L10 - Slums

Question 1

Slum facts

Answer 1

1 billion people live in slums globally

> 50% urban dwellers in some cities live in slums

Favela x7 - Rio x2.5

Question 2

Slum as?

Answer 2

transition zone - later phase of demographic transformation

innovative communities? strong communities

dystopia? no access to basic services, uncertain futures, constant influx

Question 3

Slum policies

Answer 3

exogenus policy paradigms, complex, hard to enforce…i.e ‘micro-entrepre schemes’