Approximately a quarter of these urban dwellers live in slums or informal settlements.

约四分之一的城市居民生活在贫民窟或非正规住区内。

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In South Africa, thousands of informal settlements have sprouted up in recent decades on the urban perimeter.

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This activity taught the learners the hardships faced daily by people in informal settlements as well as how they cope.

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The only hills in sight composed of a cinderblock sprawl of informal settlements built on top of one another, many fortified with only cardboard and laminate.

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