Informal housing Flashcards
What is informal housing
self-build housing settlements, no legal rights to occupy the land & lack of basic services
Why do people live in informal housing?
As the cannot afford formal housing and send up staying in informal housing in the cities/outskirts of the cities
What are people who like in outskirts of cities called
Squatters
What are self-built squatter settlements?
built by individuals in an unplanned fashion
What are squatter settlements made out of?
scavenged materials like repurposed zinc sheets. This causes houses to be at risk of collapsing, being flooded during rainy days or catching fire easily.
no legal right to occupy the land
many occupy government land/private property that is undeveloped and unsecure
Lack of basic services
because of their location
