Relations between Community-Based Infrastructure Development and Squatters’ Social Capital: A Case Study of a Bulk Water System in Metro Manila, the Philippines

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 179-192
Author(s):  
Petr Matous ◽  
Kazumasa Ozawa
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Water System ◽  
Bulk Water ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Metro Manila

Sharing towards cohesive community: the role of social capital in sharing economy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ka Wai Lai ◽  
Amy Po Ying Ho
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Business To Consumer

Purpose Whilst the majority of academic studies have focused on the for-profit business-to-consumer type of sharing economy, the community-based peer-to-peer sharing economy is under-studied, particularly the role of social capital, which is essential to sharing behaviours. This paper aims to unravel the role of social capital in developing sharing communities, particularly as to how sharing can establish social capital and community building in community-based sharing economy projects. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopted a case study approach by selecting a local project in Hong Kong, which aims at achieving sharing community. A total of 10 in-depth interviews of major stakeholders were conducted, including founders, active and inactive members to explore how social capital is developed and its impacts on sharing community. Findings The research finding showed that social capital plays an important role in structural dimensions, on social ties building, cognitive and relational dimension facilitates and motivates sharing behaviour and trust, which are essential in building up a sharing community and in developing a sharing economy in Hong Kong. Originality/value This paper contributes to the current theoretical and empirical discussion that supplements the current study of the community-based sharing economy, from the perspective of social capital, in exploring how a sharing community can be developed.

Outcomes and Social Effects of a Community-Based Development Project on Selected Rice-Based Farmers in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Glenn Y. Ilar ◽  
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Rowena DT. Baconguis ◽  
Virginia R. Cardenas ◽  
Jaine C. Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Development Project ◽  
T Test ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Production Technologies

This research investigated the outcomes and social effects of a community-based development project in the form of a rice-based community intervention. Conducted in Regions 1, 6, and 10 in the Philippines, it employed mixed methods to gather quantitative and qualitative data concurrently from 86 randomly sampled farmer-cooperators and 20 purposively sampled key informants who were project implementers and facilitators. The project improved the farmer-cooperators’ human capital and social capital. They had high to very high knowledge of the component technologies of the PalayCheck System, as well as corn, mushroom, and vegetable production, after the project was implemented. PalayCheck is a rice integrated crop management system that presents the key technologies and management practices as Key Checks, which farmers need to learn, check, and share. The t-test showed a highly significant increase in almost all of the production technologies except for duck raising and bitter gourd production, which were only mildly significant. There were also significant increases in their groups and networks, trust and solidarity, collective action and cooperation, and social cohesion and inclusion after the project. Moreover, there was a highly significant increase in the farmer-cooperators’ social capital. However, the number of conflicts or disputes among the farmer-cooperators and the members of the farmer association was only mildly significant. The project also provided economic benefits to the farmer-cooperators, such as an increase in yields and incomes, through their continued adoption of the production technologies taught during training. The results further show that the increase in yields was sustained except in certain years when some of the farmer-cooperators experienced low yields due to pest problems, drought, typhoons, and other calamities. Overall, the paired sample t-test revealed a highly significant increase in mean yields in Year 1 to Year 5 after the project than before the project in the three regions. Participation and empowerment outcomes were also observed, such as greater access to information, resources, support services, and training and employment opportunities as well as improved participation in project-related decision-making and community activities.

Community-Based Education and Social Capital in an Urban After-School Program

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
After School ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
School Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
After School Program ◽  
Professional Aspirations ◽  
Capital Development

This qualitative case study examined how social capital development was facilitated in an urban after-school program. Specific attention was devoted to identifying structures and strategies that helped student participants develop social capital, the types of social networks that were developed through program participation, and the outcomes that were attributed to these networks. The findings suggest that the program’s purposeful design and skillful implementation presented students with opportunities to forge heterogeneous and bridging relationships that fundamentally shaped their learning experiences and their future social, educational, and professional aspirations.

scholarly journals Participatory Development of Technologies as a Way to Increase Community Participation: the Cidade de Deus Web Portal Case

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Celso Alexandre Souza de Alvear ◽  
Michel Thiollent
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Community Based Organizations

This article aims to discuss the process of development and improvement of a community web portal from the perspective of references such as social capital, solidary technology, local development and community organizing. As a case study we used the Cidade de Deus web portal (www.cidadededeus.org.br), result of a project of the Technical Solidarity Lab (Soltec / UFRJ) with community-based organizations (CBOs) of Cidade de Deus. Our main hypothesis is that more important than the technology itself, the process of developing this technology in a participatory manner can encourage community participation.

