WE summarized the urban planning, architectural and infrastructure recommendations that we put forward during this pandemic in my articles published by The Manila Times every Thursday. The automobile, the most inefficient mode, should be the last priority whereas high-occupancy modes of transport must be the top priority. an agropolis makes a city self-sustaining because it integrates agricultural farms into the urban setting. Developing urban food systems provides green spaces that offer relief from pollution, urban heat and other deteriorating conditions of the urban environment.”– Urban and regional development(Excerpts from “Urban and regional development” published on May 7, 2020)“We . We need to create polycentric sustainable growth centers in the provinces, which will act as countermagnets to Metro Manila.

Source: Manila Times August 05, 2020 17:03 UTC