Geography across the curriculum 5, exercise 3, page 96 geo fact file urbanization in the Developing World Shantytowns0:00
what exactly is a shanty town?0:34
A shantytown, or slum is an overcrowded community of rough huts or poor quality houses which have little or no access to basic services like clean water and electricity.0:37
Shantytowns are usually located on the outskirts of cities or on dangerous or worthless land that no one else wants.0:50
Since shantytowns are illegal, governments don't have to provide the people who live in them with medical care, education or other basic services and rights.0:58
Every day, approximately 180,000 people around the world move from the countryside into cities.1:12
Some move to escape poverty or conflict.1:20
Others are simply attracted by the prospect of a better life.1:24
Unfortunately, in many parts of the developing world, governments have not made plans to cope with the vast numbers of people arriving in their cities each year.1:28
In particular, they have failed to provide decent and affordable housing.1:38
As a result, many end up living in terrible conditions.1:43
Shantytowns what is life like in a shanty town?1:47
Unemployment and poverty levels are high in shantytowns.1:53
Malnutrition and child labour are common since shantytowns are overcrowded and usually without rubbish collections.1:57
Clean water or sanitation facilities.2:04
In the Khybera slum in Nairobi, for example, 40,000 people share just 10 toilets.2:07
They are polluted, filthy environments where disease spreads quickly.2:13
Also, the high level of poverty often leads to organised crime and violence.2:19
However, these communities are full of life and residents have a strong community spirit.2:25
Is anything being done?2:31
International agencies are working with governments of developing countries and also residents themselves to improve the situation.2:34
For example, charities sometimes offer residents loans so that they can set up businesses and earn a decent living.2:42
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the authorities have now officially accepted their country's shanty towns as permanent and are providing them with electricity, water and other amenities.2:51
But slum dwellers aren't just waiting for others to solve their problems.3:03
In Thailand, slum communities have worked together to resolve arguments over land and in some cases have gained legal ownership.3:08
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