CASE STUDY- Mumbai + Dharavi

MUMBAI HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST LAND VALUES IN THE WORLD

URBANISATION

• 16th century- 7 marshy island + fishing village
• 18th century- British trading port. City started growing after the cotton gorwing areas of the mainland connected by rail 
• Supply cotton to Britain stimulated Mumbai's economy 
• 1888- Growth of texile production made it India's largest commercial centre
• Became more industrial diverse attracting migrant workers
• 1947- Independance + growth of port + offshore oil led to more public sector activity, financial services and international trade
• 20th century- big expansion due to rural to urban migration as people sought work 

SUBURBANISATION

• CBD situated at the south end of the island so growth proceeds north along traffic corridors (ribbon effect) 
• Varied population with different religions and educational backgrounds
• Commuting in the CBD + suburbs 
• Rural migrants find adequate work and cannot afford in the city centre so locate on the periphery
• Slums on periphery (biggest one in the world is Dharavi) 

DHARAVI

• High density
• Make shift housing
• Poor sanitation
• Open sewage
• Tocix materials
• Rationed water
• Lack of public toilets
• Disease
• Informal sector and black market
• Organised around central communities so that familes live close together and factories are integrated between houses

REGENERATION

• Redvelelopment of peripheral slums to adress the low living conditions…