Why Raval?

• Raval was an area that was industrialised and polluted, as well as densely populated due to the demand to house factory workers
• There was previously large textile and brick making factories which contributed a poor environmental quality
• The large population density was due to large tenement blocks which shared similar conditions to slums
• South Raval's proximity to the port also meant that there was a large migrant population, who were desperate for funds - consequently, the south became known for prostitution, the informal sector, and drug trafficking