Squatter settlements also represent a good illustration of self-reliant development. Their populations have been able to increase the stock of shelter, however poor the initial standard, by as much as five times the rate of public housing agencies

1. What is the difference between
slum and squatter settlements?

2. SLUM
• A slum is always an area. “a single neglected building, even
in the worst stage of deterioration by substandard housing
conditions within a city are knows as slums”.

3. SQUATTER
• The term squatter is used to mean a person who is
occupying the land without title. "Squatters" settle on land,
especially public or unoccupied land, without right or
“Squatters" settle on land, especially public or unoccupied
land, without right or title.