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COVID-19 Community Response Strategy in Local Governments: Lessons and Considerations for Planning

Redento Recio, Matthew Ordonez, Kristoffer Berse, Ador Torneo, Angelo Rayo, Anthony Lawrence Borja, Audrey Angeli Andres, Romielyn Nazareno, Cheryll Ruth Soriano, Felipe Salvosa II

Book Chapter  |  2020

In the Philippines, local governments are at the frontline of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. While the national government has ..

Widening Urban Divide: COVID-19 and the Unequal Urban Citizenship

Redento Recio, Ishita Chatterjee, Lutfun Nahar Lata

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

The role of a solidarity economy in surviving a crisis

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Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

It is no secret that people in major cities are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. This is even more pronounced in the metropolises of..

COVID-19 reveals unequal urban citizenship in Manila, Dhaka and Delhi

Redento Recio, Ishita Chatterjee, Lutfun Lata

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

The urban poor in the Global South have suffered special hardship as a result of the pandemic. This brief articles describes the s..

Formalising the jeepney industry in the Philippines – A confirmatory thematic analysis of key transitionary issues

I Mateo-Babiano, RB Recio, DP Ashmore, MD Guillen, SM Gaspay

Journal article  |  2020  |  Research in Transportation Economics

Jeepneys are paratransit vehicles which constitute the bulk of urban transport in many cities in the Philippines. There are around..

How can street routines inform state regulation? Learning from informal traders in Baclaran, Metro Manila

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Journal article  |  2019  |  International Development Planning Review

Informal vendors have occupied the streets of Metro Manila’s Baclaran district since the 1950s. Their presence has generated polic..

Mobility nodes and economic spaces: Links, tensions and planning implications

Redento Recio, Sonia Roitman, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Transport and Land Use

While transport hubs function largely as mobility interchanges, they also serve as spaces of conflict and negotiation, particularl..

Understanding Indonesia’s gated communities and their relationship with inequality

Sonia Roitman, Redento B Recio

Journal article  |  2019  |  Housing Studies

Income inequality continues to increase worldwide and is highly visible in cities. This rising income inequality, along with the g..

Book Review: Moral Politics in the Philippines: Inequality, Democracy and the Urban Poor, by Wataru Kusaka

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Journal article  |  2019  |  Planning Theory

In February 1986, the world witnessed how Filipinos from various sectors toppled the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. through peacefu..

Grassroots intermediaries in urban informal trading: Brokering for development or stifling dissent?

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Journal article  |  2019  |  Philippine Journal of Social Development

In many global South cities, informal hawkers occupy public spaces to earn a living. They often face eviction, resulting in uncert..