Shanty Town

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Human settlement
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Slum
Squatter settlement
gptkbp:associatedWith Unemployment
Overcrowding
Informal economy
gptkbp:builtBy wood
Plastic
Metal sheets
Scrap materials
gptkbp:characterizedBy Poverty
Improvised housing
Lack of basic services
gptkbp:example gptkb:Orangi_Town
gptkb:Soweto
gptkb:Kibera
gptkb:Dharavi
gptkb:Rocinha
gptkbp:foundIn Urban areas
Developing countries
Periphery of cities
gptkbp:growthForm Population growth
Economic inequality
Rural-urban migration
gptkbp:hasNo Electricity
Sanitation
Clean water
Legal recognition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shanty Town
gptkbp:problemFor Urban planning
Governments
Public health
gptkbp:relatedTo Social exclusion
Housing crisis
Homelessness
Eviction
Land tenure
Urban poverty
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:neighborhood
gptkb:Bidonville
gptkb:Gecekondu
Favela
Informal settlement
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Sociology
Development studies
Urban studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Caicos
gptkb:Dimeji_Ajibola
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6