Urban Issues Flashcards

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1
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Where is daharavi located and what is it

A

Mumbai
Slum

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2
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How many people are crammed into one square mile in the slum

A

1 million

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3
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What is a social challenge of living in the slum

A

500 people share 1 toilet
People sleep in factories

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4
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What is an economic opportunity in the slums

A

85% employed
High land value

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5
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What is the slum sanitation project

A

Building toilet facilities in the slums

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6
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What is the slum rehabilitation project

A

Redevelop the slums

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7
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Why is the rehabilitation project bad

A

Breaks up community in the slums

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8
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Why are green roofs good

A

Solve habitat loss
Absorb rainwater

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9
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What did the Olympic park solve in London

A

Unemployment

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10
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How was the queen Elizabeth Olympic park regenerated

A

500 acres of polluted land before

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11
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What does the Olympic park stradle

A

Stratford, Newham, tower hamlets and hackney wick

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12
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What is greenfield site

A

undeveloped land or rural area used for agriculture

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13
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What is a brownfield site

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Previously developed land which is or was occupied by a permanent building

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14
Q

Where is Mumbai located

A

west India on the Arabian sea

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15
Q

How many people commute to Mumbai every day

A

3 million

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16
Q

What makes people move from rural maharasta to Mumbai

A

Drought meaning people won’t have food and watsr

17
Q

What is a challenge of living in daharavis slums

A

Corruption is common
1/3 are victims of crime

18
Q

What attracts people to Mumbai

A

Best city transport system in India