Liponhay, M.; Valerio, A.; Fornan, G.; Alis, C.; Monterola, C. Dynamic Assessment of Urban Carrying Capacity Load Number Using the Enhanced UCCLN Model. Sustainability2024, 16, 35.
Liponhay, M.; Valerio, A.; Fornan, G.; Alis, C.; Monterola, C. Dynamic Assessment of Urban Carrying Capacity Load Number Using the Enhanced UCCLN Model. Sustainability 2024, 16, 35.
Liponhay, M.; Valerio, A.; Fornan, G.; Alis, C.; Monterola, C. Dynamic Assessment of Urban Carrying Capacity Load Number Using the Enhanced UCCLN Model. Sustainability2024, 16, 35.
Liponhay, M.; Valerio, A.; Fornan, G.; Alis, C.; Monterola, C. Dynamic Assessment of Urban Carrying Capacity Load Number Using the Enhanced UCCLN Model. Sustainability 2024, 16, 35.
Abstract
The sustainability of cities often changes as rapid urban developments and population growth affect the carrying capacity. Understanding the dynamics of carrying capacity then becomes crucial for tourist-oriented cities. This study focused on Baguio City, the "Summer Capital of the Philippines," attracting large crowds on holidays and actively promoting various events on non-holidays, thereby having temporal context variations classified as regular days, days with events, and holidays. Using the enhanced urban carrying capacity load number (EUCCLN) model, load number (LN) changes for different temporal contexts are calculated based on spatial indicators grouped into air, traffic, economy, and waste. The city experiences the worst pressures on air quality during holidays with $99.23\%$ districts under very high to critical levels followed by regular and days with events. However, the total LN is balanced by favorable economic conditions with only $9.23\%$ at critical. EUCCLN effectively pinpoints areas experiencing critical states at any time, advocating targeted government monitoring. We demonstrate that Night Time Light, for places with no economic data available, can be used as a proxy to highlight areas requiring improved urban vibrancy. This work suggests that EUCCLN monitoring urban pressures can easily be expanded to nowcasting with real-time data.
Keywords
enhanced urban carrying capacity load number (EUCCLN) model; load number; dynamic impact assessment; urban carrying capacity; Baguio City
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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