Research
Research Themes
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities ” Making Cities and Human Settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”
Safe
Resilient
Inclusive
Sustainable
SAFE: Ensuring safety and security in cities and communities
Sub Topics:
- Environmental health
- Water and sanitation
- Pollution and Waste Management
- Food and Nutrition Security
- Transportation, Connectivity and Mobility
- Peace and security
- Conflict Management/Resolution
- Human-rights based approach
Completed Thesis:
- Travel Behaviors, Perspectives, and Usage of Public Transportation Around UPLB During The COVID-19 (Garcia, A.M.A.)
- GIS-based Landfill Suitability Analysis for Sustainable Waste Disposal in Cuyo Island, Palawan (Constantino, K.Z.R.)
- Exploring Circular Economy: The Case of Healthcare Waste Management in Calamba City, Philippines (Balita, S.M.)
- Assessment of Covid-19 Response and Recovery of Sta. Rosa, Laguna (Lijauco, R.J.)
- Residential Density and Selected Communicable Diseases in Alaminos,Laguna
- Environmental Determinants Influencing Malaria Cases in Selected Areas in Palawan
- Health Infrastructures as Deteminats of Population Growth in Calauan, Laguna
- Traffic Congestion Analysis of Selected Transport Nodes in San Pablo City-Central Business District,Laguna
- Assessment of the Solid waste management Plan Implementation of Muntinlupa City,2003-2013
- Socio- Economic and Environmental Impacts of Small-Scale Gold Panning in Malimono, Surigao Del Norte: An Ex-Post Analysis
Research Projects
Ongoing
Benchmarking and Review of SMART City Assessment Indicators for the Philippine LGU
Reyes, Edgar M. Jr
Inclusive Dates: March 6, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Funding Agency: Core Funded
Ongoing
Socio-Economic and Environmental Analysis of Mindoro Oil Spill
Casper B. Agaton; Edgar M. Reyes, Jr. ; Sandra S. Samantela; Kristina S.A Cordero-Bailey; John Ceffrey L. Eligue; Mary Joy J. Ancheta; Zaira F. Palomares
Inclusive Dates: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025
Funding Agency: Core Funded
Completed
Promotion of Ecosystem-based Approach Initiatives - Building with Nature: Harnessing Local Knowledge and Institutions Amidst Impacts of Global Sea Level Rise to Small Island Communities
Edgar M. Reyes, Jr.
Inclusive Dates: July 1, 2023 - September 15, 2023
Funding Agency: Core Funded
Ongoing
Impact and Economic Evaluations and Community-based Monitoring of Using Nature-based Solutions for the Management of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance from Plastic Pollution
Perlie P. Velasco; Alvin Joseph Dolores; Joseph Angelo Sabio; Ma. Catriona E. Devanadera; Casper B. Agaton; Edgar M. Reyes, Jr.
Inclusive Dates: January 8, 2024 - January 5, 2026
Funding Agency: European Eunion
Ongoing
"Updating of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the Municipality of Paete, Province of Laguna (2024-2035)"
John Ceffrey L. Eligue; Sharon Feliza Ann P. Macagba; Sandra S. Samantela; Arlene B. Tolentino; Ryan Randle B. Rivera; Grezielle Ann D. Esguerra
Inclusive Dates: 27 January 2023 - Present
Funding Agency: University of the Philippines - Los Baños Foundation Inc.
