Informal Housing: How Can We Build Affordable Housing as a Seed of Urban Sprawl without Overcrowding?

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The construction of informal housing has a global demand of approximately 43.98% (UN Data – World Bank). The majority of informal housing is located in sectors or areas with fewer economic resources and development processes. This is how it expands, develops and forms our cities worldwide, creating and defining models and types.