The Philippines is one of the world’s most urbanised developing countries. High poverty levels in... more The Philippines is one of the world’s most urbanised developing countries. High poverty levels in rural areas and uncontrolled migration to the cities have led to a severe housing problem in the National Capital Region. The housing problem has led to many informal settlers living without any security of tenure and under constant threats of eviction. Simultaneously, the government prioritises the mitigation of floods in order to prevent natural disasters, and has the goal of relocating between 300.000-500.000 informal settlers by the year 2016.
By looking at the case of an informal settlement residing along one of the waterways in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, this thesis explores how resilience-building efforts in urban development affect the agency and actions of an informal settler community in relation to their livelihood and housing situation. By conducting a single in-depth case study on a community participating in their own urban housing project, we can see how resilience building in the National Capital Region is interpreted and acted on from a bottom-up perspective. The thesis concludes that social capital, capacity building, and a mainstreaming of adaptation efforts are used by the urban poor community in order to gain support for their in-city housing initiative. I use social capital theory to show how the community interact with public and private actors in order to claim their rights to stay in the city and fight relocation. Push and pull factors driving the initiative are identified.
The Philippines is one of the world’s most urbanised developing countries. High poverty levels in... more The Philippines is one of the world’s most urbanised developing countries. High poverty levels in rural areas and uncontrolled migration to the cities have led to a severe housing problem in the National Capital Region. The housing problem has led to many informal settlers living without any security of tenure and under constant threats of eviction. Simultaneously, the government prioritises the mitigation of floods in order to prevent natural disasters, and has the goal of relocating between 300.000-500.000 informal settlers by the year 2016.
By looking at the case of an informal settlement residing along one of the waterways in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, this thesis explores how resilience-building efforts in urban development affect the agency and actions of an informal settler community in relation to their livelihood and housing situation. By conducting a single in-depth case study on a community participating in their own urban housing project, we can see how resilience building in the National Capital Region is interpreted and acted on from a bottom-up perspective. The thesis concludes that social capital, capacity building, and a mainstreaming of adaptation efforts are used by the urban poor community in order to gain support for their in-city housing initiative. I use social capital theory to show how the community interact with public and private actors in order to claim their rights to stay in the city and fight relocation. Push and pull factors driving the initiative are identified.
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By looking at the case of an informal settlement residing along one of the waterways in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, this thesis explores how resilience-building efforts in urban development affect the agency and actions of an informal settler community in relation to their livelihood and housing situation. By conducting a single in-depth case study on a community participating in their own urban housing project, we can see how resilience building in the National Capital Region is interpreted and acted on from a bottom-up perspective. The thesis concludes that social capital, capacity building, and a mainstreaming of adaptation efforts are used by the urban poor community in order to gain support for their in-city housing initiative. I use social capital theory to show how the community interact with public and private actors in order to claim their rights to stay in the city and fight relocation. Push and pull factors driving the initiative are identified.
By looking at the case of an informal settlement residing along one of the waterways in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, this thesis explores how resilience-building efforts in urban development affect the agency and actions of an informal settler community in relation to their livelihood and housing situation. By conducting a single in-depth case study on a community participating in their own urban housing project, we can see how resilience building in the National Capital Region is interpreted and acted on from a bottom-up perspective. The thesis concludes that social capital, capacity building, and a mainstreaming of adaptation efforts are used by the urban poor community in order to gain support for their in-city housing initiative. I use social capital theory to show how the community interact with public and private actors in order to claim their rights to stay in the city and fight relocation. Push and pull factors driving the initiative are identified.