Ongoing
Energy Transition to Low- to Zero-Carbon Economy in the Philippines
Casper B. Agaton; Edgar M. Reyes, Jr.; Ma. Catriona E. Devanadera; Shiela B. Austero; Janssen Andrew S. Calvelo
Inclusive Dates: 1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2025
Funding Agency: Core Funded
Ongoing
Integrated Watershed Management: Approaches, Practices, Challenges, and Strategies
Casper B. Agaton; Janssen Andrew S. Calvelo; Shiela B. Austero; Arlene B. Tolentino; Kyle Pierre R. Israel; Almira Geles L. De Mesa; Ryan Randele B. Rivera
Inclusive Dates: 1 Nov 2023 - 30 Apr 2026
Funding Agency: Core Funded
Ongoing
Integrated Assessment of Existing Practices and Development of Pathways for the Effective Integration of Nature-Based Water Treatment in Urban Areas in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Vietnam
Ma. Catriona E. Devanadera
Inclusive Dates: 09/01/2021
Funding Agency: Foreign o Non-Domestic Entity
Ongoing
Establishment of the Municipality of Victoria, Laguna as Urban Laboratory for Local Development Planning and Research
Ricardo M. Sandalo; Edgar M. Reyes, Jr.; Grace Anne C. Buno; Christian M. Macapua
Inclusive Dates: 07/01/2022
Funding Agency: UP Entity
Completed
NexCities Project: Water-energy-nutrient nexus in the cities of the future
Ma. Catriona E. Devanadera
Inclusive Dates: 07/01/2020
Funding Agency: Foreign or Non-Domestic Entity
Completed
Measuring Spatial Accessibility of Healthcare Facilities in Marinduque, Philippines
Arnold R. Salvacion
Inclusive Dates: 05/15/2022
Completed
PROMPT: Philippines Remediation of Mine Tailings
Ma. Catriona E. Devanadera
Inclusive Dates: 04/01/2021
Funding Agency: Foreign o Non-Domestic Entity
2023
- Agaton, C. B., & Guila, P. M. C. (2023). Ecosystem Services Valuation of Constructed Wetland as a Nature-Based Solution to Wastewater Treatment. Earth, 4(1), 78-92.
- Cordero-Bailey, K. S., David, L. T., dela Cruz, T. L. P., Almo, A. T., Martinez, S., Amihan, H. E., ... & Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) MOBMR. (2023). Philippines Case Study Two: Looking into the Management Strategies of Three Philippine National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Sites. In Challenges in Tropical Coastal Zone Management: Experiences and Lessons Learned (pp. 187-205). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Salvacion, A. R. (2023). Soil erosion modeling under future climate change: a case study on Marinduque Island, Philippines. In Water, Land, and Forest Susceptibility and Sustainability (pp. 381-398). Elsevier.
- Song, J., Maulana, A. Y., Jae, W., Gim, H., Yun, B., Futalan, C. M., & Kim, J. (2023). One-dimensional Li3VO4/carbon fiber composites for enhanced electrochemical performance as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 140, 142-152.
- Velasco, P., Devanadera, M. C., Dalisay, M., Mueca, C., Estorba, D. S., & Lecciones, A. (2023). Nature-based solutions for domestic wastewater treatment in the Philippines. In Regional Perspectives of Nature-based Solutions for Water: Benefits and Challenges (pp. 175-201). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Verma, A., Dunn, J., Tirachini, A., Agaton, C. B., Hsieh, I. Y. L., Mayyas, Althaf, S., & Mladenović, M. N. (2023). Driving a sustainable road transportation transformation. One Earth, 6(1), 3-6.
2022
- Agaton, C. B. (2022). Will a Geopolitical Conflict Accelerate Energy Transition in Oil-Importing Countries? A Case Study of the Philippines from a Real Options Perspective. Resources, 11(6), 59.
- Agaton, C. B., & Collera, A. A. (2022). Now or later? Optimal timing of mangrove rehabilitation under climate change uncertainty. Forest Ecology and Management, 503, 119739.
- Agaton, C. B., Batac, K. I. T., & Reyes Jr, E. M. (2022). Prospects and challenges for green hydrogen production and utilization in the Philippines. international journal of hydrogen energy, 47(41), 17859-17870.
