Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
4 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is the scheme? |
* city authorities take an unoccupied site and install basic services (sanitation, small shops, water, sewers, electricity) * basic houses --> give these and plot of land to slum dwellers * slum dwellers can improve houses and work in shops |
|
|
Where? |
Sanjay Ghandi Nagar |
|
|
Pros |
* env and social conditions better than in slum * no open sewers --> less water contamination --> better health * better planned --> easier to access services * families own land * improved quality of life * relatively cheap for council to provide basic housing * families can run own businesses |
|
|
Cons |
* unoccupied site needed --> nearly all land occupied by slums * impossible to rehouse everyone * site well outside of city centre --> some worse off due to commuting * encourages rural-urban migration * still shortages of services * some lose original businesses * some richer people in the area complain about newcomers --> say theft has gone up * people moved to poor quality land --> Sanjay Ghandi Nagar is a former quarry |
