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Searching with a thematic focus on Poverty, Urban poverty in Philippines

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    Governance and urban development: case study of Metro Manila

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1999
    This paper explains the evolution of the metropolitan organizations that have been established to oversee the development of Metro Manila, provides a survey of their responsibilities, authorities, organizational structure, financing, institutional relationships as well as briefly assess their strengths and weaknesses.
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    Land use planning in Metro Manila and the urban fringe: implications on the land and real estate market

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    This paper examines land use planning in Metro Manila and the urban fringe and analyses its effect on transactions in the urban land and real estate market.
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    Rental housing for urban low-income households in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    The objective of this paper is to examine the rental housing market in the Philippines and provide possible policy options for a viable rental scheme for low income households. Rental housing is now seen as a vital component in accommodating large number of families in developing countries.
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    Case study of Zamboanga City (Forced Migration Area)

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    In the City of Zamboanga, the increase in growth rate during the first half of the decade (1990-1995) can be attributed to the net migration rate. This plus the rapid urbanization, has brought about positive and negative results, particularly on service delivery, resource mobilization and social concerns.
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    Metro Iloilo Development Council: in pursuit of managed urban growth

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    The challenges posed by urbanization cannot be underestimated. Despite the apparent advantages of ur banization, the accompanying issues must be properly addressed lest the be nefits cannot be fully obtained or at worse, they can be diminished. Apparently, managing urban growth has been the concern of the country not only at the national level but at the local level as well.
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    Serving the urban poor through public-private community partnerships in water supply

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001
    This policy note discusses major forms of water (and sanitation) services provided for the urban poor in the Philippines, highlighting the public-private-community partnerships forged in the process and the role of each partner, and drawing some lessons for improvement and replication in other areas.
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    Linking poverty and the environment: evidence from slums in Philippine cities

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    The Philippines is among the countries in Asia with large number of urban slum dwellers. 
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    Why slum poverty matters

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    Notwithstanding the fact that poverty incidence among the Philippine urban population is low at 19 percent vis-à-vis the national average of 32 percent and rural poverty incidence of over 50 percent, urban inequality, however, is higher than rural inequality. 
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    Managing urbanization under decentralized governance framework: volume 1

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    Managing Urbanization Under a Decentralized Governance Framework (Volume 1) is the first of two volumes on urban management. It documents the urbanization process in selected Philippine cities in the context of a decentralized environment for governance resulting from the passage of the Local Government Code of 1991.
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    Managing urbanization under a decentralized governance framework (Volume 2)

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    Managing Urbanization Under a Decentralized Governance Framework (Volume 2) is a companion piece to Volume 1, which offers the institutional details of managing and delivering urban services.

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