Geography Mumbai

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Chawls Definition
The name given to a flat or tenement building found in many Indian cities.
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Squatter Homes Definition
These are poor quality, self-built homes – these are informal types of housing and usually built illegally in many L.I.C cities.
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Pavement Dwellers Definition
Slums that shelter on the footpaths of cities. Cloth, cardboard, sheets of wood or corrugated iron are often used for shelter from the elements.
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Pull Factor of Mumbai
Pull factors of Mumbai is that socially there is a better standard of living. Due to the massive population, there is more of a mix in culture and so the city is diverse and allows everyone to live in the city.
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Pull Factor of Mumbai
There is a wide variety of jobs which pay at a higher salary. This means that migrants could earn a sustainable living.
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Push Factor of Mumbai
Areas of poor labour or employment is very low, lack of opportunities. This growth in urbanization has led to some social and economic disorder (such as informal housing and poor-quality living).
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Push Factor of Mumbai
No real policing or services were migrants are likely to settle to find jobs in the city. And the uncertainty that the land bellow their feet could be bought at any moment and they will be forced out.
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Problem One Due Mumbai's Rapid Migration
Lack of sanitation, caused by close encounters with people, lack of fresh water and food (which can lead to many diseases - such as Cholera). Open sewers pollute the land, 4,000 cases a day of diphtheria and typhoid.
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Problem Two Due Mumbai's Rapid Migration
Life expediencies are low because of poor conditions (such as water and food). As well as this Migrants have to work in bad conditions to earn a small wage.
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Problem Three Due Mumbai's Rapid Migration
Mumbai produces 7,500 metric tonnes of waste everyday. Waste is deposited in areas were slums settle, these people are exposed to hazards material.
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What is a Mega City?
A megacity is a very large city, typically with a population of more than 10 million people.
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Where is Mumbai?
Its location lies on the western coast of India by the bank of Arabian Sea, on the Salsette Island that is located at the opening of Ulhas River.
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Another Mega City?
Shenzhen. This city used to be a fishing village back in 1970, but due to foreign investment and urbanisation it has now transformed into a mega city with a population of 12.53 million (2017).
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What is The Top-Down Approach for Mumbai Slums?
A government led scheme that wants to knock down slum housing and clean the land to redevelop cheap sustainable housing for the slums.
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What is The Bottom-Up Approach for Mumbai Slums?
A community led scheme that gives out micro-loans to slum business owners, so that they can grow their business and enhance their lives and their workers.
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What is The Ruralisation Approach for Mumbai Slums?
Develop better living conditions for those who are in rural areas of India (this way it keeps in young minds to redevelop the area).
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How is Mumbai Considered a Global City?
1. Has a high concentration of MNC's (such as Tata Steel 2. Home to the Bombay stock exchange 3. The economic hub of India - home to 45,000 millionaires and 28 billionaires.
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Causes of Rural to Urban Migration in India? (pt1)
Poor living conditions in rural areas: due to this uncertainty is because of droughts and floods that can sometimes occur in many parts of India.
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Causes of Rural to Urban Migration in India? (pt2)
Lack of opportunities in rural areas, this leads to a brain drain of young gifted and talented people that hope the urban area will bring better jobs and pay.
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Causes of Rural to Urban Migration in India? (pt3)
It is easy to access areas of India due to cheap rail fares (for example it costs about 250 rupees -£2.50- to travel from Kolkata to Mumbai.
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Causes of Rural to Urban Migration in India? (pt4)
Along the borders of India, terrorism and other types of crimes occur. This usually boils down to religion divisions between Muslims and Hindus.
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Consequences or Rural to Urban Migration (pt1)
Overcrowding - a massive surge in the population and leads to informal housing, more commonly known as slums.
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Consequences or Rural to Urban Migration (pt2)
Brain drain, which has resulted in the source country to remain static and not improve economically as people who are gifted and talented move to source better education etc. Leaving the country in despair and lack of knowledge.
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