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Papers by Alistair Blunt

Philippine Journal of Development, 1993

Housing developments have been hampered by exorbitantly priced land specifically in the cities. T... more Housing developments have been hampered by exorbitantly priced land specifically in the cities. The 1991 housing survey show that Metro Manila households pay the same rate as other households from developing countries. This article reviews the Philippine urban policies and examines the expenditures of owners and renters on shelters. It also investigates the factors on residential mobility among the sample households.

This article is part of a study of housing and urban development.by the Housing and Urban Develop... more This article is part of a study of housing and urban development.by the Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDCC). It was funded th(ough the United Nations Development Programme and by the Government of the Philippines as part of the "Formulation and implementation of Housing Policies for the Lowest Income Groups" (PHI/88/007). Support also came from Human Settlements and the World Bank. The authors appreciate all the support but affirm that content or conclusions do not necessarily reflect the view of these organizations.

Habitat International, 1982

HABITAT INT., Jan 1, 1982

Community participation-- A Philippine experience. A Blunt HABITAT INT. 6:11, 179-187, 1982. Part... more Community participation-- A Philippine experience. A Blunt HABITAT INT. 6:11, 179-187, 1982. Participation -- meaning being fully involved in the decision-making process, outside the formal political and bureaucratic structure ...

Times of Central Asia, The, Jan 1, 2001

Paperpresented at the Land Access Workshop, …, Jan 1, 1993

Urban Studies (March 1994), Jan 1, 1994

Habitat International, Jan 1, 1982

Journal of Philippine Development, Jan 1, 1993

Few constraints hinder development of housing as much as exorbitantly priced land, and few cities... more Few constraints hinder development of housing as much as exorbitantly priced land, and few cities have land as relatively expensive and yet abundant as Metro Manila in the Philippines. High land prices are rarely due to sheer physical lack or high infrastructure production ...

Housing Studies, Jan 1, 1998

Urban Studies, Jan 1, 1994

... not merely on the basis of market forces" (RA7279, Congress of the Philippines, 1992, p ... more ... not merely on the basis of market forces" (RA7279, Congress of the Philippines, 1992, p . 2, section 2(h)) . The act at Google Indexer on July 1, 2010 usj.sagepub.com Downloaded from Page 7. 272 ... High-rise condominiums cost $611 per sq m (Real Estate Bulletin 1993). ...