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A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. The infrastructure in slums is often deteriorate
View of slum houses
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Shanty town
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A shanty town is a settlement of improvised buildings known as shanties or shacks, typically made of materials such as mud and wood, or from cheap building materials such as corrugated iron sheets. A
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…located in urban areas, they can be located in suburban areas where housing quality is low and living conditions are poor. Slum residences vary from shanty houses to professionally built dwellings which, because of poor-quality construction or lack of basic maintenance, have deteriorated. While slums differ…
Picture of a shanty town over "La Planicie" tunnel, created because of the rural flight to Caracas.
Shacks in Villa 31, near Retiro Station, Buenos Aires, Argentina, showing construction.
Some shanty towns have an informal economy, such as garbage scavenging, pottery-making, textiles, or leather works, providing some income. In Ezbet Al Nakhl, Cairo, Egypt, garbage is scavenged (residential area at top of image).
A shanty town in Hong Kong.