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Geography

Geography - Urban Issues - Mumbai

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Where is Mumbai located? western India, Asia
What is the 'regional importance' of Mumbai? it has the majority of schools & hospitals
What is the 'national importance' of Mumbai? generates 6% of India's GDP, 60% of India's sea trade goes through the port, home of Bollywood
What is the 'international importance' of Mumbai? the port & airport connect it to major cities and it is the Asian HQ of many companies e.g. Disney & VW
What was Mumbai's population in 1971? 8 million
What was Mumbai's population in 2016? 21 million
What is Mumbai's natural increase? life expectancy in 1971 in India was 49, now it is 66
What are the 'push factors' for rural-urban migration? machinery used on farms leads to unemployment
What are the 'pull factors' for rural-urban migration? access to health care, schools & employment, people believe living conditions will be better
What are the 'social' advantages for Mumbai? better access to services (health care & education) and better access to resources (fresh water & electricity)
What are the 'economic' advantages for Mumbai? More employment opportunities (informal sector - selling at the roadside and in factories)
Why is the 'Mumbai Port Trust' good? it creates lots of employment (exports - textiles & imports - petrol & chemicals)
What is the challenge of so many poor people migrating to Mumbai? providing suitable housing
What % of Mumbai's population live in squatter settlements? over 50%
What problems do squatter settlements have? sanitation, water & electricity supplies
What % of households don't have sufficient access to safe water? 95%
What problem does the rapid growth in population bring? services (health care & schools) are overloaded
Why is crime so high in Mumbai? difficult to manage the growing population & lack of policing
What environmental issues does Mumbai have? large population & squatter settlements lead to issues with industrial waste, rubbish & sewage. Lots of air & noise pollution
What is 'quality of life'? a measure of wellbeing (health, happiness, friends & family)
What did the 'Mumbai urban transport project - resettlement' do? Moved 100 000 people away from railway tracks into apartments where they had access to sanitation, electricity, employment & schools
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