geog…

spatial distribution

Categorising housing: ________ (how far a house is from the city centre), housing density, location (relative to other activities), type of materials used (brick /wood), houses built (small families, extended families, entire communities)

High rise

________, density housing: comprises of apartments and shared facilities like playgrounds, exercise equipment & swimming pools.

provision of sanitisation

Access to basic services: easy access to water & electricity & ________ services (underground water pipes, sewage pipies, power lines…)-- improves quality of life for residents living there.

Low rise

________, density housing: comprises of detatched houses, semi- detatched houses, terraces, shophouses.

Residents

________: illegal occupants of the land; houses often cleared, ________ evicted.

housing in cities can be classified according to height & density -high rise housing

housing with more than 6 storeys, uses lifts,

high rise,density housing

comprises of apartments and shared facilities like playgrounds, exercise equipment & swimming pools

low rise,density housing

comprises of detatched houses, semi-detatched houses, terraces, shophouses

categorising housing

spatial distribution (how far a house is from the city centre), housing density, location (relative to other activities), type of materials used (brick/wood), houses built (small families, extended families, entire communities)

proper housing plans

impt for cities to develop sustainability

housing shortage

cities & urban populations growing faster than the pace of housing development

legally built housing

often provided for by gov housing programmes / private developers

formal housing developments

usually undertaken by gov / private business vs individuals

legal right to occupy land

ability of individuals to freely obtain, use & possess land at their discretion as long as their activities do not impede other individuals rights

land rights

address ownership of land, providing security, increasing human capability

gov / private developers

situate formal housing near greenery + amenities, away from pollution, supporting them with quality infrastructure like roads, pipied water, electricity + proper waste disposal

no legal right to occupy land

built out of necessity

residents

illegal occupants of the land ; houses often cleared, residents evicted

land use planning

guidelines drawn up by planning authorities (practise zoning as a planning control tool to ensure that the built environment is well developed)