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    Socio-economic conditions and LGU responses to urbanization of the municipalities of Leganes, Oton, Pavia, and San Miguel before and after the formation of Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC)
    Acosta, Mabelle E.; Basister, Wina Irah D. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2013-03)
    Urbanization is a process which promotes economic growth and development. On the other hand, it has its corresponding externalities spilled over from the urban areas to the adjacent locales. One of the management strategies used by the local government units (LGUs) in order to address the overwhelming consequences of urbanization is alliance formation. Limited studies were conducted to establish socio-economic contributions of urbanization to the suburban areas. This study aims to describe and compare the socio-economic condition and LGU responses to urbanization of the municipalities of Oton, Leganes, Pavia, and San Miguel before and after the formation of Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC). The result of the study showed that there is a need for greater collaboration in various areas such as: land use management in accordance to each municipality’s special functional role; water and energy management to foster economies of scale, health services since the pressing problem of air pollution excludes no one; public safety services to establish a functional disaster and crime prevention system; environmental management for sustainable development; infrastructure services for complementary plans and projects; and investment opportunity promotions. Communication and education services need not be further integrated when it comes to managing the externalities of urbanization in Iloilo City.
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    Valuing the conservation of sea turtles in Brgy. Lawi, Jordan, Guimaras: An application of discrete choice experiment method
    Aborka, Rio Rina B.; Gange, Gay Margaret A. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2017-06)
    To increase the population and remove the endangered status of sea turtles in Brgy. Lawi, Jordan, Guimaras, an effective and sustainable conservation program is a must. Using discrete choice experiment valuation method, this study determined the residents’ preferred conservation scheme for sea turtles in Brgy Lawi and estimated the conservation value for these creatures. A total enumeration of 204 residents was employed in the study. Improvements in listing status and the establishment of conservation facilities were the identified attributes of conserving sea turtles in the area. Results show that the establishment of conservation facilities with souvenir shop attribute level was mostly preferred. Income and age significantly affect the choice of the residents for improvements in a conservation scheme. Also, results show that the residents have positive attitudes towards conserving sea turtles and are willing to pay for it. The inclusion of an eco-tourism scheme, such as the addition of a souvenir shop that would open opportunities and generate income while still promoting the protection and conservation of sea turtles in the area is thus recommended. For further studies, the research recommended to include more attributes that could capture a wider scope of characteristic from the resource or good being valued.
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    Household income analysis of Miagao, Iloilo town proper
    Alolosan, Gene J.; Tacardon, Emmanuel C. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2004-03)
    The objective of the study is to evaluate the household income of Miag-ao, Iloilo Town Proper. Specifically, it aims to develop economic and demographic profiles of the households and their respective household incomes. It would like also to determine the household income distribution of town proper, and compare it with the national and regional distribution of income. Lastly, it aims determine the level of inequality that persists in the said locality, and compare it with the national, regional, and provincial level of inequality. The data analyzed in this study were obtained by conducting guidedinterviews with 167 household heads. The instrument was based on the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) of the NSO. It was found out that the average household size in the area is with 6 members. Households are mostly composed of single families. The registered average annual income earned by each household is P358, 713 while the median income was Pl94, 456. Most of the incomes were derived from wages and salaries from employment. The income distribution of the area is heavily skewed to the right. The richest ten percent of the households obtained nearly half of the total income while the bottom 10 percent yielded only 0.58 percent. The lower half of the deciles received only nearly 10 percent while almost 90 percent of the income was accrued by the upper fifty percent of the total samples. The resulted value of the Gini ratio is .5842 which is higher than the national, regional, and provincial ratios. The paper concluded that the level of inequality that persists in a specific area does not necessarily pattern the level of inequality in the national or regional level. It was recommended that the local government unit of the area should frame programs and policies providing livelihoods to households belonging to lower deciles that would result to the redistribution of income.