The document discusses the negative effects of unplanned urban sprawl, including overcrowding, environmental degradation, and health issues. It notes that unplanned urban sprawl can lead to overcrowding and congestion in cities as population grows. This overcrowding, especially in poor urban communities, increases risks of communicable diseases and mental health issues. Unplanned sprawl also contributes to environmental problems like pollution, natural resource depletion, and the urban heat island effect. The document recommends integrating more urban green spaces into development to help address these issues.

1. UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL
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THE AWARENESS OF ALL PEOPLE IS NEEDED
TO REBUILD NATURE WHILE WE PROGRESS AND MOVE FORWARD
TO THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR URBAN ECOSYSTEM
ALL LIFE FORM MATTER,
EVERYONE NEEDS SPACE, A WELL PLANNED SPACE THAT
GIVES THEM A SENSE OF SECURITY AND COMFORT
URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES

2. UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL
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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
URBAN SPRAWL?
WHAT IS
Urban sprawl refers to the expansion of poorly planned, low-density, auto-dependent development,
which spreads out over large amounts of land, putting long distances between homes, stores, and work and
creating a high segregation between residential and commercial uses with harmful impacts on the people
living in these areas and the ecosystems and wildlife that have been displaced.
SOURCE: Everything Connects. (2014). Urban Sprawl. [online] Available at: https://www.everythingconnects.org/urban-sprawl.html.

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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
URBAN SPRAWL
SOURCE: manila mega city. (n.d.). Analysis. [online] Available at:
https://mattnblairsmegacityprojectmanila.weebly.com/analysis.html [Accessed 4 Jan. 2022].
URBAN S
SOURCE: Top – Sebastian Herrmann on UNSplash
Bottom - Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star)

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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
THE UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL IS LINKED TO:
SOURCE: HABITAT III: THE PHILIPPINES’ ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 2016
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION DEPLETION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES (AIR, WATER, & SOIL)
DESTRUCTION OF ECOSYSTEM AND
EXTINCTION OF WILDLIFE

5. SOURCE: ACCORD. (n.d.). Environmental Degradation, Livelihood and Conflicts. [online] Available at:
https://www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/environmental-degradation-livelihood-and-conflicts/.
UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
Process or a situation of depreciation in quantity and/or quality of the resources of the environment
such as air, water resources, mineral resources, land, flora and fauna, as a result of harsh climatic factors,
pollution and/or unsustainable exploitation by man.
MANILA BAY 2019 PAYATAS 2017 AERIAL VIEW METRO MANILA AIR POLLUTION
IMAGES SOURCE: FROM LEFT – The STAR/KJ Rosales, Akira Kodaka, Nikkei Staff Photographer, & nrcp.dost.gov.ph

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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
THE UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL MAY ALSO LEAD TO OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION
IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – LUIVELASCO, BERNHARD LANG, ROMINA CABRERA, & NOEL CELIS
UNPLANNED = PROBLEM
CAUSE
EFFECT
QUIRINO HILL, BAGUIO CITY 2020 MANILA SLUMS 2017 MANILA BAY INFORMAL
SETTLERS 2019
EDSA TRAFFIC CONGESTION

7. OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION
UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL
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SOURCE: psa.gov.ph
NCR POPULATION FROM 2000 TO 2020
• 2000 - 9,932,560
• 2010 - 11,855,975
• 2015 - 12,877,253
• 2020 - 13,484,462
IMAGE SOURCE: Philstar.com
The population of NCR increased by 0.97 percent
annually from 2015 to 2020. By comparison, the
rate at which the population of the region grew from
2010 to 2015 was higher at 1.58 percent.
People wearing face shields and masks amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic visit a
popular shopping market hours before Christmas eve in Manila on December 24, 2020.

8. OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION
UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL
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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
SOURCE: WHO 2021, cited by FRCParo, 2021
• Increased risk for communicable diseases (e.g., respiratory infections, skin diseases and illnesses
thru fecal-oral route)
• Lack of privacy leading to depression, stress and anxiety
RESPIRATORY INFECTION
IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT - LHPRIME.COM, DR. GARY MORRIS, SUSANA SECRETARIAT FLICKR, & REMATE.PH
SKIN SISEASES ILLNESSES THRU FECAL-ORAL
ROUTE
DEPRESSION, STRESS, AND ANXIETY

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CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR
SOURCE: UNICEF.ORG | UNICEF EAST ASIA & PACIFIC
A boy collecting water in an urban poor community
around Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A community health volunteer visiting urban poor families Mothers waiting in a crowded health center to get
their children vaccinated
CONDITION

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IMAGE SOURCE: THE NEWYORK TIMES
CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR
People living in urban slums where floor space
is limited, tend to have high infectious disease
transmission rates and poor morbidity and
mortality indicators resulting in poor outcomes
(Blessing, 2016)
San Roque, shown on April 4, is home to roughly 35,000
people, probably more.
CONDITION

