Chapter eight: place studies

Mumbai, India

Key facts

  • Daravhi slum:

    • 1 million people in a mile square

    • economy worth $650 million

  • highest population density in the world

  • population of 20 million

  • 55% walk to work

  • population increasing; rapid urbanisation, mainly on city edge (800 per day)

  • West coast of India

  • was 7 islands seperated by swamps, filled in

  • some areas have high land value

  • financal district in the centre

  • was originally a fishing village

  • Indiaā€™s largest harbour

  • home of Bollywood

Patterns of economic and social wellbeing

  • life expectancy variation of 30 years

  • 60% of the population live in slums

  • in Daravhi its 1 toilet per 1,000 people

  • aim to redevelop Daravhi

  • follow the caste system

  • dramatic contrast

  • 40% of Indiaā€™s foreign trade

  • 1/3 of Indiaā€™s tax come from Mumbai

  • business centre of India

  • 50% of people live in informal settlement

    • 5% of the land

Environmental issues

  • NO2 levels 3x higher than safe level

  • water contamination

  • lack of green space

  • 57% more cars in 8 years

  • 11,000 tonnes of waste produced per day

  • high flood risk

  • ā€˜Rag pickersā€™ take items out of landfill

Manchester

Patterns of economic and social wellbeing

  • 42% of children live in poverty

  • 40% non-white

  • crime deprevation

  • high levels of heart disease and respitory illnesses

    • highest emergancy admitions for astma in the UK

  • 25% children in food poverty

  • regeneration has happened

  • 16 year variation in life expectancy

  • 10% of houses have no central heating

Environmental issues

  • UHI, 2 degrees

  • 60% recycling rate

  • one landfill site

  • 500,000 trees planted

  • river pollution

  • flood risk

  • air pollution