Fragility Assessment of an Informal Urban Settlement in Papua New Guinea
Asian Development Bank | August 2013
Abstract
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has piloted fragility assessments in selected urban settlements in the Pacific using a community-based approach and focusing on the impact of fragility on the delivery of basic services. The fragility assessment in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) examined the patterns of fragility related to urban development including delivery of services, land use and management, and social relationships. Joyce Bay, an urban settlement in Port Moresby, was chosen as a case study for the assessment. The fragility assessment aims to determine how the vulnerable communities can be assisted and empowered to improve their quality of life. Th e assessment findings should assist the Government of PNG’s Office of Urbanization in mapping out the urban settlement situation and in developing measures to address urbanization issues.
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Asian Development Bank. 2013. Fragility Assessment of an Informal Urban Settlement in Papua New Guinea. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2642. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Poverty Analysis
Participatory Poverty Assessment
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Extreme Poverty
Economic development
Growth And Poverty
Energy
Income Distribution
Demographic Indicators
Social Justice
Social change
Social accounting
Inequality of income
Economic growth
Qualilty of Life
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