Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/104806 
Year of Publication: 
25-Nov-2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies [ISSN:] 2281-4612 [Volume:] 3 [Issue:] 6 [Publisher:] Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research [Place:] Rome [Year:] 2014-11-25 [Pages:] 441-451
Publisher: 
Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, Rome
Abstract: 
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 government will incur to compensate them for being displaced in the implementation of public infrastructure project. Primary data were collected through inventory of losses (IOL), socio-economic survey (SES) and the replacement cost surveys. Secondary data were obtained through key informant interviews with different stakeholders. The paper quantifies the costs of compensating them through replacement of their affected resources and providing resettlement. It also establishes different types of compensation to secure just terms for all parties. It presents a rich picture of how the informal settlers affect urban environment and the monetary and operational challenges they pose to the government and the society at large.
Subjects: 
Informal Settlements
Social Cost
Urbanization
JEL: 
O17
R51
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Manuscript Version (Preprint)
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