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  1. 1. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Sammanfattning : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Investigating the Gap between Informal Urbanization and Formal Planning and Governance Practices in Metro Manila, Philippines

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Författare :Aura Keziah Soriano; [2021]
    Nyckelord :urban planning; informality; informal settlements; global South; Metropolitan Manila;

    Sammanfattning : Metro Manila, Philippines is one of the densest and fastest growing metropolitan regions in the world, of which informal urbanization is a significant contributor. This rapid informal urbanization is a dynamic yet uncoordinated force shaping the city-region, in conflict with the vision of a modern, globally-competitive city-region painted in formal planning instruments. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Adopting Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)in Metro-Manila Railway system : Considering Sweden’s Experience and Learning

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Transportplanering

    Författare :Farhad Arian Far; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Transit-Oriented Development; Traffic Congestion; Metro-Manila Railway Network; Stockholm Metro System;

    Sammanfattning : Transit-oriented development (TOD) or as it is referred to in Sweden ABC (Arbete, Bostad,och Centrum which means work, housing, and city center) is the highly prevailing and excitingconcept of integrating urban communities, activities, people, buildings and public places together.This idea is primarily focused upon the creation of walkable, pedestrian-oriented communities andcycling connections, which are centered among the high-quality train systems. LÄS MER

  5. 4. BASECO, Strategic Pathways to Formalize the Informal. Urban Design Proposal for Informal Settlement Upgrading in Metro Manila

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Författare :Lili Smith; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Arts and Architecture;

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  7. 5. Coping with a war on drugs : Bachelor Thesis

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Författare :Arman Ahmadzadeh; Hannes Rytkönen; [2018]
    Nyckelord :War on drugs; Stigma; Labeling; Coping;

    Sammanfattning : After the 2016 election of president Duterte, the Philippines have been actively fighting a war on drugs inside their own country according to the new policies developed by the newly chosen regime. These policies have led to the several thousands of dead in police operations which are by many called out as extrajudicial executions. LÄS MER