This Article Abstract Free Full Text (Free PDF) Free Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Usavagovitwong, N. Articles by Posriprasert, P. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Urban poor housing development on Bangkok’s waterfront: securing tenure, supporting community processes

AEP-Institute for Empirical Research in Planning Issues, FB-06: Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape, University of Kassel, Germany, nattawutu{at}yahoo.co.uk

Prayong Posriprasert

Faculty of Architecture, Sripatum University, Bangkok, Thailand, prayong{at}spu.ac.th

This paper describes a project to upgrade living conditions and provide secure tenure in nine "canal settlement" communities in Bangkok. It explains how this was planned and implemented, both on the ground and at the policy level, working with national institutions including the Community Organizations Development Institute (CODI) and the government body that owned the land. The different institutions involved are described, including the savings groups in each of the nine communities and the network of community organizations, which were particularly important for the realization of the project. The paper also discusses how upgrading plans were developed and how conflicts were addressed.

Key Words: community network • secure tenure • stakeholder participation • upgrading

References

• Boonyabancha, S (1999), "Citizen’s network to address urban poverty in Thailand" , Manila Social Forum: The New Social Agenda for East and Southeast Asia, Manila, 8-12 November 1999.
• Boonyabancha, Somsook (2005), "Baan Man Kong; going to scale with ‘slum’ and squatter upgrading in Thailand" , Environment & Urbanization Vol 17, No 1, April, pages 21-46 .[CrossRef]
• Thairath (2003), "Encouraging universities and government authorities’ cooperation in slum upgrading" , 27 November (in Thai).
• Yap, Kioe Sheng (1992), Low-income Housing in Bangkok: A Review of some Housing Sub-markets, Division of Human Settlements Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok .
• Yap, Kioe Sheng (1989), "Some low-income housing delivery sub-systems in Bangkok, Thailand" , Environment & Urbanization Vol 1, No 2, October, pages 27-37 .[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 18, No. 2, 523-536 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0956247806069629


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This Article Abstract Free Full Text (Free PDF) Free Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Usavagovitwong, N. Articles by Posriprasert, P. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?