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Mumbai
- Mega-city
- Slum
- Proposed solution
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Economic Processes
Mumbai
FUN FACT: In 1947, Mumbai's population was barely four million
Slums and
Mega-cities
- Being a mega-city requires the right economic policies
- It is a common misconception that mega-cities are economic leaders
- Issues in the Global South
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Social Processes
The biggest issue
FUN FACT: In the 1800s, about 5% of the population lived in cities. As of last year, it was about 55%
- Every mega-city contains a wide spectrum of people, skills, and interaction
- grow faster than the infrastructure
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- ecological overload, insufficient housing, and extreme cases of poverty
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MEGA-CITIES
1. How many people do you think live in the world's biggest slum?
2. In the Global South, do you think slums or mega-cities are growing more rapidly?
3. What could be a cause of the development of slums (more specific than "rapid urbanization")?
- Because of their large size and number of people, mega-cities have distinct social, and economic processes
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MEGA-CITIES
- A metropolitan area with a total population of at least 10 million people
FUN FACT: According to research done
earlier this year, there are 36
mega-cities in existence!
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SLUMS
FUN FACT: The largest slum in the world, Nezo-Chal-Itza, off of Mexico City, has around four million residents
- an urban area where there is a concentration of poor housing, over-crowding, poor facilities, and hazardous environments
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SLUMS
- Formed from a government's inability to support rapid urbanization
FUN FACT: In parts of the Global South, an increase of 1% in the urban population will result in an increase of 1.84% in slum populations.
Comprehension Questions
- Shack/Slum Dwellers International
- TeachtoLearn, Slum Aid, R.E.All
1. Why/how are slums formed?
2. What could be a good solution to stopping the development of slums?