Describe ONE difference in the process settlers use to gain land tenure in squatter settlements compared with formal settlements.
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Answer:
Definition of a Squatter Settlement:
A squatter settlement therefore, can be defined as a residential area which has developed without legal claims to the land and/or permission from the concerned authorities to build; as a result of their illegal or semi-legal status, infrastructure and services are usually inadequate. There are essentially three defining characteristics that helps us understand squatter settlement: the Physical, the Social and the legal with the reasons behind them being interrelated.
Answer:
Residents occupying land illegally.
Explanation:
Land tenure distinguishes a squatter colony, with residents occupying land illegally, or squatting. This can happen through an orchestrated land invasion, but it's more likely to happen as a result of people moving in over time.
Streets and public amenities such as power, tap water, telephone, school, and sanitation are available in formal areas. Squatter settlements with no cadastral organisation or public services make up informal areas.