Self-help schemes Flashcards
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Self help schemes Rocinha ? NEGATIVES
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- Can’t be done to all favelas - costs too much £££
- Need spare land - not a lot of it
- Have to be built really close to favelas - for jobs - no point other side of Rio
2
Q
Self help schemes Rocinha ? POSITIVES
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- Flat land - more stable housing
- Less water - borne diseases - live longer & healthier
- Develop skills to use in employment
- Look after properties more - develops community spirit
3
Q
Self help schemes Rocinha ? background info
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(Small scale projects which allow local ppl use their skills to help improve their local area
- Local residents build own homes
- Basic services like sewage, water, electricity are provided
- Residents given legal ownership of the land
- Government provides materials - cement, brick
- built on flat land with strong foundations