Geospatial V
Informal Livelihoods Survey along Commonwealth, Quezon City
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This study discusses the characteristics, hazard experience, perception of safety, and adaptation strategies of a sample of the informal sector in Quezon City to shed light on the informal sector which is often invisible and vulnerable to climate and other hazards yet vital participants of local and national economy.
This study discusses the characteristics, hazard experience, perception of safety, and adaptation strategies of a sample of the informal sector in Quezon City. This section shed light on the informal sector which is often invisible and vulnerable to climate and other hazards yet vital participants of local and national economy. Existing bodies of literature have expounded on the purpose, history, cultural, social demographics, and economics of the informal sector. Here, we give emphasis on spatial analysis of informal economy to characterize the visible forms, patterns, and distributions, and invisible relations of informal livelihood units and relate these with their experiences and perception of hazards as well as adaptation strategies. We hypothesize that one of the major factors for their emergence and development is their spatial location, particularly their proximity to urban magnets and local clustering. Moreover, their location also determines their exposure and vulnerability to natural and man-made hazards and can also hold the key to the appropriate adaptation measures.
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RESEARCH TEAM
DR. CELINE VICENTE
MS. PATRICIA PARAISO
MS. FLORDELIZA DEL CASTILLO
COASTAL CITIES AT RISK IN THE PHILIPPINES 
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