Geography GCSE
Informal Settlement (Favela/Slum)
What Informal Settlement (Favela/Slum) means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Informal Settlement (Favela/Slum)
An area of poor-quality housing, lacking in amenities such as water supply, sewerage and electricity, which often develops illegally in a city.
Topics that use Informal Settlement (Favela/Slum)
- Rapid growth, within the chosen developing country or emerging country city, results in a number of challenges that need to be managed (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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