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Legazpi City, The Philippines
In The Philippines, disaster victims were relocated outside of the city where mono-functional housing contributes to social segregation and economic degradation. The 2006 volcano eruption has set in motion a policy in which the local authorities re-determined zoning plans that deliberately removed the economic less fortunate. Political participation in post-disaster enquiries has converted their role from extensive planner to the actual developer’s role itself. As a response, NGOs collaborated with the Municipality to effectively implement their programs, yet failed to incorporate the stakes of those affected by these policies. As a consequence, these communities return to disaster prone areas that add to the city’s informality and fragility. Legazpi suffers from lacking to incorporate the system of proximity; the need to create areas close but also far from vulnerable areas in post-disaster redevelopment that connects areas of potential and deprivation.

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OCUS, Enabling Synergy / Amsterdam, The Netherlands /  info@ocus.eu