2. WALT WHITMAN ROSTOW
American Economist And Political Theorist
developing countries are in transition
from traditional lifestyles towards the
modern lifestyle which began in
the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
3. Developing economies according to the IMF
Developing economies out of scope of the IMF
Graduated to developed economy
Newly industrialized countries
IMF International Monetary Fund
(As of 2014)
Countries on the boundary
between developed and
developing are often
categorized under the term
newly industrialized countries.
6. 1. HOUSING
SQUATTERS
1966 - 1.1 squatters and slum dwellers
15% per year (3x the rate of national population)
SUBDIVISION
1960 - 20 hectares (200-300 lots)
e.g.: Project 4 in Quezon City
Mid-income development 150-300 sq. m
PhilAm Life
Middle to High income (80-110 person/ hectare)
8. 3. TRANSPORTATION
RAILWAY
18-20 transportation are scheduled daily at North Luzon and South.
Abandoned lines are covered by squatters.
MOTOR VEHICLES
1960 - 100,000 registered motor vehicles
1965 - 143,000 motor vehicles
10. NORTH MANILA BASIN
1. TONDO AREA
Covered by commercial , residential, containing families during Spanish era.
Largest slum and squatter area
1966 - Half of the 278 hectare reclaimed area had been occupied by squatters
1980 - they dampen the population
2. SAMPALOC AREA
1960 - all area had been developed into residential
Student population is high and apartments are developed.
3. SANTACRUZ
Includes office buildings and mixed residential-commercial.
11. NORTH MANILA BASIN (cont.)
4. SAN NICOLAS
Heavy and light industry
Dense residential population
5. QUIAPO SUB-AREA
Commercial activity and light industry (furnitures, dress-making, auto repairs, etc.)
6. BINONDO
Zone for commercial and light industry
12. SOUTH MANILA BASIN
1. INTRAMUROS
1945 R.A. 1818: Commercial, residential and educational district
40 hectares became high-rise office buildings
30 hectares became shools
90 hectares became vacant as of 1969
2. PORT AREA
Reclaimed until 1910
40 hectares became warehouses
3. ERMITA
Apartments and hotels (institutional and government offices moved to QUEZON CITY)
13. SOUTH MANILA BASIN (cont.)
4. BOUNDED AREAS OF HERRAN, GEN. LUNA, TAFT AVENUE
Residential may gradually replace into hospitals, schools and shops
5. PANDACAN
North- Industrialized areas
South- Market, church and school
6. STA. ANA
Crowded by squatters
4,500 persons per 3 hectares
PUNTA - Expect public housing 1980 vertical expansion
14. SOUTH MANILA BASIN (cont.)
7. MALATE
2 to 3-storey residential dwellings
8. PACO
NORTHEAST- Industries
NORTHWEST- Schools and colleges
CENTER - Commercial areas
SOUTH - Residential areas
15. SOUTH MANILA BASIN (cont.)
PASAY CITY
CENTER - High quality homes
WEST- Embassies and hotels
ROXAS BOULEVARD - Entertainment buildings
MAKATI
Retail and commerce district
Multi-storey office buildings
Most modern integrated planned community
FORT BONIFACIO
Memorial military cemeteries
Serves as the housing development but was not developed
1970-1980 - seems certain the land will be developed
Non-military character
16. POPULATION
NATIONAL
3.5% per year but the study area growing rapidly more than the nation as a whole
MANILA METROPOLITAN AREA
7.5% increase in population between 1903-1960
MANILA CITY
Attracts migrants from the rural countryside
1910 to 1950 - most rapid growth
18. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PROBLEM
Inhabitants living on land with no titles
Exerting little effort to invest time, money or energy in improving their surroundings
A CITY-BOUND FLOOD OF MIGRANTS
Adoption of cultural and technological solutions borrowed from more
developed countries
Acquiring WESTERN-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY (but with limited resources,
therefore items must be imported which cost a lot of money)
Begun to abandon indigenous cultures and skills (generally ineffective in the attempt to
create a Western-Oriented Technology)
20. MANILA
Overcrowded, deteriorated, unsanitary,
absence of facilities etc.
50,427 FAMILIES (12% OF
POPULATION)
Living under conditions, which,
measured by the living standards
of Europe and North America,
DEEMED AT BEST TO BE SUB-
STANDARD AND AT WORST TO
BE IN HUMAN.
21. A study has been conducted by the government regarding the relocation of squatters outside the city to the
countryside. A few years later, they moved again in the city due to the TRANSPORTATION,
COMMUNICATION, AND EMPLOYMENT NEEDS.
22. SQUATTERS
Are migrants from rural areas,
overcrowding, lack of food, slums
SQUATTERS POINT OF VIEW:
Transportation and communication
problems acts as a barrier to
improving his situation.
(Source of livelihood usually within
the city)
23. Typical slum in Metro Manila. Urban slum dwellers are confronted by physical, economic, social, and
environmental risks on a day-to-day basis.
25. (a) OVERHEAD WATER STORAGE TANK to provide water pressure as well
as on-site water storage
(b) WASTE DISPOSAL TANK replaces the pit toilet
(c) SOLAR HEATING UNIT utilizes the heat of the sun to warm water for
bathing and washing
(d) SHOWER NOZZLE AND VALVE can be connected to water storage tank
or the solar heater or both
(e) ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER AND OUTLET BOX
26. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Must seek solutions to their housing and planning problems.
Introduce alternative future solutions gradually:
1. Providing sanitary solutions in the housing communities.
2. Strengthening the transportation and communication links connecting cities
28. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (cont.)
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Pure drinking water and storage
Waste disposal
Fuel for cooking
Ablutionary facilities
Provision for electrical power
Low cost
29. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (cont.)
FEASIBLE PATH CREATING SQUATTERS HOMES
Lightweight and flexible core
House the activities of ablution, waste disposal and food preparation
Independent energy or plug-in
Have wheels for transportation