Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Submissions from 2022
Gender and Disability: The Experiences of Microaggressions Against Women with Disabilities in the Philippines, Christelle Juin R. Ancha
How comprehensive and effective are waste management policies during the COVID-19 pandemic? Perspectives from the Philippines, Geminn Louis C. Apostol, Angelina Gabrielle A. Acolola, Michelle Alexandra Edillon, and Sary Valenzuela
Simulation of Urban Heat Island during a High-Heat Event Using WRF Urban Canopy Models: A Case Study for Metro Manila, Ronald Gil Joy P. Bilang, Ariel C. Blanco, Justine Ace S. Santos, and Lyndon Mark P. Olaguera
Motorcycle and Vehicle Detection for Applications in Road Safety and Traffic Monitoring Systems, Gerson Gerard L. Cruz, Aaron Litonjua, Alysia Noreen P. San Juan, Nathaniel Joseph C. Libatique, Marion Ivan L. Tan, and Jaime Luis E. Honrado
Physical Services Index for Flooding Hazards, Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco and Jairus Carmela C. Josol
Stubborn Aerosol: Why Particulate Mass Concentrations Do Not Drop During the Wet Season in Metro Manila, Philippines, Miguel Ricardo A. Hilario, Paola Angela Bañaga, Grace Betito, Rachel A. Braun, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Alexander B. MacDonald, Preciosa Corazon Pabroa, and James Bernard Simpas
Development and Testing of Braking and Acceleration Features for Vehicle Advanced Driver Assistance System, Johann Carlo Marasigan, Gian Paolo Mayuga, and Elmer R. Magsino
The Calesa Vote: Street Politics and Local Governance in 1930s to 1940s Manila, Michael D. Pante
Making a Living in the Diverse Economy of Concrete: Commoning in a Contested Quarry, Pryor Placino and Katherine Gibson
A Community-Led Central Kitchen Model for School Feeding Programs in the Philippines: Learnings for Multisectoral Action for Health, Vanessa T. Siy Van, Carmina P. Siguin, Andrew C. Lacsina, Lean Franzl Yao, Zarah G. Sales, Normahitta P. Gordoncillo, Leslie Advincula-Lopez, Joselito T. Sescon, and Eden Delight Miro
Service Contracting as a Policy Response for Public Transport Recovery During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Evaluation, Varsolo Sunio, Wilhansen Joseph Li, Joemier Pontawe, Albert Dizon, Joel Bienne Valderrama, and Agnes Robang
Financing Low-Carbon Transport Transition in the Philippines: Mapping Financing Sources, Gaps and Directionality of Innovation, Varsolo Sunio and Jaime Mendejar
Submissions from 2021
Seasonal and Diurnal Variations of Observed Convective Rain Events in Metro Manila, Philippines, Erica N. Bañares, Gemma T. Narisma, James Bernard Simpas, Faye T. Cruz, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, and Rochelle C. Coronel
Talking About Volcanoes: Institutional Narratives, the Nature of Risk, and Mount Mayon in the Philippines, Greg Bankoff
On the Weariness of Time: El Niño in the Philippines, Christian Jil R. Benitez
A High-Accuracy and Power-Efficient Self-Optimizing Wireless Water Level Monitoring IoT Device for Smart City, Tsun-Kuang Chi, Hsiao-Chi Chen, Shih-Lun Chen, and Patricia Angela R. Abu
Design and Demonstration of a Resilient Content Distribution and Remote Asynchronous Learning Platform, Xander Mari M. Cruz, Jaime Luis E. Honrado, Nathaniel Joseph C. Libatique, Gregory L. Tangonan, Carlos M. Oppus, Paul M. Cabacungan, John Paul A. Marmadlo, Neil Angelo M. Mercado, Jane Arleth dela Cruz, Julie Ann Dela Cruz, and Juan Gabriel Cruz
Implementing a Pre-Disaster Recovery Workshop in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Lessons for Disaster Risk Assessment, Response, and Recovery for Cultural Heritage, Kevin Macarius Florentin, Motoharu Onuki, Miguel Esteban, Ven Valenzuela, Maria Paterno, Erik Akpedonu, John Arcilla, and Lessandro Estelito Garciano
