CS Mumbai

• Location: India in the Southern hemisphere, SW of Asia, West India
• Population: 18.4m in 2015, making it India's largest city
• Pop. density: most dense around the city centre, airports and the national park, while some places around railway lines. The population has grown due to natural increase and rural to urban migration
• Life & Jobs

  Quality of life vary by environment, services, pollution, crowds and jobs

  Formal occupations: regularly paid regulated by the state e.g banking, IT industry

  Informal occupations: poorly paid jobs upon you don't need qualifications. not regulated by the state e.g street vending, rickshaw driving
• Low wages in rural jobs -> push factors for people coming into urban areas

  Uni education -> pull factor or young people to come in, study and pay taxes

  Emerging middle class -> increase amount of people living in urban areas
• Urban & Economic Growth

  Poverty in the informal sector prevents India from improving health and education. The government can't invest in hospitals or school since informal works don't pay tax. This also keeps kids out of school to work informally, leading to children failing to get their education. 80% of waste is recycled and contributes £700m to Mumbai's economy per year
• Slum Life 1

  Chawls: 4-5 story building. Families live in a single room and toilet facilities are shared. Overcrowded, poorly ventilated but affordable

  Slums: 1-2 story buildings built without planning. Poor sanitations

  Pavement dwellers: huts along the pavement. Pay rent to criminals who control the pavements. Structures are illegal and may be demolished by authorities
• Slum Life 2

  Overcrowdings in chawls can lead to health issues because diseases can spread easily since everyone is unvaccinated. There are also electrical hazards and safety issues.
• Slum Life 3:

  To improve living conditions in Mumbai, the Bhemdi Bazaar redevelopment includes

  • CCTV
  • Better ventilation
  • Harvested rainwater
  • Efficient natural light
• Mumbai’s Global Connections

  Mumbai International Airport - flies business people to the east and other people of India and the world

  Hindi Film Industry (Bollywood) - Based in Mumbai and employs 1750 people

  Tata Steel - HQ in Mumbai, employs people in 100+ countries

  Nhava Sheva - India’s largest container port, shipped to Felixstore in 19 days