Nature And Impact Of Physical Environental Conditions In Mumbai Flashcards

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Urban pollution

Cause

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Mumbai has 100,000 cars

Limited investments in rapid public systems

Air pollution worsened as car ownership increased 57% in 8 years

Nitric oxide pollution is 3X the legal limit

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Impact of urban pollution in urban places

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Pollution levels dangerously health (3X legal limit)

Dangerous health issues but no data for it

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How is urban pollution being managed

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No specific strategies

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Urban drainage causes

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High rainfall- monsoon - eg 944mm in July 2005

Mumbai drainage system struggles to cope and flooding results

Worse as city expands- impermeable surfaces

Impacts on climate change

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Impacts of urban drainage

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Electricity, water supply and communication networks are all shut down in time of severe flooding

In 2005- 400 died, 10,000 homes were destroyed

The total repair bill was around 1.2 billion

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Management of urban drainage

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Mithi river been widened and deepened as part of Greater Mumbai disaster management plan

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Urban waste problems

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Mumbai produces 11,000 cubic metres tonnes of rubbish a day

No official refuge system

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Impacts of urban waste

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Landfill sites overflowing

Rag pickers- respiratory problems and child labour

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Management of urban waste

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Ragpickers- recycle 80%

Not socially sustainable

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Urban climate problem

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Tropical climate

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