The city of Manila is experiencing unprecedented urbanisation, which has generated a twin city where the formal and the informal are closely intertwined. Almost 40% of the population in Manila lives in informal settlements. The city has undergone alternate phases of crisis and economic growth, but...
Experts are divided over the advantages and disadvantages of land reclamation, though this process continues unabated, exposing settlements to coastal hazards. The Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company (BASECO) compound is an informal settlement on reclaimed land in Manila, the Philippines. How ...
Vulnerability to typhoon hazards in the coastal informal settlements of Metro Manila, the Philippines In many low- and middle-income countries informal Warnitchai,Pennung,Ahmad,... - 《Disasters the International Journal of Disaster Studies & Practice》 被引量: 5发表: 2016年 An urban form respon...
2. Informal settlement – areas where groups of housing units have been constructed on land that the occupants have no legal claim to, or occupy illegally; unplanned settlements and areas where housing is not in compliance with current planning and building regulations. (Glossary of Environment Stat...
programme devoted to the upgrading of informal settlements. The new initiative, crowned as the “Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme” (UISP), had the objective to “eradicate” all informal settlements by 2014. After almost a decade of...
It is therefore unclear whether water from informal providers mitigates water insecurity in slum settlements in terms of all key parameters – access, quantity, quality, and affordability. Tenants in slums are especially trapped in insecurity cycles where they rely on high-priced, low-quality water,...
The existing resettlement infrastructure for informal settlements in Manila, Philippines provide an opportunity to facilitate future climate change adaptation in the city. This research assesses the feasibility of using resettlement as climate change adaptation (CCA) in Manila using the 5 Principles for ...
Johnny works to develop and disseminate simple, cost-effective ideas to improve the lives of those living in informal settlements. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TED...
In Manila, like many regions in the global south, the steady march towards urbanisation has generated an intensive urban landscape of high-rise buildings and large patterns of unplanned and often illegal settlements. Although the Philippine government has formulated several programmes to control the ...
exposing settlements to coastal hazards.The Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company(BASECO)compound is an informal settlement on reclaimed land in Manila,the Philippines.How informal coastal settlements view disaster risk and their more pressing socioeconomic needs is crucial to understanding the potentials...