Transportation and health infrastructures impact on population growth in calauan, laguna, philippines

Issue Date

2017

Abstract

Studying the determinants of population growth is vital in planning communities to help planners and decision makers. This study was conducted to assess the transportation and health infrastructures as determinants of human population growth in the municipality of Calauan, one of the most populous and fastest annual population growth in Laguna, Philippines. The study analyzed the relationship of distance to public roads and networks and health infrastructures from human settlements with respect to barangay-level population growth in the municipality. Results showed that the average spatial proximity to all types of roads, primary roads and municipal health center have a positive relationship with respect to the population growth. The proportion of health workers is inversely proportional to the population growth. Between transportation and health infrastructure variables, the latter were tested to be significant determinants of population growth in the municipality.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Human Ecology

ISSN

2244-0607

Volume

6

Issue

1

Page

25-40

Document Type

Article

College

College of Human Ecology (CHE)

Frequency

annually

Physical Description

4 tables; 9 illustrations

Language

English

Subject

Population education

Digital Copy

Digital Copy Available

En – AGROVOC descriptors

POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION CENSUSES; MEDICAL AUXILIARIES; PUBLIC ROADS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS

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