Print Email Facebook Twitter Comparative case studies of housing and welfare outcomes by using the capability approach Title Comparative case studies of housing and welfare outcomes by using the capability approach Author Kimhur, Boram (TU Delft Urban Development Management) Date 2018 Abstract This presentation summarises the research proposal for developing a model for applying the capability approach to housing studies, and testing the model through a case study in Manila. The conceptual framework of this research lies in a comparative analysis of key theoretical approaches to well-being in the field of welfarism, planning and development: i.e. utilitarian and capability approach. Welfare-housing framework has deeply been rooted in welfarism and utilitarianism. They have been dominant in analysing housing outcomes as well as designing housing policies for low-income groups and the poor. Meanwhile, in development studies, the capability approach has substantially influenced on the research of poverty and well-being, and also on policy recommendations. The capability approach, pioneered by economist-philosopher Amartya Sen, claims that social policy framework and its evaluative approach should move beyond the norms of welfarim and utilitarianism. This research proposes to examine the extent to which the housing policies/programmes in Manila are linked to or influenced by utilitarian and capability approach, and to analyse each policy or programme’s impact on households’ well-being. It first examines what dimensions of capabilities are relevant to housing. Based on the findings, it evaluates the impact of housing programmes on the capabilities identified, and thus eventually well-being of the urban poor. This research aims to examine the applicability of the capability approach and its contributing value to welfarism-oriented practices that are dominant in housing policy and planning field. The case study – a model test – plans to conduct a comparative study of three settlements in Manila, in which public housing, slum upgrading, and community-driven housing programmes have been implemented. The research expects to reveal what aspects are missing or fulfilled in different housing approaches for enhancing the urban poor’s capabilities and well-being, and thus to be able to provide a recommendation for housing policy development as well as its effectiveness evaluation. Subject capability approachhousing policyurban poorwell-beingwelfarismutilitarianism To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:893bde55-d695-4d37-a8e4-b1ac45164f76 Page numbers 21-21 Event ENHR Conference 2018, 2018-06-26 → 2018-06-29, Uppsala, Sweden Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type abstract Rights © 2018 Boram Kimhur Files PDF Kimhur_2018_Housing_Capab ... HR2018.pdf 267.34 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:893bde55-d695-4d37-a8e4-b1ac45164f76/datastream/OBJ/view