LOCAL SHELTER PLANNING

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LOCAL SHELTER PLANNING
SOME BEST PRACTICES
SOME LESSONS LEARNED
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LOCAL SHELTER PLANNING
Relationship between LSP, LDP and CLUP


Local Development Plan LDP
Social Sector Plan
Comprehensive Land
Use Plan CLUP
Local Shelter Plan LSP
Overall Housing Plan for urban/rural ?
high income ? middle income ? low income

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The Local Shelter Planning Process
Formulation of Goals, Objectives and
Targets
Generation of Shelter Srategies
Preparation Of Implementa tion Plan
Situation Analysis
Data Gathering
ME of the LSP
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What is Shelter Planning?

• Shelter planning a process involving
  six (6) steps data gathering which involves
  primary and secondary data collection of housing,
  basic services, social services, employment and
  livelihood data/information situation analysis
  which uses the data generated in step 1 to be
  able to determine the housing, basic services,
  social services, employment and livelihood needs
  and also includes affordability analysis of the
  target groups ability to pay for the housing
  options, and resource analysis which is an
  assessment of resource requirements and
  availability definition of goal and objectives
  identification of the shelter strategies which
  include strategies for housing and basic
  services as well as strategies for the delivery
  of social services, job and livelihood
  generation preparation of the implementation
  mechanism for the local shelter plan for
  socialized housing and finally, the monitoring
  and evaluation of shelter strategies.
• (Note This definition is from the HLURB
  Guidelines for the Formulation of Local Shelter
  Plans with portions added by ADB-MMUSP Project).

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What is a Local Shelter Plan (LSP)?

• LSP is a document which provides an analysis
  of the present local housing situation, an
  identification of shelter problems, upgrading and
  future housing needs, definition of shelter
  goals, objectives and strategies, household
  affordability and willingness to pay, the
  identification of available local resources for
  shelter such as land, provision of basic
  community services, livelihood opportunities and
  finance, and lastly, the implementation plan
  which provides the details of actions needed to
  realize the shelter objectives.

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The Holistic or Integrated Approach to Shelter
Planning

• The major three (3) elements of the Approach
• 1. Socialized housing and
  basic services (roads, alleyways
• and pathways, water,
  power, sewerage, drainage,
• garbage disposal)
• 2. Greater access to social
  services and facilities (health,
• education, sports and
  recreation, protective services)
• 3. Livelihood and employment
  generation.
• Recommended by the Metro
  Manila Urban Services for
• the Poor (MMUSP) Project
  

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Steps in Shelter Planning

• STEP 1 Data Gathering
• Primary Data Collection
• Total Household Population Count
  (Census)
• Household
  Socio-Economic Survey
• Inventory of Informal
  Settlers

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Steps in Shelter Planning

• Step 2 Situation Analysis
• Mapping Technique
• Urban Poor Mapping using GIS-based
  techniques
• Non-Mapping Technique
• Shelter Needs Assessment
• Affordability Analysis
• Resource Analysis

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• Steps in Shelter Planning
• Step 3 Formulation of Goals, Objectives and
  Targets
• Step 4 Generation of Shelter Strategies
• Main considerations in formulating shelter
  strategies
• the application of the holistic or integrated
  approach to shelter
• planning
• greater participation of the private sector
• the use of the two-pronged approach to housing
  the urban poor-as-is
• where-is for slum upgrading and in-city
  resettlement for relocation
• projects.
• effective integration of socialized housing
  zones with the rest of urban
• development, and with the local development
  plan, the CLUP and the
• zoning ordinance of the city/municipality
• the setting up of a workable estate management
  system
• the installation of a good collection system to
  ensure cost recovery

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Steps in Shelter Planning Step 5 Preparation
of the Implementation Plan Includes details of
the each strategy, the main activities under
each, the responsible agencies/persons, the
needed resources and the timetable for
implementation. Step 6 Monitoring and
Evaluation of the Local Shelter Plan
Includes the setting up of an ME system that
will track the activities done in connection with
the upgrading of blighted and slum areas, the
relocation of those in danger zones, and the
development of resettlement sites. An M E
framework will also be designed that will
include indicators such as cost recovery,
improvements in tenure, shelter conditions,
health, environmental conditions in the community
and resource mobilization.
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Some Best Practices
Marikina Settlements Code This is a codification
of all local ordinances and legal issuances that
have to do with socialized housing. The Code
gives you at a glance all city ordinances
impacting on-site slum upgrading and
off-site resettlement projects for easy
reference. By codifying, all potential conflicts
in some socialized housing project can be
identified and resolution of such can be
embodied in the amendments to be incorporated in
the Code. It also identifies responsibilities
for the enforcement of the Code. It also becomes
a valuable tool inasmuch as it prescribes rules
and regulations that ensure order and
sustainability of the community.
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Some Best Practices

