A shack is a type of small, often primitive shelter or dwelling. Like
huts, shacks are constructed by hand using available materials;
however, whereas huts are usually rural and made of natural materials
(mud, rocks, sticks, etc.) shacks are generally composed of scavenged
man-made materials like abandoned construction debris, repurposed
consumer waste and other useful discarded objects that can be quickly
acquired at little or no cost and fashioned into a small dwelling.
In areas of high population density and high poverty, shacks are often
the most prevalent form of housing; it is possible that up to a
billion people worldwide live in shacks.[1] Fire is a significant
hazard in tight-knit shack settlements.[2] Settlements composed mostly
or entirely of shacks are known as slums or shanty towns.
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Shacks in Kayamandi, South Africa In relatively affluent areas, shacks are often used for storage or have been abandoned. A multi-family shack in a riverside shantytown, Jakarta, Indonesia. References[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shacks. Look up shack in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ^ Planet of Slums, Verso, 2006 ^ A Big Devil in the Jondolos: A report on shack fires by Matt Birkinshaw v t e
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