Measurement Report: Firework Impacts on Air Quality in Metro Manila, Philippines, during the 2019 New Year Revelry, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Paola Angela Bañaga, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, Mojtaba Azadi Aghdam, Avelino Arellano, Grace Betito, Rachel A. Braun, Andrea F. Corral, Hossein Dadashazar, Eva-Lou Edwards, Edwin Eloranta, Robert Holz, Gabrielle Leung, Lin Ma, Alexander B. MacDonald, Jeffrey S. Reid, James Bernard Simpas, Connor Stahl, Shane Marie Visaga, and Armin Sorooshian
Performance Analysis of a Community-Based Off-Grid PV System, Erees Queen B. Macabebe, Alex Chapuis, and Aaron Keith Y. Chan
The Effect of Urbanization on Temperature Indices in the Philippines, John A. Manalo, Jun Matsumoto, Hiroshi G. Takahashi, Marcelino Q. Villafuerte II, Lyndon Mark P. Olaguera, Guoyu Ren, and Thelma Cinco
Caching Strategies with Mobile Cloud Wireless Mesh: A Study in Disaster Risk and Resilience, Neil Angelo M. Mercado, John Paul Marmadlo, Jane Arleth dela Cruz, Nathaniel Joseph Labatique, Paul Cabacungan, and Gregory L. Tangonan
Synoptic Conditions and Potential Causes of the Extreme Heavy Rainfall Event of January 2009 Over Mindanao Island, Philippines, Lyndon Mark P. Olaguera, Michelle Español Caballar, Joseph Cabacungan De Mata, Loida Ann Torres Dagami, Jun Matsumoto, and Hisayuki Kubota
Software and Data Visualization Platform for Groundwater Level and Quality Monitoring System, Carlos M. Oppus, Ma. Aileen Leah G. Guzman, Maria Leonora C. Guico, Jose Claro N. Monje, Mark Glenn F. Retirado, John Chris T. Kwong, Genevieve C. Ngo, and Annael J. Domingo
A Portrait of Contrasts in Disaster Risk Response: A Post-Haiyan Study of Coron, Philippines, Inez Z. Ponce de Leon
Ambient Air Quality and the Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Metro Manila Development Authority Traffic Enforcers in Metro Manila: An Exploratory Study, Xerxes Seposo, Audrey Lynn A. Arcilla, Jose Guillermo N. De Guzman III, Enrico Miguel S. Dizon, Andrea Nova R. Figuracion, Christina Micaela M. Morales, Pauleenaa Katriona A. Tugonon, and Geminn Louis C. Apostol
The ‘Wickedness’ of Governing Land Subsidence: Policy Perspectives From Urban Southeast Asia, Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa, Tilo Schöne, Johannes Herbeck, Julia Illigner, Mahmud Haghighi, Hendricus Simarmata, Emma E. Porio, Alessio Rovere, and Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Metro Manila’s 2019 Water Crisis: Of Efficiency Traps and Dry Taps, Philamer C. Torio, Ronald U. Mendoza, and Ayn G. Torres
Stabilization of Cultural Innovations Depends on Population Density: Testing an Epidemiological Model of Cultural Evolution Against a Global Dataset of Rock Art Sites and Climate-Based Estimates of Ancient Population Densities, Richard Walker, Anders Eriksson, Camille Ruiz, Taylor Howard Newton, and Francesco Casalegno
Submissions from 2020
Machine Learning Analysis for Remote Prenatal Care, John Mark Bautista, Quiel Andrew I. Quiwa, and Rosula SJ Reyes
Mapping Geographical Inequalities in Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries, 2000–17, Aniruddha Deshpande, Robert C. Reiner Jr, Veincent Christian F. Pepito, Arianna Maever L. Amit, Local Burden of Disease WaSH Collaborators, and 665 co-authors
Assessing resilience against floods with a system dynamics approach: a comparative study of two models, Maksims Feofilovs, Francesco Romagnoli, Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco, Jairus Carmela C. Josol, Jean Meir Jardeleza, Joseph Emauel Litam, Joaquin Ignacio Campos, and Katrina Abenojar
Factors influencing disaster risk and resilience education in Asian HEIs, Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco, Jean Meir Jardeleza, Crisanto M. Lopez, Elirozz Carlie D. Labaria, Julia Wickert, and Fathmath Shadiya
