housing in sinapore Flashcards
what are Singapore’s problems with housing?
limited land supply
competing land use
rapid population growth (including immigrants)
what does rapid population growth do??
housing shortage
what uses does land have? (competing land use)
residential
commercial
industrial
recreational
military
limited land supply
cities with very small land areas may have insufficient land for housing
limited land can be reclaimed from the seas, still not enough land
large population size vs limited land areas
what is housing shortage
insufficient housing to accomondate the pop. in an area, where the supply of houses cannot meet the demand
consequences of houesin shortage
presence of homeless people, slums, and squatters
what are slums and squatters
urban areas which are heavily populated
residents have poor quality housing and poor access to basic services.
developed without permission
often neglected
do not receive adequate provision of basic services
residents often face threat of eviction
what do people who live in slums and squatters suffer from?
lack of safe shelter
insufficient basic services
what basic services do slums and squatters lack?? due to what lack of infrastructure???
electricity: power lines
clean water: water pipes
proper sanitation and waste disposal: toilets and waste management facilities
define public housing (singapore0
government efforts to provide housing units with BASIC SERVICES (e.g. clean water, electricity, sewerage)
characteristics of public housing
reasonably priced compared to private housing
may be subsidised by the government
public housing is often planned, carried out, and funded by governments
why was HDB set up?
to build and provide public housing for Singapore’s increasing population
when was HDB set up?
1960
characteristics and rationale behind them of HDB
high floors - to house as many as possible with limited land
simple and repetitive design, colourless and dull - can be built at the lowest cost and speeds up building process
how does HDB consider the needs of all income groups?
- gives buyers various options to choose from depending on their social-economic status
studio apartments (seniors)
two-room flats (lower income families)
three-room flats(small families/middle income families)
five-room flats (middle upper-income families who are bigger)
- grants and subsidies
more subsidies for lower and middle-income families
