CLIMATE CHANGES DUE TO THE URBANIZATION OF METRO MANILA


By: Estoque, Mariano A.Sta. Maria, Magdalena Rosari
Ateneo Center for Social Policy and Public Affairs
as Research Paper

Keyword/s: urban development, environmental regeneration, population growth,

The effect of the urbanization on temperature and on rainfall is studied by analyzing observational data. The primary data used are observations from Port Area and Science Garden. These corresponds to locations in the urbanized area. The analysis shows adefinite warming trend. This trend is equivalent to an increase of about three degrees per century.





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