squatter settlements
- Created by: lucyrobinson1
- Created on: 11-11-15 17:53
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- Squatter Settlements
- Illegal housing usually in poorer countries
- Help Schemes
- self help scheme
- government supply materials, local people build houses
- site and services scheme
- pay small rent and borrow money for supplies
- local authority schemes
- funded by the government improving life
- self help scheme
- Case Study: Rio De Janeiro
- facts
- 600 squatter settlements, 1/5 of the population
- Bairro Project
- involves 253000 in 73 favelas, 40% of funding came from the government
- social improvements
- day care centres to look after children
- adult education classes to improve litracy
- services to help people with drug, alcohol addicitions
- economic improvements
- residents can apply to own properties
- training schemes so they can learn and get better jobs
- environmental improvements
- replacement of wooden buildings with brick ones
- widnening of streets for emergency/ easier access
- basic services: water, electricity and rubbish collection
- facts
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