• Migration Information Center (MIC) of Muntinlupa
• Established in 1998, the MIC installed a system
  of gathering data for the
• the following purposes
• to help policymakers, planners and program
  implementors in policy and
• program development particularly on the
  number, characteristics, needs
• and origin of in-migrants
• to assist new residents in making initial
  adjustment in their new
• environment and provide them with the
  necessary services and
• facilities and
• to have the means to monitor and abate the
  influx of squatters to the
• city.

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Some Best Practices
Local Multi-Sectoral Committees for Socialized
Housing LPIACH Las Pinas Inter-Agency
Committee on Housing This deals with the planning
and implementation of housing programs for the
urban poor. The members of the Committee include
represen- tatives from NHA, NGOs, urban poor
coalition, CMP coalition, PBSP, and heads of
various departments of the local government
involved in the delivery of shelter services to
the poor. The basic task of the LPIACH is to
assist the local government address the
increasing demand for socialized housing programs
and projects. Within the Committee are
sub-committees for service delivery, organizationa
l development, networking, information
management, advocacy, research and development.
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Some Best Practices
Center of Excellence (CENTEX) of Marikina CENTEX
facilitates learning toward change and
improvement of standards and tastes of the
clients outlook and attitude. Its
programs include urban governance and
institutional development prosperity building
resource mobilization and management public
health, safety and security environmental
management arts, culture, tourism and special
activities infrastructure and, facilities
development and maintenance. For CBOs, it runs
an orientation program on CMP and provides
training in leadership skills, team dynamics for
community development, and community organizing.
It offers values education on topics like
parenting, gender and development, and intimacy.
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Some Best Practices
CENTEX of Marikina For government
administrators, it conducts seminars on
public service excellence, legislative advocacy,
managing an LGU, communication, planning and
management. For government employees, topics
covered include basic organizational orientation,
communication, performance evaluation, clerical
development, occupational safety, computer-aided
visual production, and advanced managerial
course. CENTEX is founded on Marikinas
philosophy that society through the government
has the responsibility to create the environment
in which the person realizes his dreams for
himself, for his own community and country, and
consequently, recognizes his potentials to
achieve his aspirations.
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Some Lessons Learned

• There is a high social and economic cost to
  government of relocating
• urban poor families outside Metro Manila.
  Problems included absence of
• viable livelihood opportunities, inadequate
  provision of basic services,
• poor cost recovery due to erratic collection
  practices of the government,
• absence of clear rules and regulations concerning
  tenurial rights among
• others. Learning from these, current resettlement
  activities involve a
• number of in-city relocation.
• Private developers have produced insignificant
  affordable housing for
• the urban poor. Clearly, better forms of
  involvement of the private sector
• in low-cost housing are needed.
• There is a need for clear and simple
  institutional arrangements at various
• government levels in the planning and
  implementation of housing
• programs for the poor since the involvement of
  too many agencies add to
• the complexity and costs of implementation.

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Some Lessons Learned

• The public sectors response to the problem of
  slums must be based
• on a coherent and achievable long-term framework
  for policy and
• investment.
• Residents in a community must be involved in
  setting the goals and
• strategies for the future of their neighborhoods.
  Their participation will
• reinforce community values and help build human
  and social capital
• for long-term sustainability.
• LGU capability building is required in order
  for them to implement
• housing programs effectively and to pursue joint
  venture schemes with
• the private sector as part of a continuing
  strategy.

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Some Lessons Learned

• Slum dweller beneficiaries must obtain the
  services they need, but be educated on the value
  of what they get, and be convinced of the
• responsibility to pay for the services they
  receive.
• There is a need to establish an effective
  system for evaluating
• the performance of socialized housing projects as
  against intended
• targets and objectives. Indicators to be used
  should be clear, easily
• understood and updateable on a regular basis.
  These are likely to be related to cost recovery,
  improvements in tenure, shelter conditions,
• health, environmental conditions in the community
  and resource
• mobilization.