Urban places - Mega city

Question 1

Nature of world cities

Answer 1

Mega cities inhabit over 10 million people, a direct result of immense urbanisation and consist of a developing state, ee.g. mexico city, mumbai..

Question 2

character of world cities

Answer 2

Mega cities are chracterised by lack of stable structural basis in all factors such as governance, economy or physical infrastructure itself.
- lack of housing
- inadequate water and power supply
- poor infrastructure
- social and health issues
- employment issues

Question 3

spatial distribution

Answer 3

Most located within the developing world, as the developing world characterised by similar features.

Question 4

Housing

Answer 4

• high population is a large factor influencing demand for housing in mega cities, due to instabilities comes inability for national market or government investment within housing.
• Creation of makeshift housing comes heightened with risk, such as 41% of housing in mumbai being slums

Question 5

Water and power supply

Answer 5

Accessing water in slums or unstable regions is difficult, especially with no government intervention to supply, and power supply can be restricted due to land ownership and government assistance.

Question 6

Traffic infrastructure

Answer 6

• high and dense populace leads to extreme demand for transportation whether private or public.
• Further problem with instability with routes or means of transport, leading to highly dense and slow traffic complications.

Question 7

sanitation services

Answer 7

• Waste disposal and ability to reinforce sanitary is a high issue, waste culminates rapidly as a result
• waste disposal becomes an environment for pest and disease to take root, as well as pollution and carbon emission.

Question 8

Employment

Answer 8

• Inability for individuals to reinforce sanitary means is high issue for mega cities unwilling to provide for populace, brewing informal economy.
• Informal economy contributes to an extent national instability, an economy exempt of regulation or control.

Question 9

Other social issues

Answer 9

1. lack of education
2. crime rates
3. disease

Question 10

Self-help projects

Answer 10

• Community organised empowerment programs to fix problems relating to them. Can be government sponsored.

Question 11

Community self-governing

Answer 11

• citizens taking control of their own affairs, creating et solutions free of government control or authority.

Question 12

Cooperation from Non-government organisations (NGOs)

Answer 12

• Help challenges of mega cities by providing assistance, money and resources, generally based in wealthier countries.
• UNICEF is an example

Question 13

Urban protest

Answer 13

• people protesting for change

Question 14

operation of informal economies

Answer 14

Refers to creation of employment opportunities outside of government control, regulation, taxation and observation.

Question 15

Government intervention

Answer 15

Direct government intervening.