World Cities Flashcards
What is a millionaire city?
A city with over 1 million people
What is a mega city
A city with over 10 million people
What is a world city
A city that acts as a major centre for finance, politics, research, publishing and other associated activities with a national impact
What is meant by the term urban?
An area with characteristics of a town or city
What is the GDP of New York?
$7 billion
What percentage of new Yorks population have a diploma or higher education?
70%
What are the 5 boroughs of New York?
1) Manhattan
2) The Bronx
3) Queens
4) staten Island
5) Brooklyn
Where are the JP Morgan and Tiffany and co headquarters situated?
New York
What is the population of Mumbai?
14 million
What is the population of Dharavi?
1 million
What percentage of houses in Dharavi have 5/6 people per room?
77%
How many people share 1 communal toilet in Dharavi?
500
How many cases of water borne diseases come from Dharavi everyday?
3,000
What percentage of Dharavi work locally?
85%
How much money does Dharavi slum make every year?
Up to $1billion. Most entrepreneurial slum in the world!
In 1995 the slum sanitation programme provided how many toilets in Dharavi?
330
How much did vision Mumbai cost?
2.4million
How many of the cooperations dropped out of vision Mumbai in 2009?
4/19
How many houses were destroyed in 2007 due to vision Mumbai?
45,000
In 2011 huge violence broke out in Dharavi when developers tryed to evict how many families?
45
What is the population of Cairo?
12.5 million
How many new citizens turn up to Cairo?
1 million every 8 months
What did the German development arm GTZ do in Cairo?
Fitted sewer system and access to clean water, other private investors also provided solar panels and wind turbines
How many people now live in Sadat city?
150,000, which is less than most rural areas