| Author | Hinayo, Antonio Monis |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-80-07 |
| Subject(s) | Urban policy--Philippines--Manila
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Computer-based modelling consisted of feedback loops for the determination of the extent of spatial distribution of "within place" and "between place11 activities and to predict their levels at certain points of time so that reasonable policies will be selected for the evaluation of a metropolitan area environment has rarely, if ever, been one of the techniques resorted to by planning agencies in the Philippines. The thesis has l aid emphasis on this approach under conditions of the available data, based on the levels of activities and policy experimentation to derive
evaluation criteria for reasonable choice among policy alternatives. The model has identified some interacting activities in an urban
environment and an attempt to develop it is based on verbal descriptions and simple feedback loop mechanisms.
These activities are population,
employment, housing, public facilities (schools, hospitals, parks), utilities (power and water supply) and land use (residential and industrial areas).
The interaction among these components in the modelling process provides some "attractiveness factors" which serve as a measure of the
degree of spatial distribution of population and the extent of supportive capacity or usage of the activities. Varying levels of aggregation among the activities emerged from the model development. The population is allocated into the employment,
housing, public facilities and utilities. The total potential labour force is distributed into the tertiary and secondary industries. The demand for housing is disaggregated into dwelling units for residents and
newcomers. The level of usage of public facilities is compared with predetermined standards while the supportive capacity of utilities is based on the number of households availing themselves of them over a defined area. Implications of the model predictions on the current situation as provided in the reference run and the changes brought about by the three
policy alternatives to planning information and needs are discussed in Chapter VI and VII. |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kaji, Hideki
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| Examination Committee(s) | Vokes, Richard W. A. ;Tabucanon, Mario T.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1980 |