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Squatter camps
• People (often immigrants from rural areas)settle on land which they do not own,building makeshift shelters
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There are no amenities (toilet, cleanwater, electricity etc.)• Because they are illegal the authorities do
not provide any services (schools, rubbishcollection, health centres etc.)
• The conditions result in a high level ofdisease
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Shanty towns
• Squatter areas can grow until they arelarge enough to be called shanty towns
• Shanty towns have slightly better living
conditions – Some dwellings now have brick walls and tin
roofs –
There is a water supply (usually sharedstandpipes) and sometimes electricity – Some shanty towns have even developed
small industries and workshops
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Shanty towns
• However open gutters take sewageaway
• No organised refuse collection – rubbish
dumped in any available space• The roads are not paved• The living conditions are very poor –
high crime rate, disease iscommonplace, built on dangerous land• This presents a bad image of the city
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1. Describe 5 ways in which shanty townsare superior to squatter settlements(5)
2. Describe the environmental quality inshanty towns
(4)3. Why do so many people live in shanty
towns in Mumbai? (5)
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Solutions to the problems ofshanty towns
• People evicted and houses bulldozed – thishas failed because people just buildelsewhere in the city
• People relocated to safer areas with basicamenities – but people often resist thismove as they will be too far from work
• Authorities improve the housing, providetoilets, water supply, schools and givingpeople legal rights to the land – but someareas are so overcrowded it is difficult toimprove them
• The residents form cooperatives and
organise improvements themselves
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High-cost housing
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High-cost housing
• High-cost, luxury housing is found in the centreand suburbs of Mumbai.
• Due to the huge contrast in living standards,the crime rate is high. This has led to thegrowth of high-security residential areas.
• These gated communities are protected by – Entry through gates patrolled by security guards –
Electric fences surround the complexes andsecurity cameras are everywhere
• Many of the complexes have their ownswimming pools, tennis courts, gyms and schools