Suburbanisation - Mumbai

Question 1

Why has suburbanisation occurred in Mumbai?

Answer 1

Due to an increase in road and rail links, as well as the growth of residential areas and new industrial areas, northwards and eastwards.

Question 2

What happened in Mumbai in the 1930/40s that resulted in suburbanisation?

Answer 2

The rise of Shivaji Park area, Matunga and Mahim as the outlying suburbs.

Question 3

What happened in the 1960s that caused suburbanisation in Mumbai?

Answer 3

Inner suburbs in Southern Salsette and Chembur-Trombay has emerged

Question 4

What happened in the 1970s which caused suburbanisation to occur in Mumbai?

Answer 4

Assimilation of the ‘extended suburbs’ beyond Vile-Parle and Ghatkopar

Question 5

What caused suburbanisation in Mumbai?

Answer 5

1) The northwards movement along rail and road corridors.
2) The areas around these communication links developed.
3) These areas extend outwards and can involve reclaiming land next to creeks and mangrove

Question 6

What are the consequences of suburbanisation on Mumbai?

Answer 6

1) People are economically stratified into those that can afford better housing and those that cannot, rather than historical caste, religious or linguistic stratifications.
2) Less than a third of the population of Mumbai lives in the ‘island’ city
3) The centre of density of population has shifted from the island city well into suburban Salhette
4) The commuter traffic has changed. Rather than being just one way into the CBD in the south of the city in the mornings there is an increasing movement of people in the opposite direction. Increasing industrialisation of the suburbs is increasing this movement