Improving squatter settlements
An area of makeshift housing, often unplanned and built illegally. can be improved through Designing the layout and functions of towns and cities.. The plan to improve Dharavi is called Vision Mumbai. This involves replacing squatter settlement housing with high-quality high-rise tower blocks of flats. The improvement of Dharavi has still not begun.
Brazil is an example of a A country that has recently become more wealthy.. In Brazil, squatter settlements have been improved through A type of informal programme that enables people to help themselves and their neighbours to improve their homes in developing countries.. This is when residents improve their own home with the support of the local authority. For example the local authority may provide cheap building materials or a loan for residents to purchase them. Residents make all the improvements to their homes themselves.
Botswana is an example of a A country (as classified by the World Bank) having a gross national income per capita of US$1,026 to $12,475, eg Botswana.. In Botswana A programme run by the local council where new houses are built with running water, toilets and electricity. have been used to improve squatter settlements. Site and service is when the local authorities provide the land for a house to be built on. The local authority supply basic services to the land such as water supplies, drainage pipes and an electricity connection. Building the house is the responsibility of the resident.
