Favelas Rio de Janerio Case Study details for housing provisions in an LEDC. 2.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEAll boards Created by: Sophie GoodwinCreated on: 03-06-10 10:28 Facts. Grown on the outskirts of cities. Too many people for the overstreched governments to house. The people cannot afford to live in exisiting housing stock. People have bad health- exposed to poverty linked diseases. Inadequate drainage. Contaminated water- spreading of disease. Overcrowded- fast spead of disease. Very high infant mortality rate. 1 of 4 Characteristics of a Shanty Town Built by occupants or 'self help' groups. Built using very cheap materials. At least initialy illegal- no planning permission. High Density. Lacking in services. Built on land which is vunerable to natural disasters. 2 of 4 Problems Politically embarrassing exposing poverty level and lack of urban planning. Depresses property prices. A major fire hazard. An eyesore. Located on high risk areas. May damage tourism. 3 of 4 Solutions Attempted to bulldoze and then rehouse but there were too many people for the housing available and the housing was poorly constructed. Spare Money- any money left in the goverment should be put into improving conditions. Self Help Projects-establish groups of experts to improve conditions. Availibitly of land-ensure that the land is not illegal so there is no threat. Security of tenure- take away threat of being bulldozed. Consolidation- merge the city and the shanty town as they have a symboisis. 4 of 4
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