This paper describes two experiences with community-led upgrading
programmes in precarious settlements in Ho Chi Minh City and discusses how
and why these are more effective and appropriate than the city’s “redevelopment”
and relocation programmes. Although rapid economic growth has meant improved
material conditions for much of the city’s population, it has also had a negative
impact on the environment and on the poorer groups whose living conditions are
deteriorating, especially in the precarious settlements on vacant lots, along canals
and on the city outskirts. The city has plentiful water, but large sections of the population
are not reached by piped water and sewers. Although relocation programmes
are better managed here than in most cities, many who are relocated suffer a drop
in income, a steep rise in housing costs and a disruption to their social networks.
The paper ends with some reflections on the changes needed in government attitudes
towards citizens.
This paper describes two experiences with community-led upgradingprogrammes in precarious settlements in Ho Chi Minh City and discusses howand why these are more effective and appropriate than the city’s “redevelopment”and relocation programmes. Although rapid economic growth has meant improvedmaterial conditions for much of the city’s population, it has also had a negativeimpact on the environment and on the poorer groups whose living conditions aredeteriorating, especially in the precarious settlements on vacant lots, along canalsand on the city outskirts. The city has plentiful water, but large sections of the populationare not reached by piped water and sewers. Although relocation programmesare better managed here than in most cities, many who are relocated suffer a dropin income, a steep rise in housing costs and a disruption to their social networks.The paper ends with some reflections on the changes needed in government attitudestowards citizens.
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