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    Mumbai is located on Salsette Island off India's western coast in the state of Maharashtra. It has a tropical climate with monsoon season from July to August. Mumbai has a population of over 20 million, making it one of the largest cities in the world. Around 58% of Mumbai's population lives in slums due to rapid urbanization, a shortage of affordable housing, and poor urban planning. Public transportation includes overcrowded trains, buses, rickshaws, and a metro/monorail system currently under development.

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    Mumbai is located on Salsette Island off India's western coast in the state of Maharashtra. It has a tropical climate with monsoon season from July to August. Mumbai has a population of over 20 million, making it one of the largest cities in the world. Around 58% of Mumbai's population lives in slums due to rapid urbanization, a shortage of affordable housing, and poor urban planning. Public transportation includes overcrowded trains, buses, rickshaws, and a metro/monorail system currently under development.

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    Mumbai is located on Salsette Island off India's western coast in the state of Maharashtra. It has a tropical climate with monsoon season from July to August. Mumbai has a population of over 20 million, making it one of the largest cities in the world. Around 58% of Mumbai's population lives in slums due to rapid urbanization, a shortage of affordable housing, and poor urban planning. Public transportation includes overcrowded trains, buses, rickshaws, and a metro/monorail system currently under development.

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    Mumbai Slums Report

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    Mumbai is located on Salsette Island off India's western coast in the state of Maharashtra. It has a tropical climate with monsoon season from July to August. Mumbai has a population of over 20 million, making it one of the largest cities in the world. Around 58% of Mumbai's population lives in slums due to rapid urbanization, a shortage of affordable housing, and poor urban planning. Public transportation includes overcrowded trains, buses, rickshaws, and a metro/monorail system currently under development.

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    Mumbai, India

    Geography
    • Salsette Island that
    lies at the mouth off
    the western coast
    known as Konkan.
    Terrain of the City
    • Dark Green area are
    swampy
    • Light green Elevated
    region
    • Highest point
    1,450feet
    • Span a total area of
    169 miles
    Lakes
    • Tulsi
    • Vihar
    • Powai
    • Located in Borivali
    national Park
    • Source of drinking
    water
    Creeks
    • Vasai Creek in the North
    • Thane Creek to the east
    that separate Salsette
    Island from the
    mainland.
    • Malad and Gorai
    inundate the suburban
    region
    • Mahim Creek forms the
    border between the two
    district
    History
    • Mumbai- derived from
    Mumba or Maha-Amba-
    name of the Koli Goddess
    Mumbadevi
    • Aai “Mother” in the language
    of Marathi.

    • An aboriginal tribe of
    fisherman
    • The earliest known
    inhabitants
    • was a key fishing
    • Originally an
    village
    archipelago of 7
    island
    • 1534 colonized by
    Portugal
    • Anglicized as Bombay- In
    Portuguese “Good Bay”.
    • Introduced Christianity
    • Ruled 125 years
    • 1995- Hindu nationalist Shiv
    Sena renamed Bombay to its
    original name Mumbai.
    • Bombay is a corrupted English
    name of Mumbai

    • 1661- British took over


    • As part of marriage
    settlement between King
    Charles II and Catherine of
    Braganza.
    • Left 1947. Ruled for 286 years
    Economy
    • Headquarter of a number of
    Indian Financial Institution
    such as Bombay stock
    Exchange

    • Financial, commercial, and


    entertainment capital
    • Generates 6.16% of the total GDP
    • 25% of industrial output
    • 70% capital transaction to India’s
    Economy
    • Economic hub of India
    • Reserve Bank of India • National Stock
    Exchange of India
    • World’s 29th largest City by
    GDP
    • Currency- Rupee
    • Us dollar= Rupee
    • $1= Rs 48.62
    Major Industries In Mumbai
    Religion
    • About 60-70% of the
    people are Hindu
    • The remaining are
    Muslim, Christian,
    Sikh and Buddhist
    Climate
    • Tropical Wet and Dry
    Climate
    • Monsoons arrive in
    July and August
    • Winter Months Nov-
    Feb temperature
    range between 23C
    (74F) and 30C (86F)
    • Spring and Summer
    months 40C (102F)
    States of India
    • 35 states and
    unions
    • 1.2 billion
    people as of
    2011

    •
    Population of Mumbai
    • 20.5 million as of
    2011
    • 5th largest city in the
    world by population
    • Capital of
    Maharashtra State
    Maharashtra District map