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IMAGE SOURCE: THE NEWYORK TIMES
CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR
Under pandemic situations, social distancing
and self -isolation are impossible and residents
are often forced to leave their abode to earn their
daily living (Seidlein, et.al, 2021)
Physical distancing is essentially impossible for residents of
densely packed shanties.
CONDITION

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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
EFFECTS OF UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL PART 4:
URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
SOURCE: Paro, F, 2021
the observed higher temperature that cities or urban areas
experience compared to the surrounding rural areas Causes
heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, and heat cramps

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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
RECOMMENDATION
IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – SKYSCANNER.PH, BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY FACEBOOK, & ILOVEQC.COM
SALCEDO PARK MAKATI
URBAN GREEN SPACES AND OPEN SPACES NEEDS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ALL URBAN PLANS IN ORDER TO REVITALIZE THE
ENVIRONMENT, REPLENISH THE HABITAT OF WILDLIFE SPECIES, AND HELP SEQUESTER CARBON
DIOXIDE, THE CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING IN AN UNPLANNED SPRAWLING URBAN AREA
TERRA 28TH PARK LA MESA ECOPARK

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Metro Manila URBAN GREEN SPACES
IMAGES OF CURRENT OPEN SPACES AND GREEN SPACES IN PHILIPPINES’ URBAN CENTER

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IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – IRONWULF.NET, PH.POLOMAP.COM, RAVE.PASIGCITY.GOV.PH,
Metro Manila URBAN GREEN SPACES (RAVE – PASIG CITY)

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IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – VIGATTINTOURISM.COM, JARED CALIMA, & PRIMER.COM.PH
Metro Manila URBAN GREEN SPACES (LA MESA ECOPARK – QUEZON CITY)

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IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – TRIPADVISOR.COM, YELLOW-PAGES PHILIPPINES, &BENNITTDESIGN.COM
Metro Manila URBAN GREEN SPACES (GREENBELT - MAKATI)

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IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – DARIUS AT FLICKR, ERISGOESTO.COM, & KENNETH M DEL ROSARIO
Metro Manila URBAN GREEN SPACES (AYALA TRIANGLE - MAKATI)

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URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES
IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – DARIUS AT FLICKR, ERISGOESTO.COM, & KENNETH M DEL ROSARIO
LET US FIX OUR MINDSETS IN ORDER TO REPLENISH NATURE.
THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON EVERY ACTION THAT WE PERFORM IN THE CURRENT TIME.
WE HAVE TO CREATE A BETTER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPRAWLING URBAN CENTERS. WE ARE NOW FACING CLIMATE
CHANGE BECAUSE OF OUR OWN NEGLIGENCE.
OUR YOUNGER GENERATION NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
BECAUSE FEW YEARS FROM NOW, THEY WILL GROW AS VISIONARY LEADERS AND OUTSTANDING
IMPLEMENTORS OF PLANS THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE CHANGES TO OUR NATION.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

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IMAGE SOURCE: FROM LEFT – DARIUS AT FLICKR, ERISGOESTO.COM, & KENNETH M DEL ROSARIO
• ACCORD. (n.d.). Environmental Degradation, Livelihood and Conflicts. [online] Available at: https://www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/environmental-degradation-
livelihood-and-conflicts/.
• Everything Connects. (2014). Urban Sprawl. [online] Available at: https://www.everythingconnects.org/urban-sprawl.html.
• Habitat III: The Philippine National Report: UN-habitat. UN. Available at: https://unhabitat.org/habitat-iii-the-philippine-national-report
• Highlights of the National Capital Region (NCR) population ... Available at: https://psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-national-capital-region-ncr-population-2020-
census-population-and-housing-2020
• manila mega city. (n.d.). Analysis. [online] Available at: https://mattnblairsmegacityprojectmanila.weebly.com/analysis.html
• Paro, F.R. (2021). I NEED SPACE: Why Urban Planning and Health matters.
• UNICEF East Asia & Pacific. (2018). Reaching the urban poor in East Asia and the Pacific. [online] Available at: https://blogs.unicef.org/east-asia-
pacific/reaching-urban-poor/
REFERENCES

21. UNPLANNED URBAN SPRAWL
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THE AWARENESS OF ALL PEOPLE IS NEEDED
TO REBUILD NATURE WHILE WE PROGRESS AND MOVE FORWARD
TO THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR URBAN ECOSYSTEM
ALL LIFE FORM MATTER,
EVERYONE NEEDS SPACE, A WELL PLANNED SPACE THAT
GIVES THEM A SENSE OF SECURITY AND COMFORT
URBAN SPRAWL - OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION - CROWDING IN THE URBAN POOR - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - URBAN GREEN SPACES