| 单词 | informal settlement |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinformal settlement informal settlement n. chiefly South African an unplanned and unregulated urban settlement erected on land not officially proclaimed as a residential area. ΚΠ 1979 H. A. Anthony Challenge of Squatter Settlem. i. 3 The United Nations prefers to refer to them as informal settlements or as spontaneous settlements; somehow these words sound better than squatter settlements, a term that automatically carries with it prejudicial legal connotations. 1983 E. J. Haarhoff Shelter in Informal Settlem. i. 1 Informal settlements may be illegal in the sense that the land occupation and/or dwelling does not conform to defined standards and procedures. 2007 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 16 Dec. 23 a Diepsloot began as a temporary ‘informal settlement’, but with South Africa's dire housing shortage and poverty, it has taken on a rickety, squalid permanence. < as lemmas |
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