Urbanisation in Mumbai

Question 1

when and why did urbanisation take place

Answer 1

urbanised over past 60 years and rapidly from origins of fishing village
fishing village became port region - developed major port by Britain (viewed as ‘gateway to India’)
around port became industrialised (processing goods and handling imports)
variety of services grew around port even after British left
population grew quickly (around 21 million today)
boosting economy meant people came for jobs
slum dwellers became problem

Question 2

How has physical environment influenced growth of the city - port

Answer 2

on west side of India (easily accessible through Suez Canal) meaning more trade

Question 3

Physical environment influencing growth of city - peninsula

Answer 3

protect port (Arabian sea) with growth focused on southern top
restricts growth of urban area
Salsette island - more land to allow for growth of urban area
new city created on other side of peninsula (Navi Mumbai) - connected to Mumbai by bridge

Question 4

positive impacts of urbanisation

Answer 4

led to booming economy
migrants come for job opportunities in expanding industries, financial institutions and administration

Question 5

Negative impacts

Answer 5

slum dwellers make up high proportion of population
creating problems for people and planners

Question 6

role in global and regional economies

Answer 6

megacity
world city - holds significant global importance (Alpha)
highest number of million and billionnaires among all Indian cities
regionally important - financial capital of India and receives 40% of foreign aid