Characterizing Weekly Cycles of Particulate Matter in a Coastal Megacity: The Importance of a Seasonal, Size‐Resolved, and Chemically Speciated Analysis, Miguel Ricardo Hilario, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, Paola Angela Bañaga, Grace Betito, Rachel A. Braun, Connor Stahl, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Alexander B. MacDonald, Mojtaba Azadi Aghdam, Preciosa Corazon Pabroa, John Robin Yee, James Bernard Simpas, and Armin Sorooshian
Non-tropical Cyclone Related Winter Heavy Rainfall Events over the Philippines: Climatology and Mechanisms, Lyndon Mark Olaguera, Jun Matsumoto, Julie Mae Dado, and Gemma T. Narisma
Global Water Shortages: A Philippines Case Study, Rosalina Palanca-Tan
Social Capital and Vulnerability to Extreme Climate in a Semi-urban Fishing Community in Laguna de Bay, Philippines, Rosalina Palanca-Tan
Willingness to Pay of Urban Households for the Conservation of Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage in a Neighboring Rural Area: A CVM Study, Rosalina Palanca-Tan
Settlements and the Heritage Dilemma in Manila, Michael D. Pante
Integrated Plate Recognition and Speed Detection for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Jongmin Yim, Rafael Angelo Cadiente, Gian Mayuga, and Elmer R. Magsino
Submissions from 2019
Towards Vulnerability Mapping on High Resolution Aerial Images: Roof Detection, GIS, and Machine Learning Techniques, D K Bardeloza, Nathaniel Joseph C. Libatique, Gregory L. Tangonan, M C T Vicente, and J Honrado
The Daily Grind: A Rhizomatic Approach to Narratives of Managing Commuter Stress during Traffic Congestion in Metro Manila, Nico A. Canoy, Bettina Gabrielle V. Tenorio, Joseph Aaron S. Joe, and Robert Carlo M. Tamayo
The Effect of Urban Expansion in Metro Manila on the Southwest Monsoon Rainfall, Julie Mae Dado and Gemma T. Narisma
Upgrading destruction? How do climate-related and geophysical natural disasters impact sectoral FDI, Nadia Doytch
Unpacking Post-Haiyan Disaster Resettlement Narratives of Young Filipino Women Informal Settlers in Tacloban City, Philippines: A Spatial Narrative Approach, Ervina Espina and Nico Canoy
Aerosol Particle and Black Carbon Emission Factors of Vehicular Fleet in Manila, Philippines, Leizel Madueño, Simonas Kecorius, Wolfram Birmili, Thomas Müller, James Bernard Simpas, Edgar Vallar, Maria Cecilia Galvez, Mylene Cayetano, and Alfred Wiedensohler
Adaptive Cruise Control Employing Taillight Tracking for a Platoon of Autonomous Vehicles, Gian Paolo Mayuga and Elmer R. Magsino
Towards integrated management of a shallow tropical lake: assessment of water quality, sediment geochemistry, and phytoplankton diversity in Lake Palakpakin, Philippines, Ian A. Navarrete, Gerald P. Dicen, Teresita R. Perez, Shinelle M. Mendoza, Roland V. Rallos, John Leonard R. Labides, Clarissa T. Rivera, Arnold V. Vallare, and Rene Juna R. Claveria
The Esteros and Manila's Postwar Remaking, Michael D. Pante
The limits of a disaster imagination: a study of two communities hit by Haiyan, Inez Z. Ponce de Leon
Establishing rates of carbon sequestration in mangroves from an earthquake uplift event, Severino G. Salmo III, Vanessa Malapit, Maria Carmela A. Garcia, and Homer M. Pagkalinawan
Application of the V-HUB Standard using LoRa Beacons, Mobile Cloud, UAVs, and DTN for Disaster-Resilient Communications, D Solpico, M I Tan, E J Manalansan, F A Zagala, J A Leceta, D F Lanuza, J Bernal, R D Ramos, R J Villareal, X M Cruz, J A dela Cruz, D Lagazo, J Honrado, G Abrajano, Nathaniel Joseph C. Libatique, and Gregory L. Tangonan
Forecast of Potential Areas of Urban Expansion in the Laguna de Bay Basin and Its Implications to Water Supply Security, Lexxel JJ U. Tanganco, Maria Angelica J. Alberto, and Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco
Traffic Assignment Based on Parsimonious Data: The Ideal Flow Network, Kardi Teknomo and Roselle Wednesday Gardon
Ideal Flow Traffic Analysis: A Case Study on a Campus Road Network, Kardi Teknomo, Roselle Wednesday Gardon, and Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu
