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topic 3 challenges of an urban world Flashcards

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site

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the actual location in relation to physical characteristics

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situation

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the location based on its surroundings and other buildings

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examples of mumbais site

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located on west coast, large waterfront

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examples of mumbais situation

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close to the missle eastern markets and suez canal

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burgess model?

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new cbd

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bandra kurla complex

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where is new cbd

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top of the peninsula

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what is in the inner suburbs

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dharavi, chawls

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what were the outer suburbs built along

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railway lines

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why has industry mived to the outer suburbs

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cheaper land and more workers

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what percent of mumbais pop live in slums

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40%

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reasons for past growth?

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

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reasons for current growth

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

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pull factors

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

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push factors

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crime, poor housing, sanitation,noise,pollution

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where are migrants travelling to and from

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

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what does a large pop do for a country

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creates a large market as people require more services

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past industry:

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secondary such as making cotton and cars

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1980s industry

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a large increase in the servise sector

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present industry

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

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how many tonnes of waste is produced a day in mumbai

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6000-9000 tonnes

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

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85%

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what do recyclers sell

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scar metals and plastics

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how many small scale businesses are there in dharavi

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5000

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negatives of a large informal sector:

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

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challenges mumbai face:

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

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hosuing shortages:

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due to large pop increase

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poor water supply:

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60% or mum pop use communal taps

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negatives of pop increase:

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services and infastructure cannot keep up

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poor waste disposal

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creates more disease and bad water pollution, influences informal sector

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air polllution

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dangerous levels of nitrous oxide causing health issues, asthma

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traffic congestion

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more pollution, more deaths

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poor working conditions

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people work surrounded by no fumes, have no security

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pollution indicator in 2017

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101

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pollution indicator in 2018

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129

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average mumbai salary

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6000$

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common causes of death

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typhoid
malnutrition,

38
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how many toilets per 625 peopel in dharavi

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1

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dharavi pop

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1 million

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why does quality of life vary

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

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why bad infastructure

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

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sustainable cities:

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

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sustainable cities:

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

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how to have a sustainable city

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good public transport
good services
affordable housing

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top down strategies

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large infastructure projects for big cities by government

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top down strategies

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large infastructure projects for big cities by government

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bottom up

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from ngo small projects affecting small communities

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example of top down

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gorai garbage centre closure
mumbai monorail

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examples of bottom up

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sparc toilet blocks
hamara foundation

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sparc toilet blocks

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

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gorai garbage closure

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

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sparc negatives

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

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gorai negatives

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cost 5-6 million$

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mumbai monorail

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created new transport and reduced pollution. cheap tickets

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hamara foundation

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provides education and healthcare for the poorest children

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mega city

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pop of more than 10 mil ppl

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