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Papers by Kioe Sheng Yap
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2014
Thailand has changed considerably over the last decades following rapid economic growth based on ... more Thailand has changed considerably over the last decades following rapid economic growth based on export-oriented industrial development, an expansion of the middle class and a decline in absolute poverty. However, economic activity is still largely concentrated in and around Bangkok and income inequality is high. The country is urbanizing through large-scale, but often circular, rural-urban migration, life expectancy is increasing and fertility rates are below replacement level. Except for health care, social welfare programmes are rudimentary and cover mainly government officials and some formal-sector workers. Society expects individual efforts, supported by the family and the community, rather than social programmes of the government to ensure a basic quality of life for all.
... PUB ID: 103-271-407 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:40:38 US/Mountain). SPONSOR(S): ABSTRACT: &... more ... PUB ID: 103-271-407 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:40:38 US/Mountain). SPONSOR(S): ABSTRACT: "HS/320/94E"--Tp verso. "... Kioe Sheng Yap ... author of this report"--Foreword. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32). STATISTICS. Click on # to view. Citations, 0. ...
Habitat international, 1987
Housing Studies, 2000
This paper explores the causes of the collapse of the housing sector in Bangkok in 1997 and its i... more This paper explores the causes of the collapse of the housing sector in Bangkok in 1997 and its impact on the financial sector and the economy of Thailand. With the liberalisation of the Thai economy and its integration into the world economy during the 1980s and the early ...
página 1 de 1, 1 / 1, REPIDISCA, seleciona. para imprimir. Id: 64840. Autor: Kioe Sheng Yap. Títu... more página 1 de 1, 1 / 1, REPIDISCA, seleciona. para imprimir. Id: 64840. Autor: Kioe Sheng Yap. Título: Urban poor as agents of development: community action planning in Sri Lanka. Fonte: Nairobi; HABITAT; 1993. 88 p. (92 1 131203 5). Idioma: En. Símbolo: 92 1 131203 5. ...
Public Goods versus Economic Interests, 2016
Urbanization in Southeast Asia, 2012
The 21 st century is witnessing an urbanizing world, but is also witnessing an urbanisation of po... more The 21 st century is witnessing an urbanizing world, but is also witnessing an urbanisation of poverty, as seen in the proliferation of slums and informal settlements and the expansion of the informal economy in many cities of the global south. Chapter 2 sets the scene, discusses the context of poverty faced by many people in cities, the significance of the informal economy, and the participatoryupgrading approach adopted by UN-Habitat in partnership with ACP governments. 2.1 Urban poverty Urban poverty is multi-dimensional-a condition that includes low income, inadequate housing, lack of access to essential services and exclusion from other benefits of urban society and economic development. To escape income poverty, the urban poor need adequately paid employment and appropriate knowledge, skills and good health. This in turn requires access to education and health care, adequate housing and urban services, but these require an adequate income, rights of access, and recognition of their potential for self-help.
Upgrading Informal Settlements: Experiences from Asia, 2023
Global Approaches to Extension Practice: A Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2008
... Poverty Alleviation Through Rural Urban Linkages : Lessons And Implication For Development ... more ... Poverty Alleviation Through Rural Urban Linkages : Lessons And Implication For Development In Nigeria. OC Korie, CC Eze, JL Lemchi, UC Ibekwe, NN Oguoma. Abstract. One of the main aspects of rural poverty is the lack of access to basic infrastructure and services. ...
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2014
Population bulletin of the United Nations, 1987
This is a survey of the U.N. Population Division's contributions to the study of urbanization... more This is a survey of the U.N. Population Division's contributions to the study of urbanization and internal migration, related research, and publications. In order to review these contributions, the relevant U.N. publications are classified under five broad topics: "estimates and projections of urban, rural and city populations, including problems of data comparability and methods to measure internal migration; monitoring of trends in urbanization; estimates and analyses of migration as a component of urban and metropolitan growth; studies of demographic and socio-economic aspects of urbanization, and studies of demographic and socio-economic aspects of internal migration."
Urbanization has been going on for a long time, but it has now reached a stage where soon more th... more Urbanization has been going on for a long time, but it has now reached a stage where soon more than half the world population will live in urban areas. In the past, urbanization was seen as detrimental to development. Today’s free-market paradigm encourages the means of production to move freely. In this view, urbanization is a positive process, as labour is moving to places where it can be most productive, i.e. the urban areas.
