topic 3 challenges of an urban world

Question 1

site

Answer 1

the actual location in relation to physical characteristics

Question 2

situation

Answer 2

the location based on its surroundings and other buildings

Question 3

examples of mumbais site

Answer 3

located on west coast, large waterfront

Question 4

examples of mumbais situation

Answer 4

close to the missle eastern markets and suez canal

Question 5

burgess model?

Answer 5

Question 6

new cbd

Answer 6

bandra kurla complex

Question 7

where is new cbd

Answer 7

top of the peninsula

Question 8

what is in the inner suburbs

Answer 8

dharavi, chawls

Question 9

what were the outer suburbs built along

Answer 9

railway lines

Question 10

why has industry mived to the outer suburbs

Answer 10

cheaper land and more workers

Question 11

what percent of mumbais pop live in slums

Answer 11

40%

Question 12

reasons for past growth?

Answer 12

bombay had a deep port, gateway to india, in the 14th century portugese captured it and established trading centres

Question 13

reasons for current growth

Answer 13

1000 migrants a day, hyper urbanisation, natural increase, rural to urban migration

Question 14

pull factors

Answer 14

Job opportunities, education, healthcare, connectivity, infastructure, entertainment

Question 15

push factors

Answer 15

crime, poor housing, sanitation,noise,pollution

Question 16

where are migrants travelling to and from

Answer 16

small towns and poorer areas to the larger cities mostly Mumbai and dehli

Question 17

what does a large pop do for a country

Answer 17

creates a large market as people require more services

Question 18

past industry:

Answer 18

secondary such as making cotton and cars

Question 19

1980s industry

Answer 19

a large increase in the servise sector

Question 20

present industry

Answer 20

globalisation has seen companies suh as dell and microsoft set up more jobs in the service sector.

Question 21

how many tonnes of waste is produced a day in mumbai

Answer 21

6000-9000 tonnes

Question 22

how much of the waste in mumbai is recycled by dharavi residents

Answer 22

85%

Question 23

what do recyclers sell

Answer 23

scar metals and plastics

Question 24

how many small scale businesses are there in dharavi

Answer 24

5000

Question 25

negatives of a large informal sector:

Answer 25

no taxes being collected so no government investment services stretched tncs leave as there is poor infastructure government reduces taxes

Question 26

challenges mumbai face:

Answer 26

housing shortages slums poor waste disposal poor acess to services bad traffic poor worker conditions poor water suply

Question 27

hosuing shortages:

Answer 27

due to large pop increase

Question 28

poor water supply:

Answer 28

60% or mum pop use communal taps

Question 29

negatives of pop increase:

Answer 29

services and infastructure cannot keep up

Question 30

poor waste disposal

Answer 30

creates more disease and bad water pollution, influences informal sector

Question 31

air polllution

Answer 31

dangerous levels of nitrous oxide causing health issues, asthma

Question 32

traffic congestion

Answer 32

more pollution, more deaths

Question 33

poor working conditions

Answer 33

people work surrounded by no fumes, have no security

Question 34

pollution indicator in 2017

Answer 34

101

Question 35

pollution indicator in 2018

Answer 35

129

Question 36

average mumbai salary

Answer 36

6000$

Question 37

common causes of death

Answer 37

typhoid malnutrition,

Question 38

how many toilets per 625 peopel in dharavi

Answer 38

1

Question 39

dharavi pop

Answer 39

1 million

Question 40

why does quality of life vary

Answer 40

high house prices,low salatries, no affordable housing, corruption,no apartment renovation

Question 41

why bad infastructure

Answer 41

takes time to implement, cannot keep up with growth, money spent on other things

Question 42

sustainable cities:

Answer 42

provides good quality of life without sabotaging the future of the city

Question 43

sustainable cities:

Answer 43

provides good quality of life without sabotaging the future of the city

Question 44

how to have a sustainable city

Answer 44

good public transport good services affordable housing

Question 45

top down strategies

Answer 45

large infastructure projects for big cities by government

Question 46

top down strategies

Answer 46

large infastructure projects for big cities by government

Question 47

bottom up

Answer 47

from ngo small projects affecting small communities

Question 48

example of top down

Answer 48

gorai garbage centre closure mumbai monorail

Question 49

examples of bottom up

Answer 49

sparc toilet blocks hamara foundation

Question 50

sparc toilet blocks

Answer 50

sparc made public toilets affordable for families that are better than government toilets. improved slum settlements

Question 51

gorai garbage closure

Answer 51

changed and closed into a green area which helped reduces carbon emissions and global footprints

Question 52

sparc negatives

Answer 52

still need to build many more toilets to have a vast impact

Question 53

gorai negatives

Answer 53

cost 5-6 million$

Question 54

mumbai monorail

Answer 54

created new transport and reduced pollution. cheap tickets

Question 55

hamara foundation

Answer 55

provides education and healthcare for the poorest children

Question 56

mega city

Answer 56

pop of more than 10 mil ppl