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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > proximate communities > shantytowns

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shantytowns  

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  • Informal settlements, known in various countries as shantytowns, favelas, barrios, and homelands, among other designations, house a significant proportion of urban residents in the Third World. Essentially illegal settlements, they nonetheless fulfill an essential role in the extremely rapid urbanization process currently underway in developing countries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Shantytowns]

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