A settlement, or human settlement is the place where a person or a community is established. However, it is generally understood by "settlement" a group of dwellings with a certain degree of precariousness, either from the point of view of the basic services present, or even from the point of view of the legality of the occupation of a given territory. In the context of a given territory, a settlement is a permanent civilian presence protected by the military. There can be various types of settlements, according to the law and city planning can be divided in formal and informal ones.