Unsustainable Megacity - Mumbai
- Created by: Connor Dodsworth
- Created on: 14-05-13 10:01
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- Mumbai
- Unsustainable megacity
- Has many slums, some of which have their own economy, community, and a population of over 600,000 (Dharavi)
- Dharavi is unhygeinic, with litter flooding the streets, poor wastage systems
- However, it does help to clear Mumbai's overwhelming litter proble, as it recycles tonnes of plastics
- Has many slums, some of which have their own economy, community, and a population of over 600,000 (Dharavi)
- Vision of Mumbai
- Plans to shift current slums to sell the land
- Wants to create a more sustainable environment
- Dharavi inhibitants to be moved into stacked buildings - they don't want to move because they can't sell goods
- Has very expensive land
- Leads to unsustainability as people cannot afford to live there
- Mumbai could use land which slums are built on to sell for high prices
- Internal migration
- 6 million into Mumbai since 1971 - for economic and health benefits, as it is a core region of India
- Has a fast growing economy based around manufacturing, and is linked to global hubs such as London
- Unsustainable megacity
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