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Urban Issue Flashcards

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urbanisation

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people moving from rural area to towns and cities

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HICs

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

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LICs

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

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NEE

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Country that begun experiencing high rates of economic development

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GNI

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

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population of Mumbai

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20.1 million

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National importance of Mumbai

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

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Factors effecting urbanization

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

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Three types of mega cities

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

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Pull factors to Mumbai

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More employment
Higher income
Education
Healthcare
Community

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Informal economy

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

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Population of Dharavi

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

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Dharavi annual income

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

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Average life expectancy in Dharavi

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60 years

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Violent crimes in mumbai

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

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location of Dharavi

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Between two railway lines on the Mithi river

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Where does recycling take place in Dharavi

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Sana Ullah compound is the biggest area of recycling

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social

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relating to people and/ or community

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Quality of life

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

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literacy rate of Mumbai

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89.73%
Maharashtra being 77.01%

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ratio of schools to children

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

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how man hospitals does Mumbai have

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

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ratio of people to toilet

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1:2352

24
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Common ilnesses in the slums due to poor sanitation

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

25
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why is asthma and lung disease high

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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)

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scheme to prevent air pollution

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

27
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scheme to prevent bad sanitation and waste management

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

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scheme to prevent water pollution

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

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Vision Mumbai

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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

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Slum sanitation project

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300 toilet blocks with over 5100 toilets

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Resettlement schemes

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

32
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Self help schemes

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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

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