In 2008, for the first time, the world's urban population surpassed the rural population, crossin... more In 2008, for the first time, the world's urban population surpassed the rural population, crossing the threshold of 50%, according to the most coherent and most comparative estimates at international level (United Nations: Population Division, 2008). Indeed, the major obstacle to overcome in the study of the world urbanization resides in differences in the definition of urban agglomerations and their limits among various countries, as well as in the modification of these limits over time. The situation varies sharply from region to region, both with regard to the urbanization ratio (or proportion of urban population) and to the number of megalopolises [megacities] (agglomerations of more than 10 million inhabitants). Estimated at 49.4% worldwide in 2007, the urbanization ratio, in the large regions was as follows: North America (81.3%), Latin America and the Caribbean (78.3%), Europe (72.2%), Oceania (70.5%), Asia (40.8%), and Africa (38.7%). At the same time, there are 19 megalopolises in the world: 11 in Asia, 4 in Latin America, 2 in North America, 1 in Africa and 1 in Europe. Asia records a number of megalopolises deemed to expand the most. In this context, how does urbanization in Southeast Asia look like? Southeast Asia: a relatively less urbanized region with strong urban growth potential According to the United Nations, Southeast Asia includes the 11 following countries:
Journal of ferrocement, 1990
The proposed prefabricated ferrocement system uses half-cylindrical ferrocement pontoons for the ... more The proposed prefabricated ferrocement system uses half-cylindrical ferrocement pontoons for the floating foundation, ferrocement planks for the walls and floors, and corrugated ferrocement sheets for roof covering. The proposed design can be built manually (without heavy machinery) using self-help labor or with hired labor, and the ferrocement house can be dismantled and rebuilt in another site in case a family moves
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2014
Thailand has changed considerably over the last decades following rapid economic growth based on ... more Thailand has changed considerably over the last decades following rapid economic growth based on export-oriented industrial development, an expansion of the middle class and a decline in absolute poverty. However, economic activity is still largely concentrated in and around Bangkok and income inequality is high. The country is urbanizing through large-scale, but often circular, rural-urban migration, life expectancy is increasing and fertility rates are below replacement level. Except for health care, social welfare programmes are rudimentary and cover mainly government officials and some formal-sector workers. Society expects individual efforts, supported by the family and the community, rather than social programmes of the government to ensure a basic quality of life for all.
... PUB ID: 103-271-407 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:40:38 US/Mountain). SPONSOR(S): ABSTRACT: &... more ... PUB ID: 103-271-407 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:40:38 US/Mountain). SPONSOR(S): ABSTRACT: "HS/320/94E"--Tp verso. "... Kioe Sheng Yap ... author of this report"--Foreword. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32). STATISTICS. Click on # to view. Citations, 0. ...
Habitat international, 1987
Housing Studies, 2000
This paper explores the causes of the collapse of the housing sector in Bangkok in 1997 and its i... more This paper explores the causes of the collapse of the housing sector in Bangkok in 1997 and its impact on the financial sector and the economy of Thailand. With the liberalisation of the Thai economy and its integration into the world economy during the 1980s and the early ...
página 1 de 1, 1 / 1, REPIDISCA, seleciona. para imprimir. Id: 64840. Autor: Kioe Sheng Yap. Títu... more página 1 de 1, 1 / 1, REPIDISCA, seleciona. para imprimir. Id: 64840. Autor: Kioe Sheng Yap. Título: Urban poor as agents of development: community action planning in Sri Lanka. Fonte: Nairobi; HABITAT; 1993. 88 p. (92 1 131203 5). Idioma: En. Símbolo: 92 1 131203 5. ...
Public Goods versus Economic Interests, 2016
Urbanization in Southeast Asia, 2012
The 21 st century is witnessing an urbanizing world, but is also witnessing an urbanisation of po... more The 21 st century is witnessing an urbanizing world, but is also witnessing an urbanisation of poverty, as seen in the proliferation of slums and informal settlements and the expansion of the informal economy in many cities of the global south. Chapter 2 sets the scene, discusses the context of poverty faced by many people in cities, the significance of the informal economy, and the participatoryupgrading approach adopted by UN-Habitat in partnership with ACP governments. 2.1 Urban poverty Urban poverty is multi-dimensional-a condition that includes low income, inadequate housing, lack of access to essential services and exclusion from other benefits of urban society and economic development. To escape income poverty, the urban poor need adequately paid employment and appropriate knowledge, skills and good health. This in turn requires access to education and health care, adequate housing and urban services, but these require an adequate income, rights of access, and recognition of their potential for self-help.
Upgrading Informal Settlements: Experiences from Asia, 2023
Global Approaches to Extension Practice: A Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2008
... Poverty Alleviation Through Rural Urban Linkages : Lessons And Implication For Development ... more ... Poverty Alleviation Through Rural Urban Linkages : Lessons And Implication For Development In Nigeria. OC Korie, CC Eze, JL Lemchi, UC Ibekwe, NN Oguoma. Abstract. One of the main aspects of rural poverty is the lack of access to basic infrastructure and services. ...
