Urban Areas In LICs/NEEs

Question 1

What has happened to the number of people living in slums?

Answer 1

Decreased

Question 2

Why is it hard to get the number of people living in slums 100% accurate?

Answer 2

-so overcrowded and children running around everywhere so hard to count
-large populations
-people dying and being born all the time
-lack of gov presence

Question 3

Why is the amount of slums decreasing?

Answer 3

LICs and NEEs are getting more money so they can afford to have less people living in slums

Question 4

Economic facts about Bangalore (India):

Answer 4

• engineers working in space research only get paid 10% of what engineers in uk get paid
• the city is divided and unequal between rich and poor
• the area still has informal workers (non regular jobs which don’t pay tax), especially in the slums

Question 5

Political facts about Bangalore:

Answer 5

• a low tax government policy has attracted big TNCs to Bangalore such as Texas Instruments
• investment in schools by the Indian gov 30 years ago is paying off now
• the government started a policy to have land at the edge of city set aside to create a science park called ‘electronics city’

Question 6

Social facts about Bangalore:

Answer 6

• many poor people forced to live in slums and rubbish dumps or alongside railways
• rural migrants coming to city create a shortage of housing
• less than 50% of people in slums have clean drinking water or electricity
• the city has 200 engineering colleges and many unis

Question 7

Technological facts about Bangalore in India:

Answer 7

• the Indian IT company “infosys” has set up head office here
• the percentage of jobs in IT has decreased
• companies in the knowledge economy (e.g. computer software) have invested in Bangalore from HICs

Question 8

Demographic (population) facts about Bangalore:

Answer 8

• the city has a youthful population (high % under 30) due to large number of migrants
• the city has “population momentum” as migrants are often of child bearing age

Question 9

What does the town of Bangalore have?

Answer 9

A central business district which has modern buildings, main road and markets

Question 10

Why are the unis next to technology parks?

Answer 10

As well educated people can work and get experience at the science park

Question 11

Why are the slums near to companies?

Answer 11

As people want to try and get jobs as these companies… also at the edge as that is where land is available

Question 12

Why are the technology parks near to main roads?

Answer 12

As it is easy access to them