SLUMS Flashcards
(11 cards)
what is a slum
it is an area of substandard housing with unhygienic and overcrowded living conditions and characterised by poverty and deprivation. Most would lack basic services such as reliable sanitation, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, law enforcement and other municipal services
what is a squatter settlement
it is an illegal settlement
what is a shanty town
a shanty town consists of housing made from temporary materials
why do slums develop in cities of redeveloping countries?
- rapid urbanisation caused by rural-urban migration
- lack of good governance
- informal economy
- politics
- natural disasters –> slums near port-au-prince
why do slums develop in cities of developed countries
- economic inequality, high rents and gentrification
- lack of affordable housing and poor urban planning
- social exclusion –> discrimination
varying success of strategies across places - criterions that make these strategies successful
- community involvement
- infrastructure development
- legality of status
- government policies
- climate resilience and disaster preparedness
- socioeconomic uplifting
impacts of slums
- location on marginal lands and marginalisation
- illegal status and risk of eviction
- inadequate infrastructure
- poor housing quality and overcrowding
- natual and environmental hazards
- the informal sector
- crime and violence
- diseases and epidemics
why do slum improvement strategies fail?
- lack of community involvement
- insufficient resources and poor infrastructure
- forced eviction and lack of legal recognition
- weak governance and corruption
- environmental challenges
- ineffective socio economic policies
slum clearance as a strategy
case study on Singapore
case study on KL –> residents just build new squatter settlements elsewhere
slum relocation as a strategy
- Cingapura project (FAIL)
- housing relocation in singapore (success)
slum upgrading as a strategy
- wheelbarrow ambulance in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
- self help housing scheme in Rocinha, a favela in rio de janeiro, Brazil
