Mumbai Case Study Flashcards
What is the regional importance of Mumbai?
40% income goes to the Mahashatra state
Hi-tech industries
Online banking
What is the national importance of Mumbai?
The largest densest city
$310 billion
70% of India’s trade
33% income tax
what is the global importance of Mumbai?
Highest foreign trade
International companies
Walt Disney, Volkswagen
what are the pull factors of Mumbai?
Educational opportunities in universities and schools
Improved healthcare
Friends and family living there
Job opportunities
Better salary
What are the push factors of mumbai?
Basic education only
Agriculture or farming
Natural hazards
low pay
Younger people struggling Q
what are the challenges of Mumbai?
Squatter settlements
Dharavi slums
1.2 m people living in slums
Water for 2 hours
Sewage waste
Diseases
Life span under 60 years
Open sewers
what is a mega city?
A city with a population of over 10 million people
what is rural to urban migration?
When people move from the countryside to the city
What was the land at the Ravi in Mumbai previously used for?
A rubbish tip
What is planned to replace the squatter housing in Dharavi?
High-quality high-rise block of flats
What are environmental effects of Mumbai?
The green space in the city decreases as squatter settlements are built
Pollution increases with more people and water pollution
What is informal economy?
It’s when the state doesn’t register or record certain businesses so the businesses are actually illegal.
Where is the CBD?
In the city centre where its used for houses, flats, transport, offices, factories, warehouses, parks
What is a chloropleth map?
Its a map which uses differences in shading to indicate the average of a particular quantity in those areas such as urbanisation
What are 3 reasons for counter urbanisation?
People find rural areas quieter
Houses are cheaper
Pollution
