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Smokey Mountain
Smokey Mountain is a large rubbish dump in Manila, Philippines (WP). Consisting of over two million tonnes of waste, it has operated for more than 40 years[1] and is known for decomposing at such high temperatures that it will catch fire, a fact from which the location derives its name. Indeed, fires at Smokey Mountain have caused many deaths.[2]
Smokey Mountain has a large squatter community, and it is estimated that 30,000 people live near the site, and make their living from picking through the rubbish at Smokey Mountain.[1]
In 1993, a joint venture agreement between the National Housing Authority (NHA) and R-II Builders Inc. (RBI) was made to build a low-cost housing project at Smokey Mountain. On 15 August 2007, this agreement was declared valid by the Philippine Supreme Court.[3]
Projects have been enforced by the Government and non-government organizations to allow urban resettlement sites for the slum dwellers.[4] According to a UN-Habitat report, over 20 million people in the Philippines live in slums[5], and in the city of Manila alone, 50% of the over 11 million inhabitants live in slum areas.[6][7]
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See Also
Werner Raffetseder#Leben im Müll – A Life in Rubbish Werner Raffetseder's documentation (exhibitions, photographs, and book) of the lives of those scavenging a living from the refuse of Manila
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smokey Mountain Remediation Project
- ↑ The World's Scavengers by Martin Medina
- ↑ INQUIRER.net
- ↑ http://www.dailyherald.com/special/philippines/part1.asp
- ↑ http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20070630-73994/High_transaction_costs,_rent_control_linked_to_RP_slums
- ↑ http://home.earthlink.net/~lordprozen/PUF/bahang/state.html#ref4
- ↑ http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/investment-analysis/Housing-Sales-and-Rental-Markets-in-Asia
