BAGUIO CITY — Urban decay comes to mind every time city residents count the hours before water comes out of their faucets, or when walking is a faster option to get to downtown so they won’t be late for classes. According to the study, Baguio has not yet breached its carrying capacity — the population ceiling set by economists before a community’s resources are no longer enough for everyone. After reconstruction, Baguio tried to draw back people following massive outmigration “but had overmarketed the city after 1990 through [attractions like] Panagbenga [the Baguio Flower Festival],” she said. Transients leave the city at the conclusion of their transactions so they should not consume too much of the city resources, Cabrido said. The Certeza team used satellite images and maps and determined that forest cover was only 23 percent of the total area of the city.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 17, 2019 23:15 UTC