    • 35 districts in
    Maharashtra
    • 6 divisions
    • Mumbai
    located in
    Konkan Division
    Urban Morphological Model
    Mumbai: 1500 – 1675
    Mumbai: 1708 - 1772
    Mumbai: 18 Century Planning
    th
    100 Years of Development
    Mumbai Conurbation
    • Thane
    • Navi Mumbai
    • Mira-Bhayandar
    • Kalyan-Dombivali
    • Ulhasnagar
    • Vasai-Virar
    • Bhiwandi-Nizampur
    Slums of Mumbai
    Slumbai?
    Representativeness
    • 58% South Asia Urban Population in Slums
    • 55% Mumbai Population in Slums

    Percentage Population Urban


    40

    35 Afghanista
    n
    30
    Bangladesh
    25
    Bhutan
    20 India
    15 Maldives
    10 Nepal
    Pakistan
    5
    Sri Lanka
    0
    1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
    Causes of Slums
    Urbanization: Pushes
    Tractors per 100 sq. km
    180

    • Green Revolution 160

    140

    • Farmer
    120

    100

    Devastation 80

    60

    • Liberalization 40

    20

    0
    61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 9 9 01 03
    • Globalization 1 9 19 1 9 19 1 9 1 9 19 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 19 1 9 19 1 9 19 19 19 19 19 20 2 0
    Urbanization: Pulls
    • Primacy

    • Employment
    • Textiles
    • Construction

    • Income Disparity
    19

    10
    20
    30
    40
    50
    60

    0
    60
    19
    62
    19
    64
    19
    66
    19
    68
    19
    70
    19
    72
    19
    74
    19
    76
    19
    78
    19
    80
    19
    82
    19
    84
    19
    86
    19
    88
    19
    90
    19
    92
    Manufacturing
    19
    94
    19
    96
    19
    Percent of Indian GDP by Sector

    98
    Agriculture

    20
    00
    20
    02
    20
    04
    20
    06
    Services

    20
    08
    20
    10
    Housing Shortage
    • Rent Act of 1940
    • Response to WWII
    • Froze rents at 1940 “standard rate”
    • Discouraged building of rented housing

    • Limited Space

    • Insufficient Public Housing


    Rapid
    Urbanization
    Housing
    Shortage

    Poor Urban
    Planning

    False Urbanization
    Rapid
    Urbanization
    Housing
    Shortage

    Poor Urban
    Planning

    Slums
    What Are Slums?
    Characteristics
    • Poverty
    • Lack of Services
    • Informal Economy
    • Water
    • • Demographics
    Sewage
    • Garbage Collection
    • Electricity
    • Education
    • Health Care
    • Improvised Housing
    • Insecure Tenure
    • High Density
    Where are Slums?
    Distribution of Slums
    • Koliwadas - coast

    • Near Employment
    • – >Periphery

    • Disamenity Zones

    • Public Land

    • Wherever Possible
    Distribution of Slums
    • Koliwadas - coast

    • Near Employment
    • – >Periphery

    • Disamenity Zones

    • Public Land

    • Wherever Possible
    Response to Slums
    • Slum Clearance

    • Navi Mumbai +
    • Suburbanization

    • Public Housing
    • Dharavi
    • Redevelopment
    • Project

    • My Opinion: Get Over It!


    Mumbai Public Transportation
    Railroad Colonies developed
    wherever railroads went.
    Suez Canal opens in 1869 enhancing trade with Mumbai.
    Replica of Horse-Drawn Tram
    Super Dense Crush Load
    14-16 standing passengers per sq. meter of floor
    space.
    Chatrapathi Shiva Terminus
    (Victoria Station)- one of India’s
    busiest train stations
    New model train on Western Railway
    powered by electric overhead lines
    Ninety minutes a day
    Modern air- Old style
    conditioned/natural gas Articulated Trailer
    powered Bus
    Bandra-Worli Bridge links the Western Suburbs to Nariman
    Point in Mumbai’s main business district.
    Phasing out non-compliant
    vehicles
    Auto Rickshaw
    3-wheeled rickshaws have lower rates than busses.
    There are 100,000 rickshaw drivers in the city.
    Mumbai’s first proposed Metro and Monorail System
    has seen unmet deadlines and been called a financial
    disaster by state officials and a blunder by city
    planners. It has permission problems, land acquisition
    problems and private/public partnership problems.
    Mumbai’s first Monorail is being built
    Questions?

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