- Amparo, J. M. S., Bibal, A. C. M., Cleland, D., Devanadera, M. C. E., Lecciones, A. M., Mendoza, M. E. T., & Sanchez, E. M. (2022). Environmental Restorative Justice in the Philippines: The Innovations and Unfinished Business in Waterways Rehabilitation. In The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Restorative Justice (pp. 477-504). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Asaad, A. A. B., Salvacion, A. R., & Yen, B. T. (2022). ALUES: R package for Agricultural Land Use Evaluation System. Journal of Open Source Software, 7(73), 4228.
- Batac, K. I. T., Collera, A. A., Villanueva, R. O., & Agaton, C. B. Decision Support for Investments in Sustainable Energy Sources Under Uncertainties. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 11(3), 801-814.
- Blanco, N. F. D., Salvacion, A. R., Devanadera, M. C. E., Abucay, E. R., & Sandalo, R. A. (2022). Characterizing malaria spatial distribution in the province of Palawan, Philippines. Spatial Information Research, 30(2), 279-289.
- Boongaling, C. G. K., Devanadera, M. C. E., Eligue, J. C. L., & Paro, F. R. C. (2022). Gendered participatory resource mapping: case studies of upland and coastal indigenous communities in Mindanao, Philippines. GeoJournal, 1-21.
- Boongaling, C. G. K., Luna, D. A., & Samantela, S. S. (2022). Developing a street level walkability index in the Philippines using 3D photogrammetry modeling from drone surveys. GeoJournal, 87(4), 3341-3364.
- Cordero-Bailey, K. S., Almo, A. T., David, L. T., & Yñiguez, A. T. (2022). Estimation of the vertical phytoplankton distribution in the Philippine Sea: Influence of turbulence following passage of typhoons. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 56, 102659.
- Cueto, L. J., Frisnedi, A. F. D., Collera, R. B., Batac, K. I. T., & Agaton, C. B. (2022). Digital innovations in MSMEs during economic disruptions: experiences and challenges of young entrepreneurs. Administrative Sciences, 12(1), 8.
- Eligue, J.C.E. & Macagba, S.F.A.P. (2022). Storytelling through Sense of Place Mapping among Undergraduate Students of UP Los Baños. Banwaan, 2(2), 173-196.
- Futalan, C. M., & Wan, M. W. (2022). Fixed-bed adsorption of lead from aqueous solution using chitosan-coated bentonite. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2597.
- Futalan, C. M., Choi, A. E. S., Soriano, H. G. O., Cabacungan, M. K. B., & Millare, J. C. (2022). Modification strategies of kapok fiber composites and its application in the adsorption of heavy metal ions and dyes from aqueous solutions: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2703.
- Guno, C. S., & Agaton, C. B. (2022). Socio-economic and environmental analyses of solar irrigation systems for sustainable agricultural production. Sustainability, 14(11), 6834.
- Jegatheesan, V., Pachova, N., Velasco, P., Mowjood, M. I. M., Weragoda, S. K., Makehelwala, M., ... & Jinadasa, K. B. S. N. (2022). Co‐development of an integrated assessment framework to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of selected nature‐based water treatment technologies in Sri Lanka, The Philippines, and Vietnam. Environmental Quality Management.
- Kerry, R., Ingram, B., Ortiz, B. V., & Salvacion, A. (2022). Using Soil, Plant, Topographic and Remotely Sensed Data to Determine the Best Method for Defining Aflatoxin Contamination Risk Zones within Fields for Precision Management. Agronomy, 12(10), 2524.
- Lutero, D. S., Cerilo, G. E. A., Eustaquio, A. M., Buhat, C. A. H., Nazareno, A. O., Nazareno, A. L., & Salvacion, A. R. (2022). Optimal route planning for day tours in Marinduque, Philippines. Spatial Information Research, 1-10.
- Lutero, D. S., Malaguit, J. C., Relente, M. J. L., Nazareno, A. L., & Salvacion, A. R. (2022). Fuzzy logic modeling of groundwater potential in Marinduque, Philippines. In Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research (Vol. 7, pp. 57-70). Elsevier.
