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Why is the high-rise 'vertical' transition of dense informal settlements like Dharavi considered a risk by urban planners?
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- 1Because high-rise concrete structures directly increase structural maintenance costs for the state.
- 2Because vertical housing structures cause localized spikes in atmospheric pollution levels.
- 3Because informal settlement residents fundamentally refuse to live anywhere outside tight alleys.
- 4Because it disrupts the integrated home-work spaces essential for local decentralized businesses.✓
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Because it disrupts the integrated home-work spaces essential for local decentralized businesses.
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