Mumbai

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  • Mumbai
    • Site and Situation
      • Mumbai lies by the estuary of the Ulhas River
        • The port has grown across the estuary
      • In monsoon season low-lying roads are flooded
      • it has formed a Conurbation
    • Mumbai is a megacity, India's main commercial city and a world city
      • About 25 million people lived in the metropolitan area in 2015
    • National and International connections
      • Mumbai's has a deep-water harbor is India's second largest port
      • Its west coast location makes it closer to Europe
      • Most Indian cities are within 2 hour flight time
    • Structure of Mumbai
      • Because of the harbor, the CBD is not in the center, but is at the islands tip
      • Industrial areas are near the port, or places such as Navi Mumbai
      • Residential areas show high levels of inequalities
        • Wealthy suburbs are all inner areas along waterfronts, close to the CBD
        • Middle-low income areas are in older parts of the city, further from CBD
        • Low-income groups live in "chawls"
          • Low quality multi-storey buildings
        • The poorest 60% live in informal housing
        • Thousands live on Mumbai's streets
    • Development of Mumbai
      • Before 1995, Mumbai was known as Bombay which dated from before India was a British colony
      • About 1000 new migrants arrive in Mumbai a day
      • Mumbai's population is growing by 3% a year
        • This rapid growth is called hyper-urbanization
      • Population
        • 2015: 16 million
        • 2020: 20 million
      • By 2050 it will probably be the worlds largest city
      • Growth
        • Mumbai has expanded in arear and population
        • New suburbs are growing caused by migration of the middle class from cities
        • 60% live in slum suburbs
        • Rural-Urban migration
          • Maharashtra receives most migrants because it is the wealthiest state
          • Rural migrants move to the biggest cities
          • Mumbai offers: jobs, entertainment, education and higher incomes
        • Natural increase
          • Migrants tend to be in theier 20s and 30s
          • Those who find work often settle and start families
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        • Investment has grown in services, construction manufacturing, entertainment and leisure
        • The growth of Mumbai puts pressure on the land.
    • Economic opportunities
      • Many people in Mumbai work in the informal economy
        • This means no regular wage, contract, job security, health and safety or pension
        • But it does add US$1 billion to the GPD each year
      • Many people who work in the informal economy live in the slums
      • Dharavi is the largest slum and quality of life is poor
    • Life at the....
      • bottom
        • Dharavi
          • 1 million people
          • 2.39km^2
          • 13-17 people per home
          • average house is 10m^2
          • 625 people per toliet
          • 69% literacy rate
        • Shanty houses
        • Up to 10 families share a tap
        • Toilets' are not free
      • Middle
        • Small flat
        • All sleep in one room
        • The middle class is growing and their incomes are rising
        • Nearly every family has a TV and mobile phone
      • Top
        • Speak English
        • Company provided apartment
        • High-spec one bedroom apartment costs £320000 in Mumbai
    • Problems Ahead
      • Housing Shortages
        • Mumbai's population is growing and there are housing shortages
        • City authorities have no money
        • The government limits rent so private companies are put off
        • Many live in cramped rooms, far from work
        • People squat on strrets and spare land
        • New homes that are built cant be afforded by people
      • Air Pollution and Traffic
        • Using LPG instead of burning coal
        • Improving public transport
        • Charging higher road tax on old vehicles
      • Water Supply and Waste Disposal
        • 60% of Mumbai's population uses communal taps
        • In slums, water only runs for 30 minutes a day
        • Factories dump untreated water into rivers
        • 800 million liters of untreated sewage go into the river everyday
        • 80% of Mumbai's waste is recycled
        • The recycling industry is worth US$1.5 million and employs 10000 people
      • Employment conditions vary for many people
      • Most of Dharavi's factories are illegal
      • Tax is a problem
    • Sustainable Mumbai
      • Vision Mumbai
      • LSS

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