chapter eight Flashcards
housing
structure of buildings developed to shelter people from the elements
- basic need
how can housing be classified
- height
- density
types of housing
- informal housing
- formal housing
housing shortage is caused by
populations growing faster than the pace of housing development
features of formal housing
-built by gov/developers
- legal right to occupy land
- access to basic services
- high-quality building materials
built by gov/developers
in sg: developed by HDB.
- amenities: hawker centres. roads
- only citizens/pr
- 80%
legal right to occupy land
- ability of individuals to freely obtain, sue and possess land at their discretion
- ownership to land , provide sense of security and increase human capabilities
formal housing
- housing that is built by those with legal right to occupy the land
access to basic services
- easy access to water, electricity, sanitation
- infrastructure to support these services
- improves quality of life for residents
high quality building materials
- conform to planning authorities guidelines and use high quality materials
- withstand wind, elements, basic threats with minimal maintenance
informal housing
- self built squatter settlements
- no legal right to occupy land
- lack of access to basic services
- poor quality building materials
why informal housing
people cannot afford to live in formal housing, settling within informal housing in cities/outskirts of cities as squarters
what does informal housing result in
- social unrest
- degradation of environmental quality
- facilitates spread of disease
self built squatter settlements
- built by individuals in unplanned fashion
- constructed from scavenged materials (repurposed zinc, recycled lumber)
- risk of collapsing, being flooded, catching fire
no legal right to occupy land
- built out of necessity on any available plot of land by residents desperate for shelter
- illegal occupants of land
- environmental threat plus risk of losing home
what factors affect location of housing
- land use planning
- land prices
- developers
- housing financial support
land use planning
- includes guidelines drawn up by planning authorities
- practice typically zoning as planning control tool for ensure that the built environment i well developed
- restrict types of activities and land use permitted on specific sites
- shape layout of cities and enable types of developments
land prices
if land prices are high, houses are sold at a high price, unaffordable
- lower price
- cause informal housing to accommodate poor and migrants
housing financial support -
lower cost of building houses, encourage developers to consider building more houses to prevent housing shortage
- enable developers to sell houses at a affordable price
