Making a Living in the Diverse Economy of Concrete: Commoning in a Contested Quarry

• Main Authors: Placino, Pryor, Gibson, Katherine
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: aggregate quarrying; community economy; concrete; informal mining; livelihoods; Philippines; construction industry; construction material; livelihood; mining industry; quarry; settlement planning; sustainable development; urban development; Anthropology; Asian Studies; Community-Based Research; Demography, Population, and Ecology; Economics; Place and Environment; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Sociology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/127; https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12328
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The rapid expansion of urban development in Asia over the last 50 years has seen a rise in demand for building materials. From large construction companies to squatter settlers seeking to improve their housing, concrete is the building material of choice. In the Philippines there is plentiful supply...