Protecting the livelihood of vulnerable residents in Klong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand

本研究的目的是解决现实生活中影响泰国曼谷Klong Toey低收入居民生计的住房问题。由于低收入人群面临着不稳定的住房状况，该项目支持一项由他们主导的倡议。这项研究旨在解决城市生活中两个相互关联的领域；住房和民生。住房和生计是人的基本需要；人类生活这些方面功能失调的累积效应对中低收入国家的弱势群体产生更大的影响。本研究通过解决龙潭社区低收入居民的生计问题和住房不安全问题，回应了龙潭等低收入定居点的结构性不平等问题。曼谷有超过150万人生活在贫民窟，形成了大约2000个社区。Klong Toey定居点位于泰国港务局拥有的土地上，其历史可以追溯到1939年，目前有超过10万居民。尽管多年来多次试图驱逐居民，以允许扩建港口设施，但人口不断增长，自1973年以来，一个由志愿机构支持的强大社区组织开始反对驱逐企图。自从政府决定把开发龙潭作为总体规划的一部分以来，港务局的压力最近有所增加。港务局将九龙湾视为房地产发展的黄金地段和新的城市中心。总体规划在没有与面临驱逐的九龙湾社区进行公众咨询的情况下获得批准，因此这项建议非常紧迫。我们从初步研究中了解到，九龙头的住房和生计的不确定性对低收入老年人的健康和福祉产生了负面影响。该项目旨在启动曼谷低收入利益相关者、社区组织、政策制定者和住房开发商之间的积极合作进程。它将与各方合作，共同制定适当和可持续的住房设计方案，以及重建和搬迁解决方案，以保证社区凝聚力和结构，适当的住房形式，并为所有居民提供安全和可持续的生活机会。该项目将制定住房和生计指导方针，以保障九龙湾弱势居民，特别是老年人和妇女的福利和生计。我们预计，针对低收入参与者的共同设计活动将确定需求，创造机会影响决策者和开发商，并有助于保护这一弱势群体的生计、健康和福祉。此外，其他低收入国家也可以从该项目自下而上的倡导中受益，通过其方法为其住房的建筑设计提供信息，为生计提供支持，以及如何与当地决策者互动。该项目还提议促进改善曼谷的治理结构，影响低收入群体的住房供应。

The goal of this research is to address a real-life housing problem affecting the livelihood of low-income residents in Klong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand. This project supports a low-income people-led initiative as a result of a precarious housing situation they are facing. The research seeks to address two interrelated domains of urban life; housing and livelihood. Housing and livelihood constitute fundamental human needs; the cumulative effect of the dysfunction of these aspects of human lives have greater consequences for vulnerable groups in lower and upper middle-income countries. By addressing livelihood problems and housing insecurity of low-income residents of the Klong Toey community, this research responds to structural inequalities rooted in low-income settlements, such as Klong Toey.Bangkok has over 1.5 million people living in slums forming about 2,000 communities. Klong Toey settlement is situated on a land area owned by the Port Authority of Thailand and dates back to 1939, and has currently over 100,000 inhabitants. Despite several attempts over the years to evict the residents to allow for the expansion of the port's facilities, the population kept growing, and a strong community organisation, supported by voluntary agencies, started opposing eviction attempts since 1973. The pressure from the Port Authority has recently increased since the government decided to develop Klong Toey, as part of a master plan. The Port Authority views Klong Toey as a prime location for real estate development and as a new urban centre. The master plan was approved without public consultation with the Klong Toey community, who are facing eviction, hence the urgency of this proposal. We know from preliminary studies that uncertainties around housing and livelihood in Klong Toey are having negative impacts on low-income older people's health and well-being. The project aims to start a positive collaborative process between low-income stakeholders, community organisations, policy-makers, and housing developers in Bangkok. It will engage with all parties to co-produce adequate and sustainable housing design options and redevelopment and relocation solutions that guarantee community cohesion and fabric, adequate housing forms, and offer opportunities for a secure and sustainable livelihood for all residents.The project will develop housing and livelihood guidelines to guarantee the welfare and livelihood of vulnerable residents in Klong Toey, particularly older people and women. We anticipate that the co-design activities targeted at low-income participants will identify needs, create the opportunity to influence decision-makers and developers, and contribute to protecting the livelihood and the health and well-being of this vulnerable group. Additionally, other low-income countries may benefit from this project's bottom-up advocacy through its methodology to inform the architectural design of their housing, support for livelihood and how to engage with decision-makers at local level.The project also proposes to contribute to improving governance structures in Bangkok influencing housing provision for low-income groups.