chapter eight

Question 1

housing

Answer 1

structure of buildings developed to shelter people from the elements
- basic need

Question 1

how can housing be classified

Answer 1

• height
• density

Question 2

types of housing

Answer 2

• informal housing
• formal housing

Question 3

housing shortage is caused by

Answer 3

populations growing faster than the pace of housing development

Question 4

features of formal housing

Answer 4

-built by gov/developers
- legal right to occupy land
- access to basic services
- high-quality building materials

Question 5

built by gov/developers

Answer 5

in sg: developed by HDB.
- amenities: hawker centres. roads
- only citizens/pr
- 80%

Question 6

legal right to occupy land

Answer 6

• ability of individuals to freely obtain, sue and possess land at their discretion
• ownership to land , provide sense of security and increase human capabilities

Question 7

formal housing

Answer 7

• housing that is built by those with legal right to occupy the land

Question 8

access to basic services

Answer 8

• easy access to water, electricity, sanitation
• infrastructure to support these services
• improves quality of life for residents

Question 9

high quality building materials

Answer 9

• conform to planning authorities guidelines and use high quality materials
• withstand wind, elements, basic threats with minimal maintenance

Question 10

informal housing

Answer 10

• self built squatter settlements
• no legal right to occupy land
• lack of access to basic services
• poor quality building materials

Question 11

why informal housing

Answer 11

people cannot afford to live in formal housing, settling within informal housing in cities/outskirts of cities as squarters

Question 12

what does informal housing result in

Answer 12

• social unrest
• degradation of environmental quality
• facilitates spread of disease

Question 13

self built squatter settlements

Answer 13

• built by individuals in unplanned fashion
• constructed from scavenged materials (repurposed zinc, recycled lumber)
• risk of collapsing, being flooded, catching fire

Question 14

no legal right to occupy land

Answer 14

• 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

Question 15

what factors affect location of housing

Answer 15

• land use planning
• land prices
• developers
• housing financial support

Question 15

land use planning

Answer 15

• 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

Question 16

land prices

Answer 16

if land prices are high, houses are sold at a high price, unaffordable
- lower price
- cause informal housing to accommodate poor and migrants

Question 17

housing financial support -

Answer 17

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