Squatter settlement (informal settlement): An area of makeshift housing built without legal land ownership or government planning, common in rapidly urbanizing developing countries.
How to apply it: Use squatter settlements to explain housing challenges in cities like Nairobi, Mumbai, or Rio de Janeiro.
Course: AP Human Geography · Unit: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
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