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Baguio City: Insights on the Urban Nexus
CORDELIA C. LACSAMANA
City Environment &
Parks Management Officer
Baguio City, Philippines
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Residential 56%
Commercial 7%
Nat'l. Gov't. Res. 13%
Utilities 5%
Parks, Forests & Open Spaces
18%
Industrial 1%
Land Use Plan
Trade &
Commerce
50%
Tourism
20%
Services
20%
Others
10%
ECONOMIC PROFILE
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POLICY DIRECTIONS
These elements have been consolidated into a single policy
framework known as the proposed City Environment Code.
Parks Management (Bio-Diversity &
Green Development)
Climate Change Adaptation &
Mitigation and DRRM (Climate Change
Advocacy Program)
Forest & Watershed
Management (Urban Green
Horizon for a Carbon Neutral City)
Water, Wastewater
Management
(SWIM)
Ambient Air Quality Management (RITMT & PM10 Monitoring
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Water, Wastewater Management
(Sustainable Water Integrated Management Program)
Area – based
resources inventory
Policy & Regulatory
Framework
Institutional
Mechanism
Urban infrastructure
Forest/Watershed
/Parks
City Sewerage
Treatment &
Drainage System
Inland
Waterways
Clean Water Act Local Water
Code
DENR, NWRB CEPMO
CEO/CWRB
/CDC
DENR, DPWH
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PRIORITY PROGRAMS
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URBAN NEXUS COMPONENTS
WasteH20 Treatment
Systems
Energy Generation for Savings
Urban Agriculture
Food Security
SWIM
Increased volume of treated water can be a resource to establish
a mini-hydro to
supplement power needs of the BSTP
DEWATS Approach • Expansion of the BSTP • Recovery/Rehab of •
Communal Septic Tanks • Construction of Septage
System
• Treated Water and Sludge as
inputs for parks management within the City
• Supply for adjoining agric’l areas
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Available human resources
Stakeholder Involvement
Data Management System
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Continuously build the capacity of local governments on emerging
development issues and trends as well as specific tools and
frameworks that can be used at the local level.
Provide LGUs with a menu of options both technology and expert
advice and how to access them.
Formulate policies promoting integrated approaches linking
various sectors to maximize development benefits.
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Multiple Actors
Large Scale & Small
Scale
Property Market
Key Infra Network
Change
LEARN
Change
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Promoting Social Sustainability
Mitigating Environmental Damage
Source: Governing for Sustainable Urban Development, Yvonne
Rydin
