| Author | Santiago, Rene S. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 609 |
| Subject(s) | Regional planning--Philippine Islands
Economic policy--Philippine Islands
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand . |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Computer-based modelling has rarely, if ever, been one of the techniques
resorted to in comprehensive planning among developing countries. Even if
one encounters sophisticated methods, invariably the emphasis has been on
income accounts. This thesis departs from this traditional approache. A
systems model is developed, under conditions of limited data, based on the
source of the problems and the motive for planning -the .people themselves.
Five interrelated problem areas were identified and modelled from verbal
descriptions and simple analytical expressions found in the literature.
These areas are: population, education, agriculture and land use, urbanization
and housing, and employment, The areas were viewed as interlocking subsystems
whose outputs serve as indicants for planning efforts in the Philippines.
Varying levels of aggregation among the five subsystems emerged from the
modelling work. The population module is sufficiently detailed as to break
down ages into 5-year cohorts and pinpoint age-correlated variables, Education
ranks second in global refinement with categorization of 3 sequential stages
of formal schooling to simulate the actual flow of pupils. Classification of
population into urban and rural permits determination of the number of cities
in a hierarchy, Others are macrostructured.
Implications of the simulation results and of the systems model to planning
were discussed in conclusion. |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1980 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Exell, Robert H.B. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pakorn Adulbhan ;Frankel, Richard J. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1973 |
