Urban issues and challenges in LIC's and NEE's Flashcards
What are megacities
A city with over 10 million people living in
Where does the highest percentage of population growth occur
In LIC’s
Causes of urban growth
- Natural increase - difference between number of births and number of deaths
- Migration - movement of people into or out of cities
What is it called that make people move from rural areas to urban areas
Push and Pull factors
What are push factors
things that make people want to leave rural areas
What are pull factors
things that attract people to urban areas and cities
Possible push factors
- unemployment
- lower wages
- poor living conditions
- few facilities
- poor health and education services
- natural disaster
- civil war
Possible pull factors
- more jobs
- higher wages
- better living conditions
- better health and education services
- better facilities
What opportunities do people think Mumbai have to offer
social - better housing and services e.g. healthcare and education
economic - more jobs and higher wages
environmental - better living conditions with a safer conditions
What challenges do people have to face when they move to Mumbai
social - poor housing conditions and crime
economic - low wages or unemployment
environmental - polluted drinking water and lack of sanitation
Due to rapid rural to urban migration what has developed in India, Mumbai
Squatter settlements such as Dharavi
How many people live in the squatter settlement, Dharavi
over 1 million people
What characteristics does Dharavi have
- overcrowded and noisy
- Lack of sanitation and clean water
- open sewers
- Pollution and diseases are common
- houses are made from cardboard, wood, plastic sheets
- people employed mainly in the informal sector
How can squatter settlements be improved
By urban planning
What is the plan called to improve Dharavi
Vision Mumbai
