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Basic services
Explanation Housing is more than just a physical shelter (roof and walls).

• It includes access to basic services such as:
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
  • Electricity
  • Waste disposal
  • Road access

This broader definition ensures that housing meets both physical and functional needs for decent living.
So, the complete definition is: Housing = Shelter + Basic Services

Inadequate housing

Explanation Rapid urbanization leads to a sudden increase in population in cities.

• This puts tremendous pressure on infrastructure, especially housing, resulting in:
  • Shortages
  • Overcrowding

Slums and informal settlements

Other options like cars, stock exchange, or internet are not primary or direct impacts of urbanization.
The most critical and well-documented impact is inadequate housing.

A growth factor model is a method used in transportation planning to predict how the number of trips between different zones will change over time. It does this by considering the relative growth rates of the origin and destination zones.

Traffic assignment refers to the process of determining how traffic is distributed across a network, meaning which routes travelers will choose to get from their origin to their destination based on factors like travel time, distance, and cost

A housing problem arises when there is a gap between:

• The number of housing units available (supply)
• And the number of households needing housing (demand)

This leads to issues like:

• Shortage of affordable homes
• Overcrowding
• Growth of slums

Homelessness

Hence, the correct conceptualization is:
Mismatch between housing supply and demand.