GREEN ENGINEERING

SPATIAL EQUITY
& SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
JFBUHANGIN
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OUTLINE

 WHAT IS SPATIAL EQUITY

 THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE AND THE NEED FOR

INFRASTRUCTURE LINKAGE(S) FOR SPATIAL EQUITY

 SPATIAL EQUITY IN URBAN AREAS AND ROLE OF GREEN

INFRASTRUCTURE

 ROLE OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER IN GREEN

INFRASTRUCTURE
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SPATIAL EQUITY

). Equality means each individual or

group of people is given the same
resources or opportunities.

Equity recognizes that each

person has different
circumstances and allocates the
exact resources and
opportunities needed to reach
an equal outcome
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SPATIAL EQUITY

Spatial equity is an ambiguity.

In a physical sense it can be the

equitable development of land use.

In a socio-economic sense it can refer

to the equitable flow of goods and
services from one spatial arena to
another
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SPATIAL EQUITY

Spatial equity can, therefore be defined

as both a process and an outcome.

As process, it involves the redistribution

of the overall resources and development
opportunities and/or the optimization of
endemic or locally existing resources and
development opportunities

As an outcome, it envisions an area

where such redistribution or optimization
is achieved and sustained through an
integrated socio-political structure
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SPATIAL EQUITY

 Horizontal spatial equity means equal

distribution of facilities among residents
regardless of their location or
socioeconomic condition. This approach
is aimed to increase equality in terms of
access of residents to facilities.

 Vertical spatial equity refers to an

equitable distribution of facilities over
space in relation to the need or demand of
the user population
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FRICTION OF DISTANCE
URBAN RURAL
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INFRASTRUCTURE LINKS
NETWORK THEORY

ROAD NETWORKS
BRIDGES
POWER DISTRIBUTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION
COMMUNICATION LINKS
Towards vertical spatial equity of urban facilities: An integration of spatial and aspatial accessibility
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Towards vertical spatial equity of urban facilities: An integration of spatial and aspatial accessibility
Ashik, Nimn Neema (2009)
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INFRASTRUCTURE LINKS:
Roads and Bridges
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INFRASTRUCTURE LINK
Communication Towers

Mass Media CellularTowers

Antennas
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR SPATIAL EQUITY

SOLAR POWER

“ITS MORE SUN IN THE PHILIPPINES”

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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR SPATIAL EQUITY

MINI-HYDROPOWER
PLANT
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR SPATIAL EQUITY

RURAL WATER SUPPLY

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THE URBAN-URBAN DIVIDE

It is a challenge for urban planning to make cities equitable in a socio-

spatial way for which strategic planning are demanded based on
measured gradients of spatial equity for GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Strategically, urban GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE planning should pay
tribute to the inherent spatial patterns and foster its fair distribution
towards spatial equity.
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE is
defined as the strategically
planned and managed networks
of natural and semi-natural
lands, features and green spaces,
and terrestrial, freshwater,
coastal and marine areas in
urban areas, which together
enhance ecosystem health and
resilience, contribute to
biodiversity conservation and
provides associated benefits to
human populations (Benedict and
McMahon, 2006; European Commission
(EC), 2012, 2016; Naumann et al., 2011)
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
CHECKLIST
Assessing appropriateness of development
projects
 access to green spaces
 developing places for exercise and
recreation
 linking people to local heritage
 regeneration
 access to education, health and religious
facilities
 social cohesion
 creating attractive places to live.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

 Sustainable development can be defined as

an approach to the economic development
of a country without compromising with the
quality of the environment for future
generations.

 Sustainable development is development

that meets the needs of the present, without
compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

We do not inherit the earth, We borrow

it from our children.
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Spatial Equity, Green Engineering and
Sustainable Development
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

GREEN
EQUITY ENGG
SOCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY
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ROLE OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER IN
SPATIAL EQUITY AND GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE
 Design of projects ensuring links to economic
centers and basic utilities
 CIVIL ENGINEERS are the only ones who
have the education in the various design
requirements to do any of the following
projects:
1. Design and construction of renewable energy
facilities

2. Design and construction of infrastructure

linkages such as roads, bridges,
communication towers

3. Design and construction of water and

wastewater facilities, land fills and other
environmental projects

4. Environmental management
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CONCLUSION

 SPATIAL EQUITY IN IS ACHIEVED BY INFUSING MORE

ECONOMIC RESOURCES TO DISADVANTAGED AND
DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS THROUGH MORE
INFRASTRUCTURE CONNECTIVITY AND NETWORKS

 SPATIAL EQUITY IN URBAN AREAS IS REALIZED THROUGH

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

 THE CIVIL ENGINEER HAS THE NECESSARY TRAINING TO

PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL/STRUCTURAL COMPLEMENT
FOR SPATIAL EQUITY AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
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facilities: an integration of spatial and aspatial accessibility”.
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Buhangin, Joselito F. (2013). “Spatial equity: a parameter for

sustainable development in indigenous regions”. WIT
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Mel, Ian C. (2009). “Can green infrastructure promote urban

sustainability”. Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers:
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