GIS-based Urban Environmental Planning
In the Philippines, as in many Southeast Asian countries, urban environmental challenges are very closely interlinked with the social, economic, and institutional development processes. While economic development is very often given priority over environmental, health and social concerns, a more participatory approach is likely to contribute to a sustainable development of the urban areas of the country.
In the activies of PUVeP, GIS is used as a participatory tool and a methodology to understand the opportunities arising from the rapid urbanization of Cagayan de Oro, and how these affect the livelihood of the urban poor. In the rapidly changing environment of a fast growing city, the ability to immediately enter new data into the GIS system and obtain outputs renders this a potentially powerful tool for city planning and analysis. Specific attention is paid to community data to facilitate the dialogue between the LGU and the communities.
Actvities of PUVeP related to GIS:
- Establishment of a Geomatics laboratory at Room A204 at the College of Agriculture Bldg.
- Integration of GIS applications in the academic and outreach curricula of the College of Agriculture
- Conduct of GIS-based researches related to urban environmental management and food security:
- Land Conversion in Urban Areas of Cagayan de Oro: Monitoring & Modelling Using GIS (by Engr. Mark Alexis Sabines)
- Use of GIS for Mapping Open Spaces to Identify Potential Allotment Garden Sites in Cagayan de Oro City (by Yvette B. Guanzon
All this activities are carried out in the framework of the GEOTEACH CENSOPHIL project, which is co-funded by EU's Asia IT&C program (--> read more). |