Structural Inequality in the Philippines: Oligarchy, (Im)mobility and Economic Transformation, Philip Arnold Tuaño and Jerik Cruz
Submissions from 2018
Spatial Characterization of Black Carbon Mass Concentration in the Atmosphere of a Southeast Asian Megacity: An Air Quality Case Study for Metro Manila, Philippines, Honey Alas, Thomas Müller, Wolfram Birmili, Simonas Kecorius, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, James B. Simpas, Mylene Cayetano, Kay Weinhold, Edgar Vallar, Maria Cecilia Galvez, and Alfred Wiedensohler
Hot or Not? The Role of Cycling in ASEAN Megacities: Case Studies of Bangkok and Manila, Stefan Bakker, Marie Danielle Guillen, Papondhanai Nanthachatchavankul, Mark Zuidgeest, Carlos Felipe Pardo, and Martin van Maarseveen
Of stories that matter: The social construction of risk in planning for coastal areas in Antique, Philippines, Juhn Chris Espia and Alma Maria O. Salvador
Social Network Analysis of a Disaster Behavior Network: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach, Ma. Regina Justina E. Estuar and Rey C. Rodrigueza
Optimal Restoration Strategy Of A Water Pipeline Network In Surigao City, Philippines, Agnes Garciano, Lessandro Estelito Garciano, Renan Ma. Tanhueco, and Taze Jared Abubo
Understanding Communication Needs: A Marikina Barangay Experience Linking Flooding to Climate Change Communication, Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco and Inez Z. Ponce de Leon
Evaluation of a resilience intervention for Filipino displaced survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan, Ma. Regina Hechanova, Pierce S. Docena, Liane Peña Alampay, Avegale Acosta, Emma E. Porio, Isabel E. Melgar, and Rony Berger
Activity Pattern of School/University Tenants and their Family Members in Metro Manila – Philippines, Simonas Kecorius, Everlyn Gale Tamayo, Maria Cecilia Galvez, Leizel Madueño, Grace Betito, Mylene Gonzaga-Cayetano, Edgar Vallar, and Alfred Wiedensohler
Airborne Particulate Matter Monitoring Using UAVs for Smart Cities and Urban Areas, Gian Paolo Mayuga, Chrisando Favila, Carlos M. Oppus, Edgardo Macatulad, and Len Herald Lim
Transforming Theater for the Oppressed: Community Theater as Urban Poor Discourse in Sining Kadamay’s Gapok, Michael D. Pante and Leo Angelo Nery
A Modified Balcik Last Mile Distribution Model for Relief Operations Using Open Road Networks, Lance L. Putong and Marlene M. De Leon
Forecasting Urban Expansion in the Seven Lakes Area in San Pablo City, Laguna, the Philippines Using the Land Transformation Model, Anna Laura Quintal, Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco, and Ma. Aileen Leah G. Guzman
Exploring the Role of Taste in Middle-Class Household Practices: Implications for Sustainable Food Consumption in Metro Manila and Bangalore, Marlyne Sahakian, Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, and Sunayana Ganguly
Agency-driven post-disaster recovery: A comparative study of three Typhoon Washi resettlement communities in the Philippines, Joseph Sedfrey S. Santiago, Wilfred S. Manuela Jr, Marion Lara L. Tan, Siegfried Kiel Sañez, and Aldo Zelig U. Tong
Submissions from 2017
The impact of natural disasters on energy consumption: An analysis of renewable and nonrenewable energy demand in the residential and industrial sectors, Nadia Doytch and Yehuda L. Klein
Aquaculture, Poverty and Environment in the Philippines, Rosalina Palanca-Tan
The Integration of a modified balcik last mile distribution model using open road networks into a relief operations management information system, LANCE GABRIEL PUTONG
The Integration of a Modified Balcik Last Mile Distribution Model Using Open Road Networks Into a Relief Operations Management Information System, Lance L. Putong and Marlene M. De Leon
Intersection Analysis Using the Ideal Flow Model, Kardi Teknomo and Roselle Wednesday Gardon