Features of urban planning of emergency low-rise housing construction

This article analyzes the architectural, urban, social and economic causes of the emergence and development of spontaneous low-rise housing development, which is especially typical for cities in developing countries. It also provides a classification of the types of buildings, such as architectural vernacular, spontaneous cottage towns, ghetto, and also describes the environmental impact of this type of buildings on the urban environment, expressed in massive soil pollution by household waste, landfills.