This thesis researched the perceptions of deprivation that the Sint-Maarten landfill’s (the dump) inhabitants experience, as a marginalized group in the community of Sint-Maarten. Following the future development-induced-involuntary-relocation-plan of these inhabitants, the research aims to prevent the formation of yet another slum once relocated, and break the cycle of marginalization of this group. Several activities were done, such as narrative interviews and (participatory) observations, to

This thesis researched the perceptions of deprivation that the Sint-Maarten landfill’s (the dump) inhabitants experience, as a marginalized group in the community of Sint-Maarten. Following the future development-induced-involuntary-relocation-plan of these inhabitants, the research aims to prevent the formation of yet another slum once relocated, and break the cycle of marginalization of this group. Several activities were done, such as narrative interviews and (participatory) observations, to form a five-month-long ethnographic research. The data showed several interconnected depriving factors that influence the lives of these individuals. These factors taken together, also shape how they understand their positionality within the Sint-Maarten community.