david harvey - capitolism and urbanisati |
mumbai history:
sultanates before british and portuguese
1600s: East India Trading Company;
1800s: land reclaimed; ppl shifted around;
hard to tell new from old...
organic form vs. grid city
building boom: 500 euro / sq. m
Dharavi: near airport and Bandra Kurla business complex; at centre of Mumbai bounded by east and west railways; beside rich jaya neighbourhood
Dharavi will be 'South Bandra Business Complex'
Dharavi = economic power - doesn't compare with land prices
v. important to working of city- integral part of Mumbai
urban sprawl: 1000ppl / 0.03 acre no open space…
densest on east and western railway to colaba
earthquake zone: max 70m tall building
informal sector = 68% employment of city (no tax)
globalization + urbanization = urban poverty
Mumbai = 15m ppl (60% in squatter settlements)
Dharavi = 6m ppl
no town planner in local government
slum growth rate = 8% (2% = other growth)
slum dweller wants:
1. job & skills
2. $
3. health
4. house6 ppl / hut = 10 sq m (2ppl earn $)
80% living in Dharavi, work in Dharavi
noone dealing with urban migration
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