Philippines infrastructure needs more private money

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Price Increases ◽  
Emergency Powers ◽  
Infrastructure Policy ◽  
Private Money ◽  
Metro Manila ◽  
Bidding Process

Subject Infrastructure policy under the Duterte administration in the Philippines. Significance President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic team met their Japanese counterparts in Tokyo on March 27-28 to discuss infrastructure cooperation. Duterte is planning greater fiscal spending, seeking official development assistance and accepting unsolicited private sector proposals for infrastructure development. Meanwhile, he wants emergency powers to expedite the bidding process in Metro Manila and, ambitiously, to tackle simultaneously the different infrastructure problems of the Mega Manila area and the rest of the country. Impacts Congress will probably rebuff the executive push for emergency powers. Construction-related labour and supply shortages, and price increases are likely. Chinese construction on Scarborough Shoal could derail China-Philippine infrastructure cooperation. Land rights and access issues will bedevil Duterte’s infrastructure push. Internal security dangers in the south, including terrorism and guerrillas, could hit infrastructure projects.

scholarly journals Editorial

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilarita T. Rivera, MD, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Malaria Control ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Social Mobilization ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
History Of ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
And Control

The epidemiology of vector mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue defines the interface between mosquito to human, and that between human to mosquito, as well as multiple economic, social, cultural, political and behavioral factors that expose humans to the mosquito bite, resulting in infection. Environmental factors such as suitable mosquito breeding sites, tropical climate and topography, increase mosquito density and man biting behavior resulting in infection and transmission. Different interventions to kill vector mosquitoes (adulticides and larvicides), prevent the mosquito bite (insecticide treated nets, curtains, repellents), diagnosis (rapid tests) and treatment (ACTs for malaria), have been implemented, and have been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality particularly for malaria. But can disease control be realized and sustained? Can disease elimination and prevention of re-introduction be achieved? A better understanding of the epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases clearly shows that the responsibility is not with key affected populations and the health sector only, but with all those sectors and stakeholders that impact on the disease, be it at the local and national levels. This is the basis of creating and implementing intersectoral collaborations (ISCs) for vector-borne diseases. The article was able to draw together and analyzed multi-country experiences on ISCs for malaria and dengue. The ISC structure, goals, inputs and outputs as well as outcomes of existing models were described. Gaps in planning and implementation were noted, and recommendations were added. The resulting data can be used to develop an enhanced ISC framework for more effective implementation and success. The Philippines had quite a number of malaria control initiatives built on partnerships with bilateral agencies- USAID, USNAMRU, WHO, JICA, AusAID, NGOs, private corporations, religious organizations, military, and that have contributed in disease control.1 Notable are the Palawan and Agusan del Sur experiences. In 1999, the Palawan provincial government and Pilipinas Shell Foundation, as its corporate social responsibility, established Kilusan Ligtas Malaria to control malaria in the island.2,3 The program’s multi-sectoral and social mobilization strategies that have been adopted by Global Fund have resulted in impressive decline of malaria cases and deaths, even to this time. High social capital may ensure the sustainability of these strategies.4,5 In 1995, Agusan del Sur, another malarious province, implemented the project “Implementation and Evaluation of a Self-Sustaining Community-Based Malaria Control Program in the Philippines” through the Australian International Development and Assistance Bureau. Initially a collaborative project of RITM and DOH-Malaria Control Services, it was gradually devolved to the Province of Agusan del Sur, which created its Provincial Technical Advisory Committee, Provincial Management Team and Community Trust Fund to implement and sustain malaria control.6 Last year, Agusan del Sur was declared malaria-free. How to be successful may not be elusive and enhanced Intersectoral Collaborations may be the winning formula in the fight against malaria and other vector-borne diseases.REFERENCES 1. Tongol-Rivera P. Milestones in the history of malaria research and control in the Philippines. In: Kano S, Tongol-Rivera P, eds. Malaria in Asia. Asian Parasitology Series Monograph The Federation of Asian Parasitologists. 2005; 6:135-166. 2. Angluben RU, Trudeau MR, Kano S, Tongol-Rivera P. Kilusan Ligtas Malaria: Advancing Social Mobilization towards Sustainable Malaria Control in the province of Palawan, the Philippines. Trop Med Health. 2008; 36(1):45-9. 3. Matsumoto-Takahashi ELA, Tongol-Rivera P, Villacorte EA, Angluben RU, Jimba M, Kano S. Bottom-up approach to strengthen community-based malaria control strategy from community health workers’ perceptions of their past, present, and future: a qualitative study in Palawan, Philippines. 2018. Trop Med Health. 2018; 46(1):24. 4. Tongol-Rivera P, Kano S, Saniel O, Solon JA, Villacorte E. Social Capital and Malaria Control in Palawan, the Philippines. 2010 (unpublished). 5. Valdecanas OC, Tuazon RR, Barcelona DR. Understanding Social Mobilization. In: The Philippine Experience, How Social Mobilization Works. UNICEF, the Philippines. 1996; pp. 9-19. 6. Linao RT. Finding and Funding Means: Beyond the Elimination of Malaria in Agusan del Sur. Foundation for the Development of Agusanons, Inc. 2014. Pilarita T. Rivera, MD, PhD Associate Editor Department of Parasitology College of Public Health University of the Philippines Manila REFERENCES 1. Tongol-Rivera P. Milestones in the history of malaria research and control in the Philippines. In: Kano S, Tongol-Rivera P, eds. Malaria in Asia. Asian Parasitology Series Monograph The Federation of Asian Parasitologists. 2005; 6:135-166.2. Angluben RU, Trudeau MR, Kano S, Tongol-Rivera P. Kilusan Ligtas Malaria: Advancing Social Mobilization towards Sustainable Malaria Control in the province of Palawan, the Philippines. Trop Med Health. 2008; 36(1):45-9.3. Matsumoto-Takahashi ELA, Tongol-Rivera P, Villacorte EA, Angluben RU, Jimba M, Kano S. Bottom-up approach to strengthen community-based malaria control strategy from community health workers’ perceptions of their past, present, and future: a qualitative study in Palawan, Philippines. 2018. Trop Med Health. 2018; 46(1):24.4. Tongol-Rivera P, Kano S, Saniel O, Solon JA, Villacorte E. Social Capital and Malaria Control in Palawan, the Philippines. 2010 (unpublished).5. Valdecanas OC, Tuazon RR, Barcelona DR. Understanding Social Mobilization. In: The Philippine Experience, How Social Mobilization Works. UNICEF, the Philippines. 1996; pp. 9-19. 6. Linao RT. Finding and Funding Means: Beyond the Elimination of Malaria in Agusan del Sur. Foundation for the Development of Agusanons, Inc. 2014.

