How to Improve Urban Conditions in Informal Settlements

Abstract

We should discourage people from continuing to build their houses in the informal settlements of Lima, Peru, as they live in dangerous conditions. These settlements lack critical resources and infrastructure. The lack of basic services such as water and electricity hinders the quality of life. The same area is not where childrenChildren can not play in this area because the streets are not paved; also, there are likely many diseases. We can see that the root of this problem is the people who live in this settlement and those who continue to build houses as they endanger more lives. The solution to this problem is to create an improved urbanistic relationship with the settlement itself and relocate these people to an urbanized area where each plot of land has a public registry so people have full property rights. By creating this land registration system and using prefabricated houses, the number of people living in unsafe conditions can decrease while providing stable housing.