Community-Managed Housing
A Context There has been a rapid onset of urbanization in the Philippines as cities strive to find their niche in the global marketplace. This phenomenon is often associated with economic progression as it brings new technological innovations, massive investment-driven activities and major infrastructure developments in various urban centers in the country. These trends have resulted to an increase in demand for land in prime locations, thus land conversion becomes requisite for expanding economic investments. Furthermore, land prices escalate to a point of becoming unaffordable to the poor. This pressing issue compels the impoverished sector to live in slum settlements where land security and housing are in a deplorable state. Force eviction and massive displacement resulting from development or investment-driven infrastructure projects are major threats commonly encountered by slum dwellers for occupying public and private-owned lands. Whilst, there is ...