Ideas to solve housing problems in a LEDC city

Rio de Janiero

Think of the advantages and disadvantages of each

possibility

Forced evictions of squatter settlements - To clear land for formal development

Low cost housing – Very basic breeze block housing constructed. People re-housed in them. Cidade de Dues (City of God)

Site and Service – Land is cleared and building plots prepared with water, sewerage and electricity. Residents build their own homes with plans and building materials provided.

Self Help Scheme – Existing settlements provided with water, sewage and rubbish collection. Building materials provided for residents to upgrade their homes (Favela Barrio Plan)

Rural Development – To reduce rural to urban migration

Increasing policing - to stop new squatter settlements

Raise taxes - on the rich to pay for improving housing for the poor