Shanty Towns

Question 1

Informal

Answer 1

Unplanned

People build when and where they want

Question 2

Illegal

Answer 2

Do not own land

Have no legal right to be there

Question 3

Building materials

Answer 3

Salvaged / recycled materials eg timber tarps and corrugated iron

Question 4

Location in city

Answer 4

Marginal land (no one wants to build on cos slopes too steep , flood risks too great or land is too polluted)

Question 5

Who lives there

Answer 5

People who cannot afford accommodation in any other parts of the city
Many recent rural to urban migrants

Question 6

Jobs

Answer 6

‘Informal sector’
Jobs that people make up because there are no formal jobs for them
Eg selling things on street or taxi service with a rickshaw
Unregistered and unregulated - no benefits, pensions, regular salary
Don’t pay tax

Question 7

3 disadvantages

Answer 7

Lack of basic sanitation
Controlled by violent drug gangs, no police
Not enough healthcare for high population in shanty town

Question 8

3 advantages

Answer 8

Community spirit
Recycling very high
Informal sector unregulated encouraging entrepreneurialism and creativity

Question 9

Aided self help scheme

Answer 9

Authorities provide money + materials e.g tarmac for paving roads, cables for electricity, water pipes…
Locals provide labour, so authorities save on workforce costs

Question 10

Micro loans

Answer 10

Provided by charities and NGOs

Help small business owners working in informal sector to grow and benefit economy of shanty town