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Mumbai - Coggle Diagram
Mumbai
Environmental
Vulnerable to natural disasters.
Tectonics.
Himilayas --> Collision Zone. Earthquakes.
Risk from flooding.
Contamination to water sources.
Vulnerable communities left helpless- Dharavi. Destruction to people's homes.
No warning systems in place.
Least concern.
Built on marshland.
Bad construction materials for housing.
Climate
Dry
Monsoon season.
Hot, 25 - 30 degrees.
Unsustainable
Many cars on the roads. More pollution.
Demand for water grows with the growing population.
Increasing population produces more waste.
Many landfill sites - waste is burnt.
Social & Economic Inequality
Millionaires live in high rise apartments in the CBD
in the slums, infant mortality rate is high and around 70% of slum dwellers do not have access to public healthcare.
Spread of disease, STIs, HIVs, malaria etc.
More than half the population live in poverty
As Mumbai has developed economically, there has been an influx of African migrants.
Experience racial discrimination. Verbal abuse. Greater risk of arrest by the police. Find it harder to find formal jobs or rent apartments.
Social
Wealthier parts of Mumbai
High inequality.
A quarter of all India's millionaires live in Mumbai.
Contrast to Dharavi.
Dharavi
Population:
1 million
More than half of Dharavi was affected by COVID 19.
What is life like?
One of the highest density dwellings in the world.
Unhygenic conditions
Example: 1 toilet between 1000 people.
Slums
Narrow streets and made from weak building materials.
Aids is an issue in Dharavi
High inequality for women. High crime rates.
Literacy rates are lower for women than they are for men.
60% literacy rate in Dharavi, 90% in the city as a whole.
The Informal economy.
Home to many microindustries.
Welders
Potters
Garment makers
Makes 650 million annually.
Regeneration Project
in 2004, the government planned to redevelop Dharavi.
Replace Dharavi
New hospitals.
New schools
New apartments
Backed by
Sec Link Technology
which is redeveloping slums around the world.
Limitations
People displaced
Community displaced - sense of place lost.
Loss of informal industry
Population: 20 million (2022). Megacity.
4th most populus city in the world.
Has global importance
Indias financial center
Home to industry and services
Has a major port