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Year 13 LEDC Slum Case Studies

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Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is the most populous city in India, and is one of the biggest cities in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (they think!). Dharavi is one of Asia's largest slums, and it's up for sale. Some of India's biggest property developers are set to bid for tenders to develop it. Mumbai officials hope to see Dharavi transformed into a tourist destination. Karishma Vaswan reports for the BBC from Mumbai. The Dharavi slum case study is the perfect example of slum demolition. First, watch this video . ...and then read these articles: Bombay's billion dollar slum India's poor seek budget relief - consider some of the causes of housing problems in Mumbai. Growth gives hope to India's poor Selling India's slums India's 'biggest slum demolitions' List the positive and negative consequences of the demolition. If you've got time left, read these about Surat: Surat - a success story? Surat is a port city