------------------------------------------------- Shopping mall A shopping mall‚ shopping centre‚ shopping arcade‚ shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers‚ with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit‚ along with a parking area — a modern‚ indoor version of the traditional marketplace. Modern "car-friendly" strip malls developed from the 1920s‚ and shopping malls corresponded with the rise
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water‚ electricity‚ sanitation and other basic services.[4] The rising phenomenon of slum tourism has western tourists paying to take guided tours of slums. This tourism niche is operating in almost all major slums around the world‚ including in Mumbai‚ Rio de Janeiro‚ Kibera‚ and Jakarta.[5] THE BIRTH OF SLUMS Historically‚ slums have grown in Bombay as a response to a growth of population far beyond the capacity of existing housing. Migrants are normally drawn to the city by the huge disparity
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The Women Rag-Pickers of Mumbai” As the term ‘rag-picker’ sounds very low so does their job. My study includes several visits to the Govandi Dumping Ground‚ Mumbai‚ interviewing the women rag-pickers working there‚ visiting their slums‚ meeting with the social workers of Street Mukti Sangathan‚ studying the problems faced by these women and also keeping a track of their progress. I used personal interviewing of women rag pickers‚ their boss (the person to whom they sold their collected rags)‚ the
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INTRODUCTION Traffic Management is a very serious issue today. Traffic in Mumbai especially is seen as a major drawback for the city. Everyone belonging to this city of dreams has at some point in their life faced a traffic snarl which has made them wish they lived anywhere else. The core reason for traffic is the buildup of several problems being neglected over the years. This includes‚ over population‚ bad infrastructure‚ lack of education‚ uncontrolled reckless driving etc. I personally feel that
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Greater Mumbai Cleanliness And Sanitation Byelaws 2006 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Solid Waste Management Department Helping make CLEAN Mumbai Clean-Up Mumbai Campaign An MCGM Initiative Mumbai Facts • Every public space is splattered with paan stains and there is litter on the streets besides the odd pile of debris and garbage. • Mumbai Produces 6500 tons of Garbage per day. • Also produces nearly 2500 tons of construction and demolition (C&D) waste per day. • Municipal Corporation
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this has been done an appropriate reduction in the mark I might otherwise have received will be made.” Mumbai ’s Dabbawala’s (Delivery Man) Operations Strategy Introduction This report will critique the operations strategy of Mumbai’s
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related issues. Mumbai is one of the most populated cities in the world. In numbers‚ Mumbai is roughly one percent of the Indian market. Residents of Mumbai face many problems on a daily basis such as housing‚ costly health facilities‚ scarcity of open space‚ water supply‚ crowded public transport (local trains as well as busses) and heavy traffic on roads – especially during rush hours. The main contributing factor to these problems is the growing population. Figure 1: The Streets of Mumbai "We are the
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Cities: Explorations in Urban Geography How far is Urbanisation a way of life? The notion of a rural-urban dichotomy and a distinctive disparity between the utopian perception of ‘rural’ and the ‘anomie’ (Phillips and LeGates‚ 1981) of the city are ubiquitous themes throughout the urban sociological school of thought. Conflicting views between scholars concerning the reality of life in the city in addition to the correlation between ecological aspects of the city and sociological behaviour
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of urban population‚ as well as constraint in resources‚ the management of solid waste poses a difficult and complex problem for the society and its improper management gravely affects the public health and degrades environment. The population of Mumbai grew from around 8.2 million in 1981 to 12.3 million in 1991‚ registering a growth of around 49%. On the other hand‚ MSW generated in the city increased from 3200 tonnes per day to 5355 tonnes per day in the same
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Effects of World War II WHAT WERE THE EFFECTS OF WORLD WAR II UPON THE MAJOR WORLD POWERS; UPON GERMANY‚ JAPAN‚ ENGLAND‚ FRANCE‚ THE SOVIET UNION‚ AND THE UNITED STATES? --UPON THE NON-EUROPEAN WORLD? --UPON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY? --UPON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS? Germany was totally defeated‚ and the Nazi regime brought down. Its leaders were tried for crimes against humanity at Nuremberg‚ the former site of Nazi propaganda triumphs. Hitler escaped trial and execution by committing
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