Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille

The capital region of the Philippines is one of the largest urban areas in the world in terms of population. The official perimeter of Metro Manila (17 municipalities) is home to about 12 million people and périmetropolitan expansion brings the real figure Manila to 15 or 16 million. The rapid growt...

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Main Author: Yves Boquet
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Language:English
Published: Association AGF 2014-12-01
Series:Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/1520
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description The capital region of the Philippines is one of the largest urban areas in the world in terms of population. The official perimeter of Metro Manila (17 municipalities) is home to about 12 million people and périmetropolitan expansion brings the real figure Manila to 15 or 16 million. The rapid growth of the urban area since the 1960s has led to major management problems of housing, traffic, waste and flood risk, among others. These phenomena are interdependent. Created under Ferdinand Marcos, the National Capital Region was managed by his wife Imelda Marcos, Governor of Metro Manila. After the fall of the dictatorship, a desire for autonomy of the constituent municipalities has led to give strong powers to local governments and mayors. MMDA, the development agency of the city of Manila, which is supposed to coordinate policy development of the capital region, appears to be weak and unable to ensure harmonious growth of the city. This communication discusses some of the difficulties encountered, and examines the most relevant scale for the management of everyday life’s problems.
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spelling doaj-art-77cf34a9df6e433980e2fad687d7dbde2025-08-20T03:01:06ZengAssociation AGFBulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français0004-53222275-51952014-12-0191446147810.4000/bagf.1520Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à ManilleYves BoquetThe capital region of the Philippines is one of the largest urban areas in the world in terms of population. The official perimeter of Metro Manila (17 municipalities) is home to about 12 million people and périmetropolitan expansion brings the real figure Manila to 15 or 16 million. The rapid growth of the urban area since the 1960s has led to major management problems of housing, traffic, waste and flood risk, among others. These phenomena are interdependent. Created under Ferdinand Marcos, the National Capital Region was managed by his wife Imelda Marcos, Governor of Metro Manila. After the fall of the dictatorship, a desire for autonomy of the constituent municipalities has led to give strong powers to local governments and mayors. MMDA, the development agency of the city of Manila, which is supposed to coordinate policy development of the capital region, appears to be weak and unable to ensure harmonious growth of the city. This communication discusses some of the difficulties encountered, and examines the most relevant scale for the management of everyday life’s problems.https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/1520PhilippinesManilaMetropolitan governanceUrban transportRisk management
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Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille
Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
Philippines
Manila
Metropolitan governance
Urban transport
Risk management
title Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille
title_full Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille
title_fullStr Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille
title_full_unstemmed Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille
title_short Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille
title_sort les defis de la gouvernance urbaine a manille
topic Philippines
Manila
Metropolitan governance
Urban transport
Risk management
url https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/1520
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