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informal settlements
1. Areas where groups of housing units have been constructed on land that the occupants have no legal claim to, or occupy illegally. 2. Unplanned settlements and areas where housing is not in compliance with current planning and building regulations (unauthorized housing).
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Environment
- Category: Environment statistics
- Company: United Nations
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