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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)
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High rise
________, density housing: comprises of apartments and shared facilities like playgrounds, exercise equipment & swimming pools.
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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.
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Low rise
________, density housing: comprises of detatched houses, semi- detatched houses, terraces, shophouses.
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Residents
________: illegal occupants of the land; houses often cleared, ________ evicted.
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housing in cities can be classified according to height & density -high rise housing
housing with more than 6 storeys, uses lifts,
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high rise,density housing
comprises of apartments and shared facilities like playgrounds, exercise equipment & swimming pools
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low rise,density housing
comprises of detatched houses, semi-detatched houses, terraces, shophouses
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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)
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proper housing plans
impt for cities to develop sustainability
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housing shortage
cities & urban populations growing faster than the pace of housing development
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legally built housing
often provided for by gov housing programmes / private developers
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formal housing developments
usually undertaken by gov / private business vs individuals
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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
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land rights
address ownership of land, providing security, increasing human capability
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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
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no legal right to occupy land
built out of necessity
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residents
illegal occupants of the land ; houses often cleared, residents evicted
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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)