PERMUKIMAN LIAR TIDAK TERENCANA DI TANAH MILIK NEGARA DI PAPUA NUGINI (UNPLANNED SQUATTER SETTLEMENT ON THE STATE LAND IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA )

Abstract

Urbanization is closely linked with modernization, industrialization and rapid social transformation of village life styles to the urban life styles. Most importantly, urbanization is about the complete change from rural to urban life styles in terms of employment, accessing and benefiting government basic services, better living standards and conducive environment for people and social security. Generally, urbanization is a wealth creating process. However, urbanization is also associated with negative effects. One of the negative effects associated with urbanization is the unplanned illegal squatter settlement on state lands. Unplanned illegal squatter settlements are more or less similar to slums for they have common characters.