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White Elephants conducted settle- Criteria of Slum Housing and Settlement according
ment restoration program for those to PP 14/2016 vese 108
who have been evicted and moved
to the state-owned empty lands, like
what they’ve done in Phasi Charoen, Tower Buildings Waste Management
Inadequate quality of infrastructure and
Disorganized
one of the 50 districts in Bangkok. High density management system for waste disposal
In a program called Baan Inadequate quality of building Bad quality
Mankong (means safe house), the
government aimed to enhance the Streets Sewage Treatment System
quality of the settlement and protect Street doesnt cover all of housing and Inadequate quality of infrastructure and
the rights for housing for residents settlement area management system for sewage
with low-income. The program start- Bad quality of street surfaces Drinking Water Supply System
ed in 2003, with a target to create a No access for drinking water supply
city without slums throughout Thai- No supply for individual needs
land. Environmental Drainage Fire Protection System
The government of Thailand Not provided No facilities or infrastructure for fire
made a community based approach Unable to flow rainwater protection system
to solve the slums problem, which Bad quality
was caused by the increasing of pop-
ulation density from urbanization.
With this approach, they let the poors
who live in the city to choose their
needs for housing and settlements.
The restoration was made by
Community Development Fund (CDF)
method: they would do the saving in
groups and would be granted some 17
loans to build their homes in a new
land. Each family were granted a
period of tenor. After returning the
loan, the house certificate would be
handed to them and they are free to
modify the house afterwards. Infographic/Tommy.K.R
The program involved the role of
the government, the communities Marta, Rio de Jeneiro. The local government creat-
and non-governmental organizations ed a collaboration with the residents and donor in-
(NGO). The government, who acts as stitution (World Bank), in order to facilitate housing
regulator, founded the Urban Com- infrastructures, such as: streets, drainages, clean
munity Development Office (UCDO) There are one water and sewage treatment system for 17,200
in 1992, then joined the Rural De- billion of people families in that 1,300 Ha area.
velopment Fund to form Communi- globally who live In the neighboring country Brunei Darusalam,
ty Organizations Development Insti- in informal slum the government made a slum upgrade in an area
tute (CODI) in 2000. Meanwhile, they areas which known today as Kampong Ayer, in the capi-
also invited the communities to take tal city Bandar Sri Begawan. Before it’s been re-
parts in the community-based resto- Pretoria vamped to be a tourist destination, the area of Kam-
ration. Architects and planners were Declaration pong Ayer was a slum typologically located above
engaged to work with the residents, the water. The masterplan for this area was done
and to communicate and facilitate 2011, with the government and NGOs engaged in
them, too. the whole process. The program goal was to revive
Besides Thailand, Brazil had the Kampong, which was previously known as Ven-
also succeeded in creating a break- ice of east. Today, the Kampong Ayer is known as
through collaboration to overcome the largest floating village in the world.
the slums problem in Favela Santa nis/ other sources