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LEARNING BY SIMULATION

LEARNING BY SIMULATION. An Urban Laboratory Exercise in Developing Policy for Low Income Housing in Metropolitan Regions of Developing Countries Terrence McGee UFABC São Paulo, Brazil 11-15 April 2008. Background to the Course

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LEARNING BY SIMULATION

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  1. LEARNING BY SIMULATION An Urban Laboratory Exercisein Developing Policy for Low Income Housingin Metropolitan Regions of Developing Countries Terrence McGee UFABC São Paulo, Brazil 11-15 April 2008

  2. Background to the Course • ►Offered as part of UBC – Brazil Project on Public Consortia and Metropolitan Governance • ►Course offers participants an opportunity to learn: • about low-income housing policy • to take part in role-playing exercise in developing policy

  3. Course Outline PART 1: The Urban Transition and the Growth of Metropolitan Regions PART 2: Housing Metropolitan Populations PART 3: “Learning by Simulation” – an urban laboratory exercise in developing low income housing solutions

  4. PART 1 The Inevitability of Metropolitan Growth

  5. Megacities with 5, 8 and 10 million inhabitants in the year 2000 (Source: UN 2002; Cartography: SPOHNER)

  6. Megacities with 5, 8 and 10 million inhabitants in the year 2015 (Source: UN 2002; Cartography: SPOHNER)

  7. The Policy Context: Challenges of Mega-Urban Regions ► Sustainability ► Livability ► Governance

  8. The Policy Context: Soft & Hard Planning for Mega-Urban Regions

  9. Poverty in the Urban Context: Changing Conceptual Approaches • ►From understanding poverty as “culture” (Lewis) to “deprivation of capabilities” (Sen). • ►Breaking down the “space of dualisms”. The Brazilian contribution (Santos). • ►Poverty as one dimension of a multi-dimensional approach to targeting low-income populations for the purposes of “adequate housing provision”.

  10. What should a Metropolitan Region be? ►Environmentally sustainable ►Livable ►Inclusive socially and politically ►Economically productive and competitive providing employment ►Cultural identity

  11. What are the types of governance that exist in metropolitan regions? Relationships between different levels of government: national, state, municipal ►Centralised / Hierarchical e.g. Singapore (city state), China ►Politically decentralized at sub-metropolitan level but formation of sectorial collaboration for example in transportation or service provision, e.g. water ► Metropolitan Regional Authority based on collaborative buy–in of sub-regional political units (e.g. cities) to some form of coordinating charged with Metropolitan Regional Planning. Preparation of Master Plan; Strategic Planning etc. e.g. Vancouver Regional Authority (Metro)

  12. The Challenges of Metropolitan Governance? ►Jurisdictional - intergovernmental cooperation ►Sectorial ►Fiscal ►Including stakeholders ►Implementation mechanisms e.g. consortia

  13. PART 2 Housing Metropolitan Populations

  14. The Housing Situation in Metropolitan Regions of Developing Countries ►Global rhetoric: - Davis, “A Planet of Slums”. - UN Habitat - the ‘right’ to housing ►Shortfalls in ‘adequate’ housing stock. World = 1 billion units (2006)

  15. Defining ‘adequate’ housing • a) Physical: • - homeless • - sub-standard housing • - lack of basic infrastructure • b) The issue of illegality and property rights • c) Household income and housing: poverty and low-income • d) The issue of eligibility and targeting

  16. Land and Housing Markets a) The Housing Industry: supplier, sellers, developers, buyers b) Two Housing Markets: formal & informal c) Ecology of Metropolitan Housing: - Core city: slums, upper class housing, old established squatter area - Peri-urban: slums, squatters, worker housing, illegal housing, middle income housing, enclave upper income housing - Periphery: squatters, illegal housing developments, gated high income housing

  17. Spatial configuration of Asian mega-urban region (circa 2000)

  18. Policies to provide ‘adequate’ housing to low income populations ►Urban Reform ►Policies - Forced relocation - Subsidized rental public housing - Upgrading - Fiscal policies – ‘enabling’

  19. PART 3 Learning by Simulation: An Urban Laboratory Exercise Signing of Protocol of Intentions, Belo Horizonte, October 2007

  20. Aims ►To develop collaborative action ►To actively engage participants in the process of decision-making ►To develop the capacity of participants to use this ‘learning’ in policy making for urban areas

  21. The Simulation Exercise ►Relies on databases ►Often developed using computer programmes ►But needs ‘interpersonal’ role-playing

  22. Assumptions ►Broad commitment of stakeholders ►Institutional support for low income housing in place - finance ►Involves collaboration between municipalities ►Limited course time means that a simplified outline proposal is needed ►Exercise will focus on relocation of 3 squatter areas

  23. Project Request ►Federal and state government request ►Produce a strategic agenda in developing metro-wide response for provision of low-income housing ►Assume some form of ‘public consortia’ ►Produce framework for implementing 3 squatter projects

  24. Issues in Municipal Collaboration ►Disparities in resources of three municipalities ►Different goals of municipalities ►Need to understand spatial and structural features of the metropolitan housing and land market ►Issue of funding ►Multi-dimensional housing policy

  25. The Housing Context of the Case Study ►Three municipalities: (1) Core (2) Peri-urban (3) Periphery ►Three squatter areas: (1) Core (2) Peri-urban (3) Periphery

  26. Metroville: Locations of Squatter Settlements

  27. Context ►Municipality B has land available for housing development ►Municipality A wants to upgrade squatter areas. Needs to relocate 20% squatter HH ►Municipality B wants to relocate squatters from existing site to new housing development ►Municipality C wants to relocate squatters because of environmental and health problems

  28. Squatter Areas ►No. of households offered relocation = 10,000 ►No. of households < poverty line = 4400 ►No. of households of low & lower middle income = 5600 See Appendices 1 & 2

  29. Aim of Project • 1. To offer voluntary relocation to 10,000 squatter households in housing development in municipality B • 2. To create ‘incentives’ for all stakeholders that will implement this project • 3. To use ‘public consortia’ law to facilitate the project

  30. Organization • 1. Organize participants into three municipal-led teams: • - A (Core) • - B (Peri-urban) • - C (Periphery) • 2. Each team has representatives from: • - Municipal government • - Civil society • - Private sector

  31. Timetable Urban Laboratory Two (Saturday 12 April) 1.Work in Teams to prepare a ‘position paper’ for each municipality outlining each municipalities’ bargaining position. 2.This will be used as a basis for ‘negotiating’ and agreement between the three municipal teams in the ‘roundtable’ meeting of the three municipalities. 3. If time is available, the ‘roundtable’ will also prepare an ‘outline agenda’ for implementation of the project.

  32. Timetable • Urban Laboratory Three (Monday 14 April) • 1. This laboratory will take the form of a roundtable • 2. The task will be to produce an outline statement of a Memorandum of Understanding to proceed with the project and draft an Agenda for Implementation • 3. Roundtable to be chaired by ‘Mayors’ of each municipality

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