Geospatial distribution of land use units in Mananga watershed, Cebu, Philippines: basis for its management
2008
Bagarinao, R. T.; Alcantara, A. J., Philippines Open Univ. Los Banos, Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines); Philippines Univ. Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). School of Environmental Science and Management
The paper analyzed the geospatial distribution of the various land use units in Mananga Watershed in Cebu, Philippines and looked into the possible implications of this distribution to watershed management. The analysis was facilitated through the use of Geographic Information System(GIS). From the results, it can be concluded that: (a) agricultural land use such as corn plantation, diversified crops plantation, and coconut plantation are distributed in high elevations and highly sloping areas; (b) through forest land use unit could also be found in highly sloping areas, it has a smaller area compared to that of the agricultural; (c) mango plantation is abundant in highly sloping and elevated areas; and (d) as a form of mitigative measure, there is a need to strengthen the implementation of soil-conservation technology and continuous monitoring of the chemicals detected in the soil and water in the watershed. Nonetheless, watershed management must integrate the geospatial distribution of the land use units in its formulation and implementation of programs.
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