Ch 8 - Housing and Its Spatial Distribution Flashcards
What is housing?
Housing refers to structures or buildings developed to shelter people from elements of weather.
Examples of permanent housing.
- apartments 🏙️
- landed properties 🏠
Examples of temporary housing.
- camping settlements built by nomadic tribes ⛺
- relief shelters in disaster-hit areas 🏥
How tall does a building have to be to be classified under high-rise buildings?
More than 6 storeys
Formal housing is built by…
the government or private developers
Formal housing has ____ to occupy land.
legal right
Formal housing has access to…
basic services 💧🍛📺🚿
Formal housing is constructed from…
high-quality building materials
Informal housing refer to…
squatter settlements
Informal housing is built by…
individuals / self-built
Informal housing has ____ to occupy land.
no legal right
Informal housing lacks…
access to basic services
Informal housing is constructed from…
poor-quality building materials
Where is formal housing found within a city?
on desirable land
Formal housing is usually near ____ and away from ____.
near greenery and amenities, away from pollution
Where is informal housing found within a city?
in areas of locally unwanted land-use
What factors affect the location of housing?
- Land-use planning
- Developers
- Land prices
- Housing Financial Support
What is land-use planning?
It makes use of zoning as a planning control tool to ensure that the built environment is well developed.
Private developers develop a property fro profit. Hence, they tend to…
pick sites which are more commercially viable.
Housing built by the government tend to…
consider people’s needs more than profits
If land prices are high, (houses)
houses will have to be sold at higher prices.
Housing financial support for developers can…
lower the cost of building houses.
