Co-existence of vul- nerability and disaster resilience: informal settle- ments in the Philippines. Int J Disaster Risk Reduct 2014; 10:178-89.Usamah, M., Handmer, J., Mitchell, D., and Ahmed, I. (2014). Can the vulnerable be resilient? Co-existence of vulnerability and disaster ...
As Asian Studies major, we will gain knowledge about what is the condition of informal settlers here in the Philippines. We will also know about the policies that cover informal settlers. We will also be able to know the government agencies that monitor the effectiveness of these policies. St...
The informal settlements in Butuan City, Philippines pose the intractable problem of housing and providing services for the urban poor. They exact tremendous costs to government infrastructure projects and the city as a whole. In this study, these costs are accounted for, particularly the costs the...
11th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) EDSA Shangri-La Hotel October 4-5‚ 2010 ESTIMATINGINFORMALSETTLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES In the Housing Backlog Study commissioned by the HUDCC‚ the Consultants prepared the estimates ofInformalSettlers in the Philippines. According to the Spatial Statisti...
Using a topographic survey, a questionnaire survey, and the protective action decision model, this study explored the perception of disasters and land reclamation of informal settlers who are living on reclaimed land. The study found that people are aware of disaster risks, but are more concerned ...
This thesis interrogates the gendered politics of risk and community organising among informal settlers in Metro Cebu. Drawing on the perspectives and experiences of women and men living in areas classed as danger zones, I argue that encounters with risk (and disaster) constitute an 'everyday' ...
As a result, these urban settlers are more at risk of developing mental ill-health or disorders (such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, violent or abusive behaviour and schizophrenia) or even dying from suicides and unnatural deaths (Cattaneo et al., 2009; Gruebner et al., 2011, ...
Categorising the Urban Poor: Undermined State Protection for Informal Settlers in the PhilippinesShinji Miyagawa
The informal settlements in Butuan City, Philippines pose the intractable problem of housing and providing services for the urban poor. They exact tremendous costs to government infrastructure projects and the city as a whole. In this study, these costs are accounted for, particularly the costs the...
Informal settlersHousing rightsCOVID-19Civil rightsUrban poorPhilippinesPurpose This paper aims to offer Sitio San Roque, an informal settlement in the Philippines as a case study to explore long-term "forgetful" urban development planning in the Philippines, and the renewed visibility of the urban ...