Slumming it is a 2010 documentary directed by Kevin McCloud. McCloud heads over to dharavi slum in search to find how people live and what they do to live till the next day, McCloud encountered eye to eye contact in and shocked at how space is a valuable thing in dharavi, McCloud is revolted to see children playing beside open sewers full of human waste and toxic sludge and explains how diseases like diphtheria, tuberculosis and typhoid are rampant. Mr McCloud seems quite admiring of the slum factory
Matthew Freihofner Professor Sellers POSC 363 May 13th, 2014 Slums and the Solution; Bangalore and Mumbai India is one of the most populated countries in the entire world, second only to China. Accounting for 17.4% of the world’s population, the socio-economic issues effect more than just the country itself. One of the country’s more notable issues is the large urban slums. Shown in movies such as, Slumdog Millionaire, the slums are becoming a well-known issue. The census defines slum, A Slum
education and who work at jobs that are roughly comparable in prestige.” Many people who live in Dharavi work by sifting through garbage, sorting it in order to recycle it. Not all people who live in Dharavi do this, but many do. Here in America we take it for granted that recycling is done by machines. Whether or not that is really true, some of us will never know- or ever care to know. Meanwhile, in Dharavi, the social class that comes together as a result of this recycling is one we would never imagine
About a million people live in Dharavi slum in India that is only 432 acres which is 0.67 square miles. There are multiple tours that take people through the slums of many countries called slum tours. Many people find it useful to learn about people that live fortunate lives. With the slum tours people can help improve the slums, the tours can even start charities to help the slums and expand the knowledge about the slums. A lot can be learned and improved by seeing people in poverty and people living
Dharavi, widely known as Asia’s largest slum, is home to more than a million people and characterized by its prime location in the middle of India’s commercial and financial capital of Mumbai. With significant government and market pressure to develop into a world-class city, and increasing population growth continuing to limit housing opportunities, the fate of Dharavi has become a highly contested and politicized issue (Boano, Lamarca & Hunter 2011). In light of this pressing problem, this essay
resources. In the movie “The Real Slumdogs” the many people of Dharavi work hard to survive in their slum. There are many businesses and other ways to make a living all in this very small area. Some examples of work in this slum are sorting garbage to find plastic to recycle, making pottery, and cooking bread to sell to the masses. Dharavi has a population around one million people. This is a large amount of people who rely on Dharavi as a place to live, learn, and earn a living. The conflict theory
Kevin Macleod explores ideas of what the dharavi slums are like, in Slumming it. He perceives the slums as a disgusting, nauseating and a disease ridden place, however in Let There Be Light, Kat Kimmorley, the co-founder of pollinate industry is trying to provide hope for the residents living in the area. Both have prominent voices in their documentaries but most of the voices of Dharavi people have been silenced. In slumming it, Kevin perspective of Dharavi is presented in the opening sequence of
was home to 1037 residents. Soon, the area will be demolished, people will be moved out to other suburbs and high rises will be built for some of the 30,000 workers in Barangaroo. 2. Spatial Distribution of Population overtime in Dharavi In the 19th century, Dharavi was a mangrove swamp until poor people from Mumbai moved in with a million people living within an area of 2 square kilometres. 3. Causes of urbanisation in Australia The reasons behind urbanisation in Australia include the standard
are found in and around Dharavi. One of the most common jobs that is found in Dharavi is sorting and picking through Mumbai’s trash. Men, women, and children spend all day picking through the trash that is dumped right in their backyard. There is trash all around. Sometimes it comes to the knee it’s so high. This means that there is always work to be done. The average days pay is around five
In his two-week journey through the world's 3rd largest slum in the city of Dharavi. In this experience, he shared his experience through his first time visiting India. In this documentary he showed the living conditions within the city of Dharavi, in this region of India he showed that nearly one million people were living an area of one square mile. In this densely populated area, people were living near sewer
or the poverty tourism is a type of tourism that allow many tourists to view how the poorest place and life on the world is. In this article, the author shows what “poorism” which is based on his own experience, at one of the tour that he did in Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India. Also, he mentions that Mumbai is described as one of the biggest slum in Asia. It stays in two rail lines in the northern part of this city. The author looks like he liked the poverty tourism. According to the article
in slums. One such slum is Dharavi, in the heart of Mumbai. Back to top The following notes are based upon Kevin McCloud's "Slumming it." And show the consequences of rapid urbanisation in poorer countries, where the pace of urbanisation make it difficult to maintain services essential for an acceptable standard of living. Episode 1 Episode 2 Dharavi slum is located in Mumbai (formally Bombay) in India. India’s and Mumbai's biggest slum is known as Dharavi. There are a million people
In these episodes of Slumming It, you experience the horror of the urban environments on earth. Kevin McCloud decides to go to Dharavi, Mumbai where you see how the water is contaminated, the sanitation isn’t the best, and you’ll notice how diseases are easily prevalent. Dharavi has a population of 16 million people and almost half of them live in slums. Slums are usually located in over populated areas. Regardless of the obstacles these people face, they maintain a sense of spirit and have high
Many unfair incidents, such as racism, poverty, and war, are happening around the world in our everyday lives. Some of us may be unaware or careless of the injustices that are occurring around us while others are trying to make differences to alternate the situations. As we can see on the news, or the Internet, such as YouTube, there are various type of remonstrations. However, have you ever notice that some protests do not seem persuasive? Sometimes, it is easy to tell that there are several protesters
IIntroduction: Mumbai is in India. It is the largest and most populous city in this country. A lot of people from different places move there for finding jobs, improve the conditions of life. This essay seeks to investigate the positive and negative impacts of migration in Mumbai. The essay will begin with consideration of city’s economy and finish with research of social inequality. Economy. The positive factor of migration is development economy. Mumbai is considered as an industrial, financial
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Over spreading of slums all over Egypt is one of the major problems that we should face nowadays. It is the main reason of spreading of robbing and stealing everywhere as it helps in bringing up criminals. One of eight main reasons for over spreading of population in slums is unemployment. Overpopulation became a big problem in Egypt as it increases unemployment rate. Population living near the poverty line (family income about 50$ per month) are people who doesn’t need to work as they work and earn
What is the most important geographical issue of the current decade, and why? In the current decade, there are many important issues, however, I believe that most of these problems stem from one umbrella issue; the over population of earth. Therefore, I think the most important geographical issue of the current decade is over population. In terms of food supply, it has been predicted by scientists that the earth can hold no more than 10 billion people which may occur by 2050. This hasn’t even taken
1. Summary of “Do ‘slum tours’ profit off the poor?” This blog article is from the BBC Travel website and is called “Do “Slum tours” profit off the poor?” and was written in 2012 by Lori Robertson. In this article Lori has spooked with different people connected whit slum tourism, and because of that Lori article contains different views on slum tourism E.g. Lori has spooked whit Co- founder of Kibera Tours, Esther Bloemenkamp, how offers his travellers to see a different way of living and communities