Coastal Flood Responses in Manila Bay, the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimas Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Flooding ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Groundwater Extraction ◽  
Coastal Flood ◽  
Metro Manila ◽  
Manila Bay ◽  
Coastal Floods ◽  
The Government

In 2011, Sitio Pariahan in the northern part of Metro Manila, the Philippines’ capital region, was submerged after Typhoon Nesat hit the country. In fact, Sitio Pariahan is not the only one. Many parts of Manila Bay have slowly been sinking, causing the populations to be prone to coastal floods. According to the existing studies, coastal floods in Manila Bay areas are caused by climate-induced sea-level rise and land subsidence due to the excessive groundwater extraction and rapid urban development. However, it appears that the policies implemented by the government tend to be infrastructural, for example, dike construction, which could provide immediate protection but do not really solve the problem. This case study, therefore, presents a detailed account of coastal flooding in Manila Bay, particularly on its causes and policy options to address it. More specifically, it introduces the application of social contract to understand how the terms and conditions governing the state-citizens relations in the Philippines affect government’s rationale in choosing policy options to solve the coastal flood problem.

scholarly journals Model of Conflict Resolution with Social Capital in the Development of Genilangit Tourism Village, Poncol District, Magetan Regency, East Java Province

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-91
Author(s):  
Agung Wibowo ◽  
Eny Lestari ◽  
Sugihardjo Sugihardjo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Empirical Inquiry ◽  
Tourist Village ◽  
Main Basis ◽  
The Cost

Tourism Village of Genilangit can be regarded as one form Community based tourism but in the process of rural tourism development can not be separated from the dynamics of the conflict. This study aimed to analyze the existence of social capital plays an important role in resolving the conflict. This study chose the area on the southern slope of Mount Lawu in Genilangit Village in Poncol District, Magetan Regency. The main basis for the selection of this region is that the development of the Genilangit Tourism Village is the initiator of the local community with the cost and energy of the local community. his research embraces paradigm constructivist with qualitative methods. This research uses a case study, which is an empirical inquiry investigating the strength of social capital values in line with the development of a tourism village. Data analysis was performed by uniting the two approaches is the structural-functional theory and the theory of conflict. The results showed that the values of social capital that are still stored on the community becomes a powerful weapon in conflict resolution in the construction of a tourist village. Entities of social capital in this study from the aspect of participation in a network, resiprocity, trust, values, norms that exist in the local community. social capital is the basis in preparing models of conflict resolution in rural development Tourism Village of Genilangit.

scholarly journals Modal Sosial Kognitif dalam Pengelolaan Parak dan Rimbo di Sumatera Barat

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-122
Author(s):  
Ferdinal Asmin
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cognitive Social Capital ◽  
Document Review ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

The cognitive elements of social capital need to be elaborated to understand the community-based forest management, such as the practice of parak and rimbo in the Koto Malintang and Simancuang communities. This study aims to identify and describe these cognitive elements. The research method used was case study method with constructivism paradigm. The data was collected using interview, observation, and document review techniques. Cognitive social capital can be developed through local ecological knowledge that has become part of Minangkabau customs and culture. The results showed that cognitive elements in the form of norms, values, beliefs and attitudes can describe how the community plans, utilizes, and controls the forest resource management. The identification of these cognitive elements shows that people pay attention to the principles of sustainability, justice, ability, security, profit, opportunity, and well-being.

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