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urbanisation is
the growing proportion of a population that live in urban areas
urbanisation is mainy caused by...
rural-urban migration
urbanisation push factors are....
things that push people away from the rural area like desertifcation, conflict, mechanistation of agriculture. (in LEDCs factors are often linked to poverty
urbanisation pull factors are...
things that attract people to an urban area like prospects employment, health, education, perceived better quality of life
a world city is...
a city that has influence on a global scale. They are centres for trade and business, and they also tend to be hubs of culture and science (e.g. Tokyo, New York, London)
Mumbai is..
- a mega city on the west coast of India.
- globally important and a centre of industry, finance, and culture (home of Bollywood film industry)
mumbai's population has grown from ____ to ____ between ____ and _____
5.9 million to 12.5 million
1971-2011
impacts of rapid urbanistation on mumbai
- growth of slums (dharavi) with poorly, built cramped housing often without water supply or sanitation
- poor health care and high incidence of disease like malaria or dengue fever
- More people = more waste
- water supply is dependant on monsoon rains and is strictly rationed
healthcare only reaches __ of the population
30%
neighbourhood of ___burn their waste which causes ___. Has lead to health issues, between 2007 and 2008 ____ of deaths here were respiritory related.
Chembur
air pollution
25%
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