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Nystrom, Steven; Potsiou, C; Salize, M.; Wouters, R.

Post COVID-19 Recovery in Informal Settlements Inproceedings

In: pp. 21-25, FIG WW2021, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Affordable housing, Cadastre, Geoinformation/GI, Informal settlements, Spatial planning

@inproceedings{Nystrom2021,

title = {Post COVID-19 Recovery in Informal Settlements},

author = {Steven Nystrom and C Potsiou and M. Salize and R. Wouters},

url = {https://www.fig.net/resources/proceedings/fig_proceedings/fig2021/papers/ts08.5/TS08.5_nystrom_potsiou_et_al_11061.pdf},

year = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

pages = {21-25},

publisher = {FIG WW2021},

abstract = {In the UNECE region there are approximately 50 million people living in informal settlements, with a large percentage of them in Southern and Eastern parts. These settlements typically have dense populations, limited services, including water supply and sanitation, inadequate transport, unregistered residents, inadequate housing with insecure tenure, and unregistered land rights. A plan to address the specific challenges of COVID-19 within informal settlements is urgently needed, while also addressing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Recovery Action Plan provides an extensive list of Goals, Targets, and Actions that can be advanced by governments, local authorities, residents, community leaders, non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders to help mitigate and/or prevent the COVID-19 pandemic spread. It is also designed to help build back better to achieve greater resilience against future pandemic risks while simultaneously helping to achieve the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a particular focus on SDG 11 on sustainable cities and human settlements. The format of the action plan is built around 9 broad Policy Areas, and each of these will begin with a main Goal for that Policy Area. Under each Goal there will be a number of Targets. These are essentially secondary goals, under the main one. Each Target includes a number of individual Actions to help achieve these Targets. The integration of informal constructions within the formal markets, legal framework, land planning, and appropriate administrative adaptation will help achieve resilience and the SDGs. Buildings registers and the address register data were among the most useful datasets during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important each building to be included in the building register, no matter if it is registered or not in the cadaster for risk analysis and response. The Recovery Action Plan for informal settlements and the work at community level should also be envisioned in parallel with other urban and rural community development needs and activities. In rural areas a focus on safe and sustainable agriculture and rural development and diversification of the rural economy should incorporate the concepts discussed herein.},

keywords = {Affordable housing, Cadastre, Geoinformation/GI, Informal settlements, Spatial planning},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

In the UNECE region there are approximately 50 million people living in informal settlements, with a large percentage of them in Southern and Eastern parts. These settlements typically have dense populations, limited services, including water supply and sanitation, inadequate transport, unregistered residents, inadequate housing with insecure tenure, and unregistered land rights. A plan to address the specific challenges of COVID-19 within informal settlements is urgently needed, while also addressing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Recovery Action Plan provides an extensive list of Goals, Targets, and Actions that can be advanced by governments, local authorities, residents, community leaders, non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders to help mitigate and/or prevent the COVID-19 pandemic spread. It is also designed to help build back better to achieve greater resilience against future pandemic risks while simultaneously helping to achieve the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a particular focus on SDG 11 on sustainable cities and human settlements. The format of the action plan is built around 9 broad Policy Areas, and each of these will begin with a main Goal for that Policy Area. Under each Goal there will be a number of Targets. These are essentially secondary goals, under the main one. Each Target includes a number of individual Actions to help achieve these Targets. The integration of informal constructions within the formal markets, legal framework, land planning, and appropriate administrative adaptation will help achieve resilience and the SDGs. Buildings registers and the address register data were among the most useful datasets during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important each building to be included in the building register, no matter if it is registered or not in the cadaster for risk analysis and response. The Recovery Action Plan for informal settlements and the work at community level should also be envisioned in parallel with other urban and rural community development needs and activities. In rural areas a focus on safe and sustainable agriculture and rural development and diversification of the rural economy should incorporate the concepts discussed herein.