General
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Topic outline
- General
- Consolidating Knowledge
Consolidating Knowledge
In this chapter, we introduced you to different definitions of informality, reasons individuals may choose to live in settlements outside the formal housing system, and how these settlements are regulated. Take a moment to check your understanding of key points using this exercise.
After reading the chapter: Create a mind map to sort out your thoughts on the topic of informal settlements.
- Listening In
Listening In
This video, created by Federación de Asociaciones Gitanas de Catalunya (FAGIC), tells the stories of Roma people from France, Italy, Spain, Hungary and Romania.
In this podcast, we interview Lukas Oesch, principal investigator of the project REFUGOV which looks at the management of reception facilities for asylum seekers in Luxembourg and refugee camps in Jordan.
In this podcast, we interview Dr. Nora Teller who is a Sociologist at MRI Budapest to discuss the struggles of individuals living in informal settlements in Budapest and other post-socialist Eastern European cities.
In this Podcast from 'My Dear Kitchen Helsinki', foodblogger Asli talks with Daria Krivonos from the University of Helsinki about agricultural migrant workers in Finland and the EU.
- Getting Active
Getting Active
In this activity you will discuss the Cuvry wasteland, an informal settlement which existed in Berlin between 2012 and 2014. It was a diverse place, where people lived out of existential need but also to experience with alternative lifestyles.
In this group activity you will discuss development projects in two Roma neighbourhoods: György telep, situated on the periphery of the town of Pécs, Hungary and Pata Rat, a in the metropolitan city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
In this assignment, you will take a virtual visit to Makako an Iwaya, two informal settlements in Lagos, Nigeria. Afterward, you will be asked to reflect upon your observations and impressions given what you've learned in this chapter.
This is the .kmz file necessary to complete the task 'A walk through Makoko and Iwaya'.
In this task you will learn about evictions, demolitions and the case for environmental justice in informal settlements in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Corresponding Map for the Lyukovolgy Task
In this task you will learn about former allotment gardens which turned into a permanent settlement in the outskirts of the Hungarian city of Miskolc.
- Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper
This animated film about the Roma in Hungary discusses from a historical perspective why Roma suffer from disadvantages in education, housing, employment and health care, and live in deeper poverty than Non-Roma citizens.
On the homepage of the project "Roma: Housing Opportunities, Mobilisation and Empowerment (R-Home)" you find videos on the situation of Roma and reports on best practices from Italy, Romania, Hungary, France and Spain.
This case study gives testimonies from migrant workers living in the agricultural ghetto of Campobello di Mazara in Sicily, Italy.
This short documentary gives an insight into the 'Jungle of Calais', one of central Europes most famous informal settlement for transit migrants.
This paper from Colin Marx and Emily Kelling reviews three dominant ways of knowing urban informality and points out the limitations of these existing concepts. It's a great overview and introduction to the topic!
This article from Irit Katz takes a closer look at three migrant camps in northern France and examines the connection between formal and informal camps.
This documentary takes a closer look at the informal settlement of of Pata-Rât in Romania. Additionally, check this task to deepen your knowledge on the topic.
Map file for the corresponding task.