Urban growth of Bengaluru Flashcards

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What are the political processes leading to urban growth in Bengaluru?

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. Land set aside for high-tech business park
. Low taxes, relaxed licensing laws
. Government investment tackles urban problems eg. transport

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What are the economic processes leading to urban growth in Bengaluru?

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. Largest job creating city in India
. Growth of informal sector to meet the needs of high-tech and corporate workforce.
. Capital of aeronautical, automotive, biotechnology, electronics and defense industries.

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What are the social processes leading to urban growth in Bengaluru?

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. Urban growth adding pressure on housing

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What are the technological processes leading to urban growth in Bengaluru?

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. Colleges and universities provide highly skilled and relatively cheap workforce
. Overseas companies have been pulled into the city.

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Where in Bengaluru?

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South of India

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Reasons of Bengalurus growth.

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. has the 3rd busiest airport
.they had set up land for a high tech business park.

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What did Bengaluru use to be in the early 1970s?

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a small, sustainable green city

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Whats the name of bengalurus’ high tech business park?

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Electronics city.

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What was Bengalurus’ population in 2015?

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10.8, which is double what it was in 2001.

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How much has the vegetation decreased since the urban growth?

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by 66%

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