Forecast of Potential Areas of Urban Expansion in the Laguna de Bay Basin and Its Implications to Water Supply Security

• Main Authors: Tanganco, Lexxel JJ U, Alberto, Maria Angelica J, Gotangco, Charlotte Kendra Z
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Laguna de Bay Basin; land transformation model; land use and land cover (LULCC); urban expansion; water supply security; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/es-faculty-pubs/23; http://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/images/pdf/pjs_pdf/vol148no4/forecast_of_potential_areas_of_urban_expansion_in_laguna_de_bay_basin_.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Laguna de Bay Basin is a highly important economic and environmental resource with a variety of land and water uses. This study investigates the status and trends of the land cover change of the Laguna de Bay Basin, focusing on urban expansion. Using the Land Transformation Model (LTM), drivers...