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Mumbai - Coggle Diagram
Mumbai
Physical Environment
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Climate change causing increased sea-level rise, heat and humidity will make Mumbai the second most at-risk city in the world
Mumbai discards 11,000 metric tonnes of rubbish everyday and landfills are overflowing. There is no government recycling scheme just informal traders
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Vulnerable to flooding due to removal of mangroves and plastic clogging drains. The densely populated city and slums leave nowhere for rainwater to go leading to devastating impacts that mangrove swamps would have reduced
There is 700,000 cars on the congested roads. A growth of 57% in 8 years
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Land use
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City mostly surrounded by ocean and mangroves, expansion can only occur north
Overview
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Has TNC headquarters e.g. Cadbury India, Volkswagen, Tata steel
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Inequality
Antilia
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Valued at $1 billion with ocean views, gym facilities and 3 helipads
Owned by Mukesh Ambani, chairman of an energy conglomerate
Within a short distance is the Byculla slum, home to 9 million who live on less than $2 per day
Dharavi
Toilets shared by 1,000 people
300,000 people per km squared
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Urban change
Urbanisation
Growth mainly been historic, taking place between 1971-91
Increased due to rural to urban migration and push factors e.g. new farming techniques meant there are fewer jobs
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