Informal Settlement
What Informal Settlement means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Areas of housing built on land not owned by the residents, usually without legal permission and lacking basic infrastructure (also known as slums or squatter settlements).
An area of poor-quality housing, built without legal permission or formal urban planning.
Topics that use Informal Settlement
- The character of the chosen developing country or emerging country city is influenced by its fast rate of growth (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The context of the chosen developing country or emerging country city influences its functions and structure (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Central Business District (CBD)
- Connectivity
- Informal Economy
- Rural-Urban Migration
- Site
- Situation
- Urban-Rural Fringe
- Urbanisation
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