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CERP

The Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning
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The Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning

The Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning (DCERP), founded in 1983, serves one of the four academic units of the College of Human Ecology, UP Los Baños. It functions within the harmonizing framework of humans in relation to their environment. Its ultimate aim is to contribute towards the national goal of improving the quality of life and general well-being of the Filipino people.

The old marker of CHE as Human Ecology Institute during the 1980s. Photo from Raymundo Mendoza
The old marker of CHE as Human Ecology Institute during the 1980s.
Attendees of the Short Course on Environmental Planning 2017 pose in the infamous grasshopper at the facade of CHE.
Attendees of the Short Course on Environmental Planning 2017.
Prof. Efraim D. Roxas leads the DCERP Team in assisting the LGU of Cuenca, Batangas in one of the workshops.
Cuenca CLUP
Prof. Efraim Roxas leads the team in assisting the LGU of Cuenca, Batangas for their CLUP.

Vision

A leading institution providing high quality education, research, and public service in human settlements planning towards sustainable development.

Mission

Development and promotion of sustainable and resilient human settlements through:

(1) education of environmental planning professionals with holistic and interdisciplinary perspective

(2) knowledge generation in situational analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development plans; and

(3) provision of technical assistance to various institutions