geo case study 1
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- geography case study : Rio de Janeiro
- growth facts of favelas in rio de Janeiro:
- in 1969 there were 300 favelas in rio de Janeiro, however today there are approx 700
- in 1950 7% of rio de Janeiro's population lived in favelas . today 20% of the population live in favelas
- As the population grew so did the number of spontaneous settlements in rio de Janeiro. there are now more than 700 different shanty towns in rio de Janeiro
- since the 1950's rio de Janeiro has attracted large numbers of people from the countryside who hope to find a better life in the city.
- location of favelas in rio de Janeiro
- 25% of the favelas are located in the inner urban areas and 60% are located in the suburbs.
- the majority of the suburbs are in the west of Guanabarba Bay.
- meaning that that they are on the same side of the bay as the cbd and main areas of luxury apartments where work is likely avaible
- In inner urban areas newly established favelas were frequently forced to develop on steep hillsides
- land is considered to be dangerous for legal housing and therefore is not wanted by favelas because of landslides are a threat
- growth facts of favelas in rio de Janeiro:
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