Inequalities: Dharavi and Spitalfields

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  • Social inequalities: Dharavi and Spitalfields
    • Social and economic conditions
      • Dharavi
        • Annual business turnover $500-$650 million
          • 68% are employed in the informal sector
        • 1 toilet for every 1450 people
          • 1/3 have no access to clean drinking water
        • Rent as low as £2.20 per month
        • Wealth divide: richest 1% control 53% of the wealth
        • 678 cases of child sex abuse (2014)
      • Spitalfields
        • 26% households are owner occupied, 73% renters
        • Spitalfields and Banglatown employment rate is 54.1%
        • 839 crimes in 2016
        • 31.9% of households own a car
    • Housing conditions and environ-mental quality
      • Dharavi
        • Majority live in shacks; incredibly fragile and collapse regularly
          • 90% of all housing units are illegal
          • Premnagar slum fire (2014) destroyed 150 shanties
        • Air pollution 136 micrograms/m3 ('safe' is 20)
      • Spitalfields
        • Many 18th Century houses
          • Average house price: £850,000
        • Located in one of the most polluted boroughs; Tower Hamlets broke acceptable NO2 limit 10 times (2016)
    • Factors influencing social inequality
      • Dharavi
        • Income: low - £120 a year
        • Health: 4,000 cases of dyptheria and typhoid daily
        • Education: 2 schools; most literate slum in India (69%)
        • Gender: women are perceived as equal status BUT alleged cases of ****/assault
        • Age: young population; families have many children
        • Religion: 33% Muslim, 13% average in India (Christian 6% and Hindus 60%
        • Lack of mobility: walking or cycling
      • Spitalfields
        • Income: Average income is £29,550
        • Health: Generally good health (London Royal Hospital nearby)
        • Education: free education; 27% of over 16s have 4+ GCSEs
        • Gender: 51.5% men, 48.5% women
        • Mobility: Good access to trans-portation
        • Religion: 34.5% Muslim majority, 27.4% Christian
    • How does social inequality influence the life of people in these locations?
      • Dharavi
        • Inequality increases poverty crime and violent crime
      • Spitalfields
        • Good access to services; shops, Spitalfields market, transport, hospitals
        • High air pollution: 4000-9000 deaths in London as a result
        • Low number of schools: detrimental impact on children's educational opportunities
        • Diverse ethnic make-up may lead to dis-crimination
        • Poor living conditions in houses with high occupancy rates

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