthcare, education
Natural: high birth rate/falling death rate -poor sex Ed/ contraception not widely available

26
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Why urbanisation levels vary

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Physical: flat land = infrastructure
Historical: industrial rev 1801 only London pop over 100000 1901 -33
Economic: increase in tert/quaternary - good transport - communication links
Politics: London - government - encourage growth

27
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Effects of urbanisation

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Slums - Dharavi 
Air,noise, water pollution - disease
Investment increase - renewable e
Gap between rich and poor increases 
More developing countries
28
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Describe city structure of Birmingham

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CBD: economic activity - bull ring
Inner city: slums/terraced housing, young pros/ factory workers - sparkbrook
Suburbs: detached and large gardens families - edgebaston
Rural urban fringe: new homes, cheaper land, green belt/ retail centres

29
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Reasons for national migration

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Moving in : increased investment- more jobs - more students

Moving out : elderly for retirement

30
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Reasons for international migration

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Shortage of workers from Asia

Fleeing conflict

31
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Housing demand in Birmingham risen by how much

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5000

32
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Impacts of migration

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Multiculturalism 
Housing demand increase 
Pressure on key services-language
Ethnic communities 
Younger pop
33
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Causes of deindustrialisation

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Transport - aerospace tech-compete with abroad-outsourcing
Tech advances- can operate all over the world
Globalisation - greater comp from abroad due to above
De-centralisation - inner City went into decline

34
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Impacts of deindustrialisation

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Unemployment-5900 jobs lost and longbridge 
lower family incomes 
Anti-social behaviour 
Brownfield sites
Contaminated land
Depopulation
35
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Describe changes in retail

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Decentralisation of retailing

36
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Causes of changes in retail

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Increased car ownership 
Cheaper land - larger retail outlets
Suburbanisation of people
Better shopping experience 
Internet shopping
37
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Impact of changes in retail

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Decline of city centre and deindustrialisation 90-95 CBD fell by 12%
Redevelopment of city centre- bull ring

38
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Describe economic change

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Movement from secondary to tertiary industry

Causes unequal society - 40% most deprived areas

39
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Methods of making urban living more sustainable

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Improve access to services 
Youth promise - employment do 14-25
Birmingham Ed partnership- recruit and retrain teachers
Bus lanes 
Improve energy efficiency
40
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Describe city structure of Mumbai

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CBD- office blocks - Mumbai city island
Inner city - slums -Dharavi
Suburbs - infrastructure route - salsette
Rural urban fringe- new towns - navi

41
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Effects of rapid urbanisation on Mumbai

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Housing shortage- slums
Under employment
Pollution - landfill site - unsafe
Inadequate service - sanitation and waste collection

42
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Differences in quality of life

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Services, investment and jobs
Birmingham: suburbs - edgbaston - low crime rate, more services, low pollution :inner city - sparkbrook - concerns over crime, rubbish and less green space
Mumbai: has the most expensive house and 28/100 billionaires and lots of slums

43
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Top up vs bottom down

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TU : large scale, political support- 7 year plan - improved services - local people lose their sense of community and industries destroyed - focused on economic need and could add to inequality
BD : local people decide- site and service - locals given materials to improve their house - sparc - permanent housing, toilets, empower women

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