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Tropical cyclone is the most commonly occurring natural hazard in the Philippines causing billions of pesos worth in …
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Philippines, where the legacy of dangerous open dump sites such as 'Smokey Mountain' have kept the issue high on the political … agenda. This study looks at how a municipal government in one of the Philippines's provinces should organize its solid waste …
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Pollution from power stations is a growing problem in many developing nations. The Philippines is no exception and many …
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marine areas in the Philippines. It is a source of income and food for thousands of people and an ecological resource of …
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The Visayan Sea is one of the most important and threatened marine areas in the Philippines. It is a source of income …
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This study from the Philippines investigates erosion in one of the country's more developed coastal regions. It finds … Economics, at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, assesses the coastline of San Fernando Bay in the La Union region of … the Philippines. It looks at approximately seven kilometers of the bay's coastline. San Fernando Bay is a densely …
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Sea erosion is currently affecting many coastal areas in the Philippines. Natural factors such as wind and waves are to …
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the Philippines has looked at the commercial implications of pollution abatement charges to see what impact they are …
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Dasgupta and Maler (1991) ruefully observed: "The fact that for such a long while environmental and development economics have had little to say to each other is a reflection of these academic disciplines; it does not at all reflect the world as we should know it." Fortunately for us,...
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The rapid growth, urbanization and migration in Metro Manila has increased water demand which has outpaced the capacity of the water agency, The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), to expand supply. Unserved sectors have resorted to well construction while others have resorted to...
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