Urban BK 3 - Case Studies(London + Mumbai)

Question 1

how culturally diverse is london, and what percentage of its population is not white

Answer 1

very culturally diverse, over 50% are not white

Question 2

how does cultural diversity vary between london boroughs and give examples

Answer 2

differs between london boroughs, Brent over 60% of pop are not white british, but in Havering only 16% are not white british

Question 3

what’s two issues with cultural diversity in london

Answer 3

-can put extra pressure on already stretched services in urban areas, e.g language lessons local authorities have tried to set up
-self and social segregation, more affluent people may cause increase in house prices, or immigrants wanting to be close to specialist functions

Question 4

what’s an issue with housing in london

Answer 4

- alot of inner city areas have gone through major gentrification, creates mkre home but can force locals out
- houses can be become too unaffordable

Question 5

what’s one way the housing issue in London is being solved

Answer 5

Sadiq Khan plans to build more affordable homes within london, allowing less affluent people to stay in gentrified areas

Question 6

how’s the thames gateway attempting to tackle housing issues

Answer 6

tackling it in south east london, to provide around 120,000 homes by 2016, supported by the government
e.g Ebbsfleet valley has gotten planning permission for over 25,000 homes by 2026

Question 7

how’s the olympic village in London helping to tackle the housing problem

Answer 7

provides affordable and quality homes, that meet sustainability standards e.g solar panels

Question 8

how does the olympic village in london help create new services

Answer 8

2 x 50m swimming pools
4 indoor arenas
velo park
hockey centre
sports stadia
new transport
schools
family health services
university (stratford)

Question 9

how’s the thames gateway project helping to create new services

Answer 9

a new rail link from Canary Wharf to Maidenhead, to West London to Heathrow etc
creates new jobs and transfers between other major cities

Question 10

what percentage of londoners live in poverty

Answer 10

25%

Question 11

why has the wage and economic gap widened since 1980s

Answer 11

low wage jobs and in some areas very few jobs

Question 12

what’s the average income in chelsea compared to Newham

Answer 12

chelsea=130,000
newham=>35,000

Question 13

what’s two ways london is tackling economic inequality

Answer 13

-olympic games village have 70,000+ jobs in Stratford, urban regeneration through Thames gateway will create 20,000 by 2020
-Canary Wharf is home to the main economic driver of the Thames Gateway, already employs 90,000+ people and set to employ 100,000+ by 2016

Question 14

what’s the biggest waste problem in london

Answer 14

the disposal of solid waste and land dereliction in the inner city

Question 15

how’s londons waste collected and disposed of

Answer 15

collected daily by 500 collection vehicles, then transported to 18 landfill sites, 2 incinerators, 23 recycling centres, 2 compost centres and 2 energy from waste plants

Question 16

how much municipal household waste did london create in 2005, compared to predictions in 2025

Answer 16

2005= 4.4 million tonnes
2025= 6.5 million tonnes

Question 17

describe what’s going on with the thames tide way tunnel project

Answer 17

a 25km long, 65m deep sewage tunnel being constructed to upgrade london a sewage system, as it’s struggling to
cope with its 1800s pipes

Question 18

what’s traffic congestion like in london and what’s being done to tackle this

Answer 18

very high traffic congestion issues, the mayors ultra low emission zone

Question 19

why has the inner city of london has been affected by dereliction from deindustrialisation

Answer 19

mostly decline in docks and factory closes in innned london

Question 20

what area in london is being affected the most by dereliction

Answer 20

Lower Lea Valley,

Question 21

how’s lower lea valley being affected by dereliction

Answer 21

contains 4% of all inner londoners brown filed sites, which is unattractive to developers

Question 22

what’s Mumbais cultural diversity like

Answer 22

-mixed religions throughout the city, although Hindu is the most practiced
-very culturally diverse, many different cuisines, languages, food, arts and festivals etc
-very big on street foods and festivals

Question 23

how much of Mumbais population live in slums

Answer 23

more than half the population, built on derelict land, cramped, poorly built, little water supply etc

Question 24

what’s Dharavi

Answer 24

Biggest slum in Asia, home to 600,000+

Question 25

how many of India’s millionaires live in mumbai

Answer 25

over 1/4

Question 26

what will residents that have been living in Dharavi since 1995 receive

Answer 26

housing in new blocks that are being built

Question 27

what percentage of slum dwellers have access to public healthcare

Answer 27

30%

Question 28

what’s the infant mortality rate in mumbai

Answer 28

26 deaths in 100 babies

Question 29

what’s education services and literacy rates like in mumbai

Answer 29

poor education services they are very limited, the literacy rates in slums are 60% this is huge inequality

Question 30

what’s one way service issues are being managed in mumbai

Answer 30

2004 saw a Dharavi regeneration project, planning to build new apartments, hospitals, education and sewage systems

Question 31

what are opportunities like for women in slums

Answer 31

a major lack of opportunities for women in slums, have little qualifications and little jobs available , many have to turn to prostitution

Question 32

what’s racism like in mumbai

Answer 32

major racial inequalities especially african migrants, they struggle to find jobs and homes

Question 33

how’s inequality being tackled in Mumbai

Answer 33

The Dharavi redevelopment project, where the slim divided into 5 sections so each has housings, healthcare, schools and recreation

Question 34

how do people dispose of waste in slums in mumbai

Answer 34

-more waste being produced bc of increasing population, people throw waste in streets or can make profit by collecting recyclable waste and selling it for profit
-some places burn their waste, such as in Chembur

Question 35

what percentage of deaths does air pollution cause in Chembur

Answer 35

25%

Question 36

what’s one way waste issues is being tackled in Mumbai

Answer 36

Clean up Mumbai Campaign, cleaning up the streets form litter and educating residents and shopkeepers of how to properly dispose of waste

Question 37

what’s water supply dependent on in mumbai

Answer 37

monsoon rains, otherwise known as intense rainfall

Question 38

what happens when mumbai doesn’t get rain

Answer 38

water has to be rationed, this isn’t sustainable as the population is increasing

Question 39

what does lack of sewage or toilets in slums cause

Answer 39

the spread of illness such as cholera or hepatitis

Question 40

how’s water supply being managed in mumbai

Answer 40

authorities have made rainwater harvesting systems, compulsory on new residential buildings on plots larger than 300m

Question 41

why’s air pollution increasing in mumbai

Answer 41

roads carry millions of cars each day causing congestion and increasing air pollution, rubbish is burnt which increases this too

Question 42

what’s one way air pollution is being managed in Mumbai

Answer 42

Mumbais public transport systems has been upgraded, aiming to improve air quality, the world bank provided 1 billion in 2012 to upgrade roads, rain and buying fuel efficient buses