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Mumbai, India
background information on your city
2000 population: 19.4 million
2015 population: 21.7 million
1990 population: 16.6 million
Fertility rate of around two children per woman
1975 population: 12.8 million
Population is growing by approximately 5 per cent per year
4th most populated city in the world
2030 population prediction: 24.6 million
Social consequences of megacity growth
Lack of quality food
Lack of space in social services such as hospitals
Lack of shelter - everyone needs a house, not everyone can get one - estimated 200,000 homeless people in Mumbai
Crime increased in Mumbai by 27% (63,689 cases)
Schools become overfilled - Mumbai accounted for 43% of Maharashtra's who missed school commonly
Increased chances of spread of diseases -
8.12M COVID cases in Maharashtra
Political consequences of megacity growth
Corruption - Mumbai is ranked as the 8th most corrupt city in Maharashtra
A lot more for the government to focus on - harder to make sure every aspect of life in Mumbai is perfect
Increases demand on government services
Economic consequences of megacity growth
Puts strain on the India's natural resources - more people are requiring them meaning there is less available
Labour force makes less money - Their is no demand for workers as there is a surplus meaning they don't have to pay them as much
Competition for jobs - increased unemployment rate (7.6%)
Mumbai can't focus on public expenditures needed to help eliminate poverty, and increase access to medicine, education, etc. Instead, with the limited money available they have to focus on incorporating the huge population
Increased prices - as the demand increases the supply decreases meaning prices are higher
Demographic consequences of megacity growth
Forces people to live in undesirable living conditions - 41.3% (over 9 million), live in slums
Hard to take in everyone - Mumbai has a major problem of over population and according to projections this will only continue
Environmental consequences of megacity growth
Over-farming - 5.7% increase in farming in Mumbai from 2020
Water pollution - India ranked 120th out of 122 in water quality
Increased amount of greenhouse gas emissions - Mumbai produced 22.8 million tonnes CO2e
