TAP-HSP: A Holistic Approach in Participatory Planning for Sustainable Development towards Community Empowerment and Resilience Building
VOLUME 2
NO 4
2024

The Technical Assistance Program on Human Settlement Planning (TAP-HSP) is the banner public service arm of UPLB College of Human Ecology to deliver planning assistance to various organizations to help them achieve human ecological security. It provides different services to the planning needs of communities, institutions, and organizations at the national, regional, and local levels.

This Special Issue is a collection of original research articles and short communications that serves as a platform for sharing innovative approaches, successful strategies, lessons learned, and best practices from the TAP-HSP. It showcases a variety of distinctive features and characteristics of the local development processes, providing an in-depth understanding of the conditions, opportunities, and challenges, fostering a collaborative environment for continuous improvement in local governance and sustainable development.

The Special Issue’s main theme is participatory planning on sustainable development to empower communities and build resiliency. Topics may include but are not limited to, planning processes, tools and techniques, planning and implementation gaps, and contemporary planning issues such as climate and disaster risks, urban-rural governance, planetary health, and digitalization and knowledge management among others on the local development planning experiences.

Keywords: TAP-HSP, Participatory Planning, Climate Change and Disaster Risks, Development Planning, Local Governance, Sustainable Development

Guest Editors:

Almira Geles L. de Mesa, EnP
TAP-HSP Coordinator
Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning
College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Efraim D. Roxas, PhD
Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning
College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Ricardo M. Sandalo, PhD
Former College Dean
College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Deadline of Submissions: 1 October 2024

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ARTICLES

Instrumental Role of the Technical Assistance Program on Human Settlements Planning (TAP-HSP) in Local Development Planning in the Philippines
Almira Geles L. de Mesa and Alyanna P. Maneja

Browse Articles

Feasibility Study of an Integrated Waste Management Technology System for a Circular Economy in the Philippines
Ericka Renee A. Langit; Christian Aldem S. Parungao; Eliza Tabitha A. Gregorio; Aaron Joseph M. Sabo-o; Beatrice Ann Y. Dulay; Dayniele D. Loren; Kylene Angeli M. Patria; Beatrice Alexis B. Quines; Millicent Vea F. Dacumos; Jazmin Ann C. Catabay; Fiona Grace C. Romano; Joseph R. Lagarde Jr.; Ken Marc V. Santos; Kristene Joy M. De La Rosa; Dominique Denise M. Offemaria; John Orly E. Pedimonte; Ma. Beatrice O. Rito; Ma. Alessandra Eunice Alvarez; Janssen Andrew S. Calvelo; and Casper Boongaling Agaton
Reflecting on the 1775 Mount Gamalama Eruption: Lessons from Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development in Ternate Island, North Maluku Province, Indonesia
Charles M. Ham
Impacts of Campus Green Spaces Exposure on Psychological Stress of College Students Based on Apple Watch Data Analysis
Liyao Zou; Liqing Zhang