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GREENLI
NEI
NTHECI
TY:

URBANFARMI
NG

ADi
sser
tat
ionPr
esent
edt
otheFacul
tyofDepar
tmentofAr
chi
tect
ure

Ri
zal
Technol
ogi
cal
Uni
ver
sit
y

Mandal
uyongCi
ty

I
nPar
ti
alFul
fi
ll
mentoft
heRequi
rement
sfort
heDegr
ee

Bachel
ori
nSci
enceofAr
chi
tect
ure

MENDOZA,
JEWELANNES.
2015-
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CHAPTERI
I
Rev
iewofRel
atedLi
ter
atur
e&ot
herst
udi
es
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Thi
schapt
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scussesandpr
esent
srel
atedl
egalbaseswhi
ch

pr
ovest
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hel
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ippi
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ernment
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rom l
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his chapt
er

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orei
gnl
i
ter
atur
esandst
udi
eswhi
chmayhel
pthe

sai
dst
udy
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Rel
atedLegal
Bases

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dingt
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ti
cl
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ion2oft
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atest
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sto moder
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isher
ies sect
ors by

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ransf
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dsect
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esour
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basedt
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basedi
ndust
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ated l
awsabov
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hatr
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nizat
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agr
icul
tur
eshoul
dbepr
ior
it
ized.Moder
nizat
ionshoul
dbepr
act
icedt
o

enhance t
he pr
oduct
ivi
ty oft
he agr
icul
tur
alsect
oroft
he count
ry.

Fur
ther
mor
e,i
tal
sopr
ovest
hatf
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it
yshoul
dbeobser
vedf
ort
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saf
etyoft
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s.

For
eignLi
ter
atur
e

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dingt
othebook“
TheUr
banFar
mer
:gr
owi
ngf
oodf
orpr
ofi
ton

l
easedandbor
rowedl
and” byCur
ti
sSt
one(
2016)t
her
ear
elotof

adv
ant
agesi
nfar
mingi
ntheci
ty.(
1)Mar
ketaccessi
sthegr
eat
est

adv
ant
aget
hatbenef
it
stheur
banf
armer
s,sav
ingt
imeandef
for
tin

t
ranspor
t.(
2)Soci
alconnect
ionapot
ent
ial
t dSoci
obui
l alCapi
tal
.

Soci
alcapi
taldescr
ibest
her
elat
ionshi
psy
oubui
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dwi
thpeopl
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er

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imeasaf
orm ofcapi
tal
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inggoodr
elat
ionshi
pswi
thpeopl
ecan

t
urni
ntomanyoppor
tuni
ti
esl
i
kef
avor
s,connect
ionsandi
nfl
uence.(
3)

Bet
tergr
owi
ngcondi
ti
ons,ur
banar
easar
ewar
mert
hanr
uralar
eas

t
hisi
scal
l heheati
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fectbecauseoft
oomuchconcr
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ruct
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nur
banar
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oexpand

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tsandi
ncr
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tsav
eraget
emper
atur
e.Cr
eat
ingf
armi
ntheci
tycan

hel
pmi
ti
gat
etheef
fectofur
banheati
sland.

Local
Lit
erat
ure

Accor
dingt
othe"
Urbanagr
icul
tur
e:i
tsbasi
cfeat
uresandpr
omot
ion

i
n
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l
ocalcommuni
ti
es"byDeGuzman,C.andP.Banat
lao(
1999)t
he

st
rat
egi
cpr
oxi
mit
yofsomemuni
cipal
i
tiesofLagunat
oMet
roMani
l
a

hasmadet
hem v
eryf
avor
abl
einv
est
mentsi
tesf
ort
hedev
elopmentof

v
ari
ous i
ndust
ri
al, commer
cial and r
esi
dent
ial pr
oject
s. Rapi
d

ur
bani
zat
ion i
nthe ar
ea has l
ed t
othe i
nev
itabl
eloss ofpr
ime

agr
icul
tur
all
ands.I
tis agai
nstt
his backgr
ound t
hatt
he Ur
ban

Agr
icul
tur
ePr
oject(
UAP)oft
heAgr
o-I
ndust
ri
alDev
elopmentPr
ogr
am

(
AIDP)
,oft
heCol
l
egeofAgr
icul
tur
e,Uni
ver
sit
yoft
hePhi
l
ippi
nesLos

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elopedandi
nit
iat
edi
n1995.TheUAP ai
mst
o 1)

