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Urbanisation
Mumbai
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Two Bottom-up strategies in Mumbai
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Two Top-down strategies in Mumbai
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Challenges caused by population growth
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What is the site of Mumbai?
Neighbours
Pakistan
,
Bengal.
Is close to a
harbour
in the
Arabian
Sea.
West
coast of
India
facing
international
markets
What is the situation of Mumbai?
It was a
small fishing village
with an
accessible container port
How is Mumbai connected to other
areas
extensive road
and
rail
networks
Has a
harbour
which can
easily
be
travelled
to
What is in the
CBD
of Mumbai?
Old ports
, old
banking sector
, HQs of
companies
- Bank of India, Cadbury India, Cadbury, Microsoft India- expensive housing
What is in the inner suburbs and outer suburbs of Mumbai?
Houses
for
workers
,
squatter settlements
as land is
cheaper
,
Railway
lines, new
industrial
areas
What is in the rural urban fringe of Mumbai?
Not many
buildings
,
river estuaries
,
marshland
that
floods
quickly
Mumbai has grown
12
times in the past
100
years
Why has Mumbais population grown?
large
families
and high
birth rates 3/4
of population
rural
to
urban
migration due to better opportunities
international migration, foreign investments as services outsource
Where are settlements found and why?
Near
the
city
centre as people cannot afford to
travel
Economic challenges of managing the megacity
Middle class
commute
which causes
congestion
that
slows
the
economy
Political challenges of managing the megacity
squatter settlements
can be moved and cause them to be unable to reach
work
Opportunities of those in the megacity
-access to
jobs
-better
education
-better
healthcare
-entertainment
Advantages and disadvantages of
Gorai Garbage
site
+ very big
budget
Improves
lives
-action should have been taken
sooner
Advantages and disadvantages of Mumbai monorail
+
cheap
tickets Reduces
congestion
Cost
£310
million
-not the best solution
Mainly
tourists
use it
Passenger numbers are
low
Advantages and disadvantages of SPARC and community toilet blocks
+ they can
respond directly
to community needs and involve them It is much cheaper
- the government should be in charge of providing
toilets
not
local
communities
Advantages and
disadvantages
of the
Hamara Foundation
+
funding
and
expertise
is
concentrated
on an
important problem
which is
effective
- only a
small
number of
children
helped out of the
200,000
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