Integrated Urban Upgrading for the Poor : The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Salvador, Brazil
This study looks at the experience of integrated urban upgrading in a low-income neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Infrastructure and social investments have been made in the community through a government program, with community participation playing a major role in the design and implementa...
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okr-10986-83502021-04-23T14:02:40Z Integrated Urban Upgrading for the Poor : The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Salvador, Brazil Baker, Judy L. ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD NUTRITION CITIES COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COST EFFECTIVENESS CRIME DAY CARE EDUCATION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FAMILIES HABITAT HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HOMES HOUSE CONSTRUCTION HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING UNITS INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS LAND TENURE LAND USE LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MEDICINES MOBILITY MORBIDITY MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPAL AGENCIES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORHOOD NURSERY SCHOOLS NUTRITION PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS POLLUTION POPULATION GROUPS PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY QUALITY OF LIFE RESETTLEMENT ROADS SANITATION SELF-HELP SLUM UPGRADING SLUMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL SERVICES SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS STREET PAVING URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN UPGRADING URBANIZATION VIOLENCE WASTE WASTE COLLECTION WATER SUPPLY WORKERS YOUTH This study looks at the experience of integrated urban upgrading in a low-income neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Infrastructure and social investments have been made in the community through a government program, with community participation playing a major role in the design and implementation. This approach is now perceived to be highly successful in terms of its implementation and positive impact on living conditions, and will provide the basis for a major state-wide program. This paper analyzes the lessons learned from the experience, with implications for scaling up as well as applications for other urban upgrading programs. Among the key issues looked at are: (1) what has worked well with the integrated urban upgrading approach and what has not; (2) how cost-effective the interventions were; (3) institutional arrangements given the multi-sectoral approach; and (4) sustainability issues of financing, tenure security, the prevention of further slum expansion, operations and maintenance, environmental sustainability, and job creation, and how they will impact on the poor over time. Key findings point to the importance of community participation, clear roles and responsibilities in institutional arrangements, the need for strong local government participation, and the high costs and challenges of providing housing for the poor. 2012-06-18T20:31:15Z 2012-06-18T20:31:15Z 2006-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6613397/integrated-urban-ugrading-poor-experience-ribeira-azul-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8350 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3861 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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This study looks at the experience of integrated urban upgrading in a low-income neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Infrastructure and social investments have been made in the community through a government program, with community participation playing a major role in the design and implementation. This approach is now perceived to be highly successful in terms of its implementation and positive impact on living conditions, and will provide the basis for a major state-wide program. This paper analyzes the lessons learned from the experience, with implications for scaling up as well as applications for other urban upgrading programs. Among the key issues looked at are: (1) what has worked well with the integrated urban upgrading approach and what has not; (2) how cost-effective the interventions were; (3) institutional arrangements given the multi-sectoral approach; and (4) sustainability issues of financing, tenure security, the prevention of further slum expansion, operations and maintenance, environmental sustainability, and job creation, and how they will impact on the poor over time. Key findings point to the importance of community participation, clear roles and responsibilities in institutional arrangements, the need for strong local government participation, and the high costs and challenges of providing housing for the poor. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Baker, Judy L. |
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Baker, Judy L. |
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Baker, Judy L. |
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Integrated Urban Upgrading for the Poor : The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Salvador, Brazil |
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Integrated Urban Upgrading for the Poor : The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Salvador, Brazil |
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Integrated Urban Upgrading for the Poor : The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Salvador, Brazil |
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Integrated Urban Upgrading for the Poor : The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Salvador, Brazil |
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Integrated Urban Upgrading for the Poor : The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Salvador, Brazil |
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integrated urban upgrading for the poor : the experience of ribeira azul, salvador, brazil |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6613397/integrated-urban-ugrading-poor-experience-ribeira-azul-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8350 |
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