Geography · Urban Settlements
Consider the following statements about urban housing problems in the developing world: (a) Rapid rural-to-urban migration has created a severe demand-supply gap in urban formal housing. (b) Slums and informal settlements arise primarily because of excess supply of affordable public housing. (c) Lack of secure land tenure is a major constraint preventing slum dwellers from improving their housing. (d) Urban housing problems are closely linked to poverty, unemployment, and weak urban governance. Which of the above statements are correct?
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- 1(a), (b), (c) and (d)
- 2(b) and (d) only
- 3(a), (b) and (c) only
- 4(a), (c) and (d) only✓
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(a), (c) and (d) only
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