i
nst
it
uti
onal
i
zesust
ainabl
eur
banagr
icul
tur
e(UA)pr
oject
s;2)pr
omot
e

soci
oeconomi
cdev
elopmentespeci
all
yamongl
ow-
incomeur
banand

per
i-
urban househol
ds t
hrough t
he conceptofUA;and 3)cr
eat
e

awar
enessofandi
mpr
ovet
hequal
i
tyofur
banl
andscapet
hrough

env
ironment
algr
eeni
ng pr
oject
s.Cent
ralt
othe pr
oject i
sthe

est
abl
i
shmentofast
rongl
i
nkagewi
thl
ocal
gov
ernmentuni
ts(
LGUs)
.
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Met
hodol
ogy
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Thi
schapt
erdi
scussest
hegener
alpat
ter
nofor
gani
zi
ngt
hepr
ocedur
e

f
orcol
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ect
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ali
ddat
a.I
tgi
vesadet
ail
eddescr
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pr
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schapt
er.

Resear
chMet
hod&Desi
gn

Ther
esear
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dut
il
izequal
i
tat
iver
esear
chmet
hodi
nthe

conductoft
hest
udy
.

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dingt
oChesebr
oandBor
isof
f(2007)
,qual
i
tat
iver
esear
chappr
oach

gi
vescr
it
ical
appr
oacht
ocommuni
cat
ionandt
heor
it
ical
l
yuni
que

sat
isf
yingt
her
equi
rement
sforgr
oundedappr
oach.

Descr
ipt
ivemet
hod

Thi
smet
hodseekst
odescr
ibecur
rentst
atusofav
ari
abl
eor

phenomenon.Ther
esear
cherwi
l
ldev
eloponcet
hedat
aiscol
l
ect
ed.Thi
s

met
hodshal
lbeusedt
odi
scov
erf
act
sanddat
aregar
dingt
hest
udy
.Dat
a

r
egar
dingt
hepr
ospect
edsi
te,
soi
lty
peandsui
tabl
ecr
opst
opr
oduced.
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Descr
ipt
ionofReseaer
chI
nst
rument

Sur
vey
/Quest
ionai
re.Thi
sinst
rumentwi
l
lhel
pther
esear
chert
ogat
her

mor
edat
aandenabl
etoanal
yzef
utherhert
opi
c.Sur
vey
swoul
dbe

composeofquest
ionst
hatseekt
oanswerspeci
fi
cpr
obl
emsi
nthest
udy
.

Publ
i
shed/
Non-
publ
i
shedwor
ks.Thi
smat
eri
alwi
l
lhel
pther
esear
chert
o

v
ali
dat
eri
ghtsol
uti
ont
ospeci
fi
cpr
obl
em oft
hest
udy
.

Dat
aGat
her
ingPr
ocedur
es

Ther
esear
chergat
her
eddat
abycol
l
ect
ingdat
ast
hrusur
vey
s,

quest
ionai
re,
rel
atedl
aws,
publ
i
shedandnonpubl
i
shedwor
ks.Thesur
vey

wi
l
lbegi
vent
othepeopl
ewi
thorwot
houtknowl
edgei
nfar
ming.

Sampl
esur
veyquest
ions:

 Whatcr
opsdoy
out
hinkshoul
dbepr
oducedi
nur
banf
armi
ng

cent
er?

 Doy
out
hinkt
hispr
ojectwi
l
lhel
ptor
educemal
nut
ri
ti
onand

hungeri
nur
banar
eas?

 Doy
out
hinkt
hispr
ojectwi
l
lhel
pur
banar
east
ohav
efoodsecur
it
y?