rio case study

Question 1

strategies used to combat housing problems in rio

Answer 1

-site and service schemes in favellas, ppl rent or buy a piece of land that has access to essential services, they can get legal ownership of it, facilities

-non govt organisations and charities
-help ppl find jobs/built schools ect
-example, project favella

-pacification
-police take back control of favellas, houses searched, gangs driven out

-high rise flats
-example, projecto cingapura
-brazilian govt demolished favellas and built tower blocks instead of

Question 2

effectiveness of things to combat housing problems in rio

Answer 2

-SITE N SERVICE SCHERME
low cost✅
reduced spread on disease✅
improved sanitation✅
❌now have to pay rent, many cant afford if unemployed

NGOS AND CHARITIES
-dosent cost the govt money✅
-luv ally can make a big difference✅
-hard for small NGOS to make a big difference

PACIFICATION
-led to a drop in violent crime rate✅
-sometimes during pacification, innocents were killed❌
-hard to trust the police, corruption❌

HIGH RISE FLATS, projecto cingapura
-has basic services✅
-many favella residents can’t afford the rents❌
-lack the community spirit of favellas, isolated ❌