Transcript go marquez
Overpopulation in Metro Manila GO MARQUEZ Employment in Metro Manila Metro Manila is overpopulated is because job opportunities are concentrated in this urban area as compared to other region in the Philippines. 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 Series1 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 NCR CAR Region I Region II Region III Region IV-A Region IV -B Region V Employment Rate in Metro Manila 0.9 0.88 0.86 0.84 Series1 0.82 0.8 0.78 0.76 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Reference Mode 70 Urban vs. Rural Population 60 50 40 urban population rural population 30 20 10 0 1980 1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 Why overpopulation is a problem? high rates of urban population growth results to crowding Housing becomes scarce lesser job opportunities for the other regions increase of informal settlers Audience Land Transportation Office (LTO) Government of the Philippines – to disperse job offerings through out the Regions. Objective To be able to know if Dick Gordon’s road and infrastructure and job openings for the people in the province, will help decrease the population and squatting in Metro Manila Major variables Population in Metro Manila Migrants Job offering Cost of transportation Casual Loop Diagram Infrastructure Traffic Jams + Mirgrants + Job Offering Population of Metro Manila + + Transportation Cost + Product Cost Informal Settlers + + Poverty + Next Step Research on other factors such as the rehabilitation and modernization of the railroads (Gordon) References National Economic Development Authority http://www.bles.dole.gov.ph/ http://localweb.neda.gov.ph/Asian/VitalStat.html National Statistics Officehttp://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/datalfs.htm l http://www.countrystudies.com/philippines/population.html Look-at-bets-track-recordsDick-and-Bayani Slums and Squatter Areas as Entrepots for Rural-Urban Migrants in a Less Developed Societyhttp://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docI d=96379594 http://www.mmda.gov.ph/metromla.html