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Mumbai- challenge and opportunity :explode: (location (western coast of…
Mumbai- challenge and opportunity :explode:
location
western coast of india
wealthiest city in India
largest city in India
region vulnerable to earthquake
tropical climate
rapid economic development
over 23 million people
opportunity
social
Informal shopping & mosques catering for people's religious needs.
Pottery area of Dharavi slum which has a community centre.
A village feel despite its high population density and has a central social square.
Family life dominates with up to 5 people per room. The houses often have no planning to fit fire regulations.
Rooms within houses have multiple functions, including living, working and sleeping.
Daily chores are done in social spheres because people live close to one another. This helps to generate a sense of community.
Interesting & diverse buildings + enormous environmental problems with air and land pollution.
85% of people have a job in the slum and work LOCALLY, and some have even managed to become millionaires.
economic
Dharavi has a recycling zone.
Recycling of plastics = 80% Mumbai [cf. 23% in UK] 23%
Children & women sift rubbish for valuable waste = @ £1 a day
Edge of tip = rag dealers sort their haul Sorting and recycling
It is sorted into wire, electrical products, and plastics.
People work → dangerous conditions inc. toxic substances, without protective clothing. Industries inc. manufacture of metal cages inside suitcases, making 700 pieces per day, paid 3 rupees per piece.
@ 15,000 one room factories in Dharavi
Products from Dharavi end up around the world
challenges
providing clean water
providing sanitation systems and energy
controlling squatter settlements
managing environmental issues
reducing unemployment and crime
urban growth
Prices are high in Mumbai. ; flats cost $1m-$3m → ↑ % of people living in slums to > 40% (10 million).
30% live in poverty in dilapidated rent-controlled houses with no basic services of sanitation, clean water supply etc
Dharavi
Asia's 2nd largest slum → middle of Mumbai, 1 million people. A city within a city,
A stretch of narrow dirty lanes, open sewers and cramped huts. Rent = low 185 rupees ($4) per month.
Fully surrounded by commercial buildings → future of Dharavi and its inhabitants is under threat.
causes of migration
average of 1 person per minute migrating
average age of migrants 20-21
mainly rural-migration
push
Loss of farmland due to development
Pollution
Conflict
pull
Clusters of similar businesses which act as a magnet for employees
Better health & education services and an openness to science.
The tolerance required to benefit from ethnic diversity.
urban planning