- Maulana, A. Y., Kim, S., Shim, J. H., Lee, C., Song, J., Lee, D. W., ... & Kim, J. (2022). N-doped graphitic carbon encapsulated cobalt oxide nanoparticles from ZIF-67 on ZIF-8 as an anode material for Li-ion batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 908, 164645.
- Maulana, A. Y., Song, J., Futalan, C. M., & Kim, J. (2022). Improved reversibility of phase transformations using electron-rich graphitic carbon matrix in FeF2 cathode for sodium-ion batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal, 434, 134727.
- Phatai, P., Prachumrak, N., Kamonwannasit, S., Kamcharoen, A., Roschat, W., Phewphong, S., ... & Prasitnok, O. (2022). Zinc-Silver Doped Mesoporous Hydroxyapatite Synthesized via Ultrasonic in Combination with Sol-Gel Method for Increased Antibacterial Activity. Sustainability, 14(18), 11756.
- Promentilla, M. A. B., Longos Jr, A. L., Orbecido, A. H., Suplido, M. E. A. A., Rosales, E. M. E., Pausta, C. M. J., ... & Saroj, D. P. (2022). Nutrient Recycling from Septage Toward a Green Circular Bioeconomy: A Case Study in Salikneta Farm, Philippines. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 94, 1075-1080.
- Rico, E. R., Lutero, D. S., Nazareno, A. L., & Salvacion, A. R. (2022). A crop rotation model for Marinduque, Philippines. Spatial Information Research, 30(4), 461-467.
- Salvacion, A. R. (2022). COVID-19 susceptibility mapping: a case study for Marinduque Island, Philippines. Spatial Information Research, 30(5), 563-570.
- Salvacion, A. R. (2022). Delineating soil erosion risk in Marinduque, Philippines using RUSLE. GeoJournal, 87(2), 423-435.
- Salvacion, A. R. (2022). Delineating village-level drought risk in Marinduque Island, Philippines. Natural Hazards, 1-22.
- Salvacion, A. R. (2022). Groundwater Potential Mapping Using Maximum Entropy. In Water Resources Management and Sustainability (pp. 239-256). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
- Salvacion, A. R. (2022). Measuring Spatial Accessibility of Healthcare Facilities in Marinduque, Philippines. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 11(10), 516.
- Salvacion, A. R. (2022). Multiscale drought hazard assessment in the Philippines. In Computers in earth and environmental sciences (pp. 169-179). Elsevier.
- Salvacion, A. R., Devanadera, M. C. E., Paro, F. R. C., Lecciones, A. J. M., & Eligue, J. C. L. (2022). Flood vulnerability assessment in Marinduque, Philippines using fuzzy logic and principal component analysis. The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Pacific Rim, 66-79.
- Samaniego, J. O., Gibaga, C. R. L., Tanciongco, A. M., Devanadera, M. C. E., Paro, F. R. C., Adil, J. H., ... & Gutierrez, A. C. S. (2022). Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in the Vicinity of an Abandoned Mercury Mine in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 151(2), 671-682.
- Song, J., Maulana, A. Y., Kim, H., Yun, B., Gim, H., Jeong, Y., ... & Kim, J. (2022). N-doped graphitic carbon coated Fe2O3 using dopamine as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 921, 166082.
- Talubo, J. P., Malenab, R. A., Morse, S., & Saroj, D. (2022). Practitioners’ Participatory Development of Indicators for Island Community Resilience to Disasters. Sustainability, 14(7), 4102.
- Talubo, J. P., Morse, S., & Saroj, D. (2022). Whose resilience matters? A socio-ecological systems approach to defining and assessing disaster resilience for small islands. Environmental Challenges, 100511.
- Talubo, J.P. (2022). Assessing Small Island Socio-ecological Resilience for Disaster Risk and Recovery Planning in the Philippines. PhD THesis, University of Surrey, UK.