Profcor 9 - Midterm Lesson 1

Ecosystems with High Biodiversity

• Ecosystems with high biodiversity are more stable than those with few species
• They recover from negative events more quickly
• Greater species diversity (alpha diversity) leads to greater ecosystem stability, known as the "diversity-stability hypothesis"
• An ecosystem with a greater number of species is more likely to withstand a disturbance than an ecosystem of the same size with a lower number of species

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System

• In the Philippines, the Environmental Impact Statement System was established under Presidential Decree 1586 in 1978
• The main objective of this law is to maintain a balance between the environment and socio-economic development of the country
• The purpose of the EIS system is to attain and maintain a rational and orderly balance between socio-economic growth and environmental protection

Environmentally Critical Areas (ECAs)

• ECAs include wetlands, flood-prone areas, abandoned landfills, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, and steep slopes and other geologic hazard areas
• ECAs are protected to ensure water quality, groundwater recharge, stream flow, slope stability, wildlife and fisheries habitat, and human life and property
• The DENR-EMB is tasked with ensuring establishments' compliance with environmental laws in ECAs

Boracay as an Environmentally-Critical Area

• Senator Joel Villanueva suggested declaring Boracay as an environmentally-critical area to protect its ecosystem
• The DENR-EMB's guidelines and issuance of environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) would be affected by this declaration
• The categorization of ECAs should be based on the nature of the ecosystem, not just the activity undertaken in those areas

Indigenous People (IPs)

• IPs are groups of people or homogeneous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others
• They have continuously lived as an organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, possessing and utilizing such territories
• IPs are composed of 110 tribes and have a geographical distribution in the Philippines
• They inhabit the interiors and mountains of Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Samar, and the Palawan Sulu group of islands

Human Settlements

• Definition: An ecosystem composed of natural and man-made elements that interact in complex ways within their population dynamics, environmental dimensions, and spatial constraints and alternatives
• A group of people living in a particular place, involving transformation of the natural environment into a man-made environment
• Purpose of settlements: extraction, processing, consumption, exchange
• Elements of settlements: natural environment, people, man-made structures, organizations/institutions

Ecological Concept Application in Real Estate

• Environmentally Responsive Development is an application of ecology principles for real estate development
• Financial reward is an important motivator for doing the right thing
• Green Development has impacts on the built environment on the surroundings natural environment and larger community
• It is the application of ecological thinking to the business of creating places for people to live and work

Ecosystems with High Biodiversity

• Ecosystems with high biodiversity are more stable than those with few species.
• They recover from negative events more quickly.
• Greater species diversity (alpha diversity) leads to greater ecosystem stability, known as the "diversity-stability hypothesis".

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System

• The Philippines has an Environmental Impact Statement System under Presidential Decree 1586, ratified on June 11, 1978.
• The main objective of this law is to maintain a balance between the environment and socio-economic development.
• The purpose is to attain and maintain a rational and orderly balance between socio-economic growth and environmental protection.

Environmentally Critical Areas

• Environmentally critical areas (ECAs) include wetlands, flood-prone areas, abandoned landfills, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, and steep slopes and other geologic hazard areas.
• These areas need protection to prevent significant negative environmental impacts.

Real Estate Ecology

• Real Estate Ecology is the study of interactions among real estate elements, including inhabitants, buildings, and communities.
• It deals with the effects of Real Estate Developments on ecological processes.
• Environmental considerations are essential elements in the real estate industry, and environmental protection can be good for the economy.

Important Theory in Real Estate Ecology

• Social Theory: the social and cultural patterns that result from relationships between people and resources.
• Understanding the demographics of a place and the target market is crucial in real estate.

Local Communities

• In ecology, a community is an assemblage of populations of different species interacting with one another.
• Communities can be local, such as neighborhoods, municipalities, or planned communities.
• Understanding the characteristics of these communities is essential in real estate ecology.

Inhabitants and their Environment

• The Philippines' early setting was inhabited by Java Man, an early human fossil discovered in 1891.
• The ancestors of the vast majority of the population were of Malay descent and came from the Southeast Asian mainland.
• The first migrants to the Philippines were the "Dawnmen" or "cavemen" who lived in caves and did not have knowledge of agriculture.

First Inhabitants of the Philippines

• The Negritos, an indigenous people with a hunter-gatherer background, are the oldest civilization in the country, dating back over 40,000 years.
• They are an Australo-Melanesian people with dark skin and tight, curly brown hair, and are distinctively small and of short stature.

Indonesian Migrants

• The Indonesian migrants arrived in the Philippines around 5,000 years ago and came by sea from South Asia.
• They were more advanced than the Negritos and lived in permanent homes, using fire to cook their food, and engaged in hunting, fishing, and small farming.

Human Settlements

• A human settlement is an ecosystem composed of natural and man-made elements that interact in complex ways.
• The purpose of a settlement is extraction, processing, consumption, and exchange.
• Settlements have characteristics such as shape and pattern, resulting from human adaptation and use.

Evolution of Settlements

• The evolution of settlements has progressed from a collectional economy to a global economy, with stages including nomadic economy, settled/village economy, town/city economy, and metropolitan economy.
• Ecological concepts are applied in real estate development to create environmentally responsive and sustainable developments.

Green Development

• Green development is the application of ecological thinking to the business of creating places for people to live and work.
• It has impacts on the built environment and the surrounding natural environment and larger community.

Ecosystems with High Biodiversity

• Ecosystems with high biodiversity are more stable than those with few species.
• They recover from negative events more quickly.
• The "diversity-stability hypothesis" states that greater species diversity leads to greater ecosystem stability.

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System

• In the Philippines, the Environmental Impact Statement System was established by Presidential Decree 1586 in 1978.
• The main objective of the law is to maintain a balance between the environment and socio-economic development.

Environmentally Critical Areas (ECAs)

• ECAs include wetlands, flood-prone areas, abandoned landfills, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, and steep slopes and geologic hazard areas.
• Protecting ECAs ensures the protection of water quality, groundwater recharge, stream flow, slope stability, wildlife and fisheries habitat, and natural stormwater storage/filter systems.

Real Estate Ecology

• Real Estate Ecology is the study of interactions among real estate elements.
• It covers the study of inhabitants, buildings, and community.
• It deals with the effects of real estate developments on ecological processes.

Important Theories in Real Estate

• Social Theory: the social and cultural patterns that result from relationships between people and resources.
• Understanding demographics and target markets.

Local Communities

• In ecology, a community is an assemblage of populations of different species, interacting with one another.
• A municipality is an administrative local area, commonly referred to as a "town" or "village".
• A neighborhood is a geographically localized community, often within a larger city or suburb.

Ecological Concept

• The conceptualization of ecology and the theory of evolution originate from life history, natural selection, population, adaptation, inheritance, and development.

Inhabitants and Their Environment

• The Philippines' early setting included the discovery of Java Man in 1891 and 1892.
• Brief history of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) includes the arrival of Malay people from the Asian mainland or Indonesia around 2300 years ago.

Human Settlements

• Definition: an ecosystem composed of natural and man-made elements that interact in complex ways.
• Purpose of settlements: extraction, processing, consumption, and exchange.
• Elements of settlements: natural environment, people, man-made structures, and organizations/institutions.

Characteristics of Settlements

• Shape and pattern resulting from human adaptation and use.
• Survival of the fittest, with human ecological processes seen in invasion, competition, and succession.

Types of Settlements

• Organic settlements: accretion occurs around nodes or core settlements, resulting in agglomeration.
• Planned settlements: existing alongside organic towns/cities established by royal decree or religious leader as a center of government or administration.