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2014
Population bulletin of the United Nations, 1987
This is a survey of the U.N. Population Division's contributions to the study of urbanization... more This is a survey of the U.N. Population Division's contributions to the study of urbanization and internal migration, related research, and publications. In order to review these contributions, the relevant U.N. publications are classified under five broad topics: "estimates and projections of urban, rural and city populations, including problems of data comparability and methods to measure internal migration; monitoring of trends in urbanization; estimates and analyses of migration as a component of urban and metropolitan growth; studies of demographic and socio-economic aspects of urbanization, and studies of demographic and socio-economic aspects of internal migration."
Urbanization has been going on for a long time, but it has now reached a stage where soon more th... more Urbanization has been going on for a long time, but it has now reached a stage where soon more than half the world population will live in urban areas. In the past, urbanization was seen as detrimental to development. Today’s free-market paradigm encourages the means of production to move freely. In this view, urbanization is a positive process, as labour is moving to places where it can be most productive, i.e. the urban areas.
In 2008, for the first time, the world's urban population surpassed the rural population, crossin... more In 2008, for the first time, the world's urban population surpassed the rural population, crossing the threshold of 50%, according to the most coherent and most comparative estimates at international level (United Nations: Population Division, 2008). Indeed, the major obstacle to overcome in the study of the world urbanization resides in differences in the definition of urban agglomerations and their limits among various countries, as well as in the modification of these limits over time. The situation varies sharply from region to region, both with regard to the urbanization ratio (or proportion of urban population) and to the number of megalopolises [megacities] (agglomerations of more than 10 million inhabitants). Estimated at 49.4% worldwide in 2007, the urbanization ratio, in the large regions was as follows: North America (81.3%), Latin America and the Caribbean (78.3%), Europe (72.2%), Oceania (70.5%), Asia (40.8%), and Africa (38.7%). At the same time, there are 19 megalopolises in the world: 11 in Asia, 4 in Latin America, 2 in North America, 1 in Africa and 1 in Europe. Asia records a number of megalopolises deemed to expand the most. In this context, how does urbanization in Southeast Asia look like? Southeast Asia: a relatively less urbanized region with strong urban growth potential According to the United Nations, Southeast Asia includes the 11 following countries:
Journal of ferrocement, 1990
The proposed prefabricated ferrocement system uses half-cylindrical ferrocement pontoons for the ... more The proposed prefabricated ferrocement system uses half-cylindrical ferrocement pontoons for the floating foundation, ferrocement planks for the walls and floors, and corrugated ferrocement sheets for roof covering. The proposed design can be built manually (without heavy machinery) using self-help labor or with hired labor, and the ferrocement house can be dismantled and rebuilt in another site in case a family moves
Upgrading Informal Settlements: Experiences from Asia, 2023
This is the introductory chapter to Upgrading Informal Settlements: Experiences from Asia
Prosperity for all: Enhancing the informal economy through participatory slum upgrading, 2018
Much has been written both on settlement upgrading and the urban informal economy, but there is l... more Much has been written both on settlement upgrading and the urban informal economy, but there is little research on the intersection of these two important areas. This report seeks to fill this gap and strengthen the links between settlement upgrading, livelihoods and improved quality of life. It aims to enhance understanding of the importance of the informal economy in slums and informal settlements for both residents and the wider urban economy, and explores enabling approaches that can enhance the livelihoods and local economies of settlements.
Migrants move primarily for economic reasons; empirical evidence does not support bright city lig... more Migrants move primarily for economic reasons; empirical evidence does not support bright city lights as a reason for rural-urban migration. Decades of such migration have established a broad awareness of the city’s harsh working and living conditions. Unrealistic expectations are held in check by their family who invest in the migration and do not want to see it go to waste. Economic uncertainties induce urban migrants to use their rural family as a safety net and rural families to use the migration to diversify their income sources. The idea that people migrate for the city’s bright lights and end up living in slums and working in the informal sector puts the blame for these problems on the migrant, while they largely result from policies that direct public and private investments to one or a few cities only and expect labour to move there without providing affordable housing and urban services. The low quality of rural education disadvantages migrants in urban labour markets. Many go back to their villages, sometimes with skills acquired in the city. Supportive policies could help them develop income-generating activities.
Yap - Peri-Urban Transformations in South East Asia.pdf, 2016
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](Conference Proceedings, 2019
A city-wide housing policy and programme that promote a diverse an affordable low-income housing ... more A city-wide housing policy and programme that promote a diverse an affordable low-income housing supply as a solution for housing development to meet the population growth of 1 million people every 5 years in the period 2021-2035 in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.