Urban Issue

Question 1

urbanisation

Answer 1

people moving from rural area to towns and cities

Question 2

HICs

Answer 2

Countries with a GNI $12,746 or over (Japan, US,UK)

Question 3

LICs

Answer 3

Countries with a GNI lower than $1045 (Chad, Tanzania)

Question 4

NEE

Answer 4

Country that begun experiencing high rates of economic development

Question 5

GNI

Answer 5

the total economic activity of goods and services per capita (per head)

Question 6

population of Mumbai

Answer 6

20.1 million

Question 7

National importance of Mumbai

Answer 7

1/3 of all taxes come from Mumbai
70% of maritime trade nationally
25% of industrial output
60% from trade

Question 8

Factors effecting urbanization

Answer 8

1)Migration
2)National increase
3)Location
4)Economic development/ quality of life

Question 9

Three types of mega cities

Answer 9

Slow growing- Tokyo, Moscow, LA
Growing- Beijing, Rio, Shanghai
Rapid growing- Mumbai, Jakarta, Lagos

Question 10

Pull factors to Mumbai

Answer 10

More employment
Higher income
Education
Healthcare
Community

Question 11

Informal economy

Answer 11

work done without government officially knowing therefore no taxes. Common in lower income countries

Question 12

Population of Dharavi

Answer 12

1.2 million 55% of people in 6% of the land

Question 13

Dharavi annual income

Answer 13

665 million from recycling annually
10,000 single room businesses
85% or people have a job
£350 million in profits a year

Question 14

Average life expectancy in Dharavi

Answer 14

60 years

Question 15

Violent crimes in mumbai

Answer 15

murder and rape increasing
Kidnapping evening out/ decreasing
overall crime rate going down

Question 16

location of Dharavi

Answer 16

Between two railway lines on the Mithi river

Question 17

Where does recycling take place in Dharavi

Answer 17

Sana Ullah compound is the biggest area of recycling

Question 18

social

Answer 18

relating to people and/ or community

Question 19

Quality of life

Answer 19

the standard of health comfort and happiness experienced by an individual or group ( not always link to wealth)

Question 20

literacy rate of Mumbai

Answer 20

89.73%
Maharashtra being 77.01%

Question 21

ratio of schools to children

Answer 21

primary=1188:500,000
secondary=49:50,000

Question 22

how man hospitals does Mumbai have

Answer 22

27 (20.1 million people)
with nearby Andra Pradesh having only 17 despite having a larger population (49,506,799)

Question 23

ratio of people to toilet

Answer 23

1:2352

Question 24

Common ilnesses in the slums due to poor sanitation

Answer 24

Typhoid and Diphtheria 1 in 20 people have used the street as a toilet and 4000 people are diagnosed each day

Question 25

why is asthma and lung disease high

Answer 25

Air pollution due to excess traffic and outdated vehicles means that levels of PM10 (particles that cause asthma) are dangerously high(2400 people die each year due to lung disease in Mumbai)

Question 26

scheme to prevent air pollution

Answer 26

a new railway line(32.5% underground so less space) and real time traffic adjustment

Question 27

scheme to prevent bad sanitation and waste management

Answer 27

5100 toilets are being constructed 80% of waste recycled actually important to economy

Question 28

scheme to prevent water pollution

Answer 28

Mithi river project aims to widen river to prevent flooding and they are building toilets to prevent toxic waste

Question 29

Vision Mumbai

Answer 29

want to demolish slum area to a place full of high end malls, parks and apartments plans to reduce air and water pollution and restore 325 gree space Would improve sanitation- 3000 new toilets In it for the profit

Question 30

Slum sanitation project

Answer 30

300 toilet blocks with over 5100 toilets

Question 31

Resettlement schemes

Answer 31

moves people from near the railway to areas where they can access new housing with good sanitation and close to local businesses

Question 32

Self help schemes

Answer 32

Micro credit schemes mean companies give slum dwellers the ability to take small loans Companies have to take initiative though because it has to come from a grassroots level