Mumbai and urbanisation Flashcards
Name 2 problems linked with population growth
Emplyment conditions and housing shortages
What is an informal economy
No contracts, no employment rights and no regular wage, often cash in hand
How does life vary in Mumbai
There are people moving to Mumbai with little money, leading to them living in slums with large families sleeping in a single room, literacy rate is at 69% and there are little job opportunitues, whereas others who have worked their way up have high paying jobs, live in the top apartments with a lot of disposable income and one about per bedroom
What is vision Mumbai
The plan to demolish slums and dharavi, and provide cheaper housing, improve water, sanitation and health care and improve transport
How do you calculate percentage increase?
Change/ original x 100
Make two top down strategies in mumbai
Gorai garbage site closure project and the Mumbai monorail
Name two bottom up strategies
SPARK and community toilet blocks (800) and Agora micro finance India
What is a mega city
A city with a population of over 10000
