Located in the continent of Asia, Philippines covers 298,170 square kilometers of land and 1,830 square kilometers of water, making it the 73rd largest nation in the world with a total area of 300,000 square kilometers. The Philippines became an independent state in 1946, after gaining its sovereignty from Spain.
Sustainable Practices - Land Use. The policies and practices governing land use within communities are fundamental to sustainability and protection of ground and surface water quality and quantity. Faculty and Staff.
same framework for land-use planning. This allows an integrated approach to the conceptualization and management of growth and land use, as opposed to a competitive ap-proach in which urbanization is carried out at the expense of rural settings. 5) Carefully establish and modify urban-rural