How to provide homes for all
What are the consequences of housing shortage in cities?
Low level of health
Lack access to safe drinking
water may cause people to use
water from polluted rivers and
contaminated wells.
LAck of basic services makes
people more vulnerable to
diseases.
Environmental polution
Land polution
Water polution
Caused by inadequated
provision of basic services
slums and squatter
settlements
People living in slums
and squatter settlements
suffer negative consequences
due to their poor living environments.
Homelessness
Homeless people suffer
from poor health due to
the exposure of cold and
rain, hunger and lack of
sleep.
Lack of shelter to carry
out basic activities such
as bathing, etc.
Why do housign shortage occur?
Limited land supply
Amount of flat land is limited
Competing land use
Land dedicated for
one use will not be
available for another.
Residential
commercial
industrial
recreational
Migration
Rural-urban migration
refers to the movement
of peoplefrom rural areas
into cities to live and work
movement of people from
one area to another to take
up residence for at least a year.
Rapid population growth
Urbanisation: The increased
in the proportion of the world's
population living in cities.
Lead to an increased demand
for housing,which can in turn
lead to housing shortage
What is housing shortage?
Insufficient basic
services
The people lack:
Electricity
clean water
proper sanitation
waste disposal
power lines
water pipes
toilets and waste
managements
facilities
lack of shelter
They are not protected
against natural elements
Houses built in a dense
and disorderly manner
are difficult to evacuated
during emergency.
houses often built on
unsuitable sites such as
low-lying areas or steep
slopes that are prone to
floods and landslides.
Slums and squatter
settlements
urban areas which are heavily populated,
and the residents have poor quality housing
and poor access to basic services.
Often neglected and
do not recieved adequate
provision of basic services
residents often face
threats of eviction.
May have developed
without permission.
