Rio De Janeiro - Rocinha
- Created by: bethstory
- Created on: 16-04-17 12:56
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- Rio De Janeiro (Rocinha)
- Why do squatter settlements grow in poor cities?
- The speed of urbanisation in many poorer areas of the world results in squatter settlements. Rural-urban migration is too fast to allow the time to build proper houses
- What are the problems?
- 100,00 people live there
- Houses are crowded, no water pipe or sanitation
- Houses constructed from wood, broken brick etc
- No rubbish collections
- No paved roads
- Unemployment leads to crime + violence and drugs
- Built on steep hills danger of mudslides in flash flood
- Improving the favela/self help schemes
- People help each other
- Government supply the materials
- Existing homes upgraded
- Some roads re-paved
- Some houses have mains, water/sewers
- Relatively cheap homes - more homes improved
- Was it successful?
- Standard living and health improved
- House prices rised
- Local business's doubled
- Why do squatter settlements grow in poor cities?
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