Mumbai case study
- Created by: Lren10
- Created on: 02-03-18 00:20
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- Mumbai
- Growth
- Economic boom from 1991
- Finance boom in mid 1990's
- IT, export, services and outsourcing boom in 2000's
- Now a large unskilled and semi-skilled workforce
- Taxi drivers, mechanics, blue dollar jobs
- Until 1970's main industries were textile mills and the seaport
- Economic boom from 1991
- Site
- Covers 603km2
- Many parts just above sea level
- Average is 14m
- 10-15m
- Highest is 405m to the North
- Generally flat with some higher land to the North
- Facts
- Capital city of Maharashtra
- Largest Indian city by population
- 18.4 million in city
- 20.7 including suburban area
- One of the most populated urban area in the world
- Wealthiest city in India
- also one of the wealthiest in Asia
- Financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India
- 6.16% of India's GDP
- 25% of India's industrial output
- 70% of India's maritime trade
- Situation
- Natural deep harbour
- Arabian sea to the West
- Mouth of Ulnas river
- West India
- History
- Mid-19th century Bombay created and became a major sea port
- Railways and roads were built
- Land between island was reclaimed from the sea
- Originally 7 separate fishing islands
- 1995 renamed Mumbai
- Mid-19th century Bombay created and became a major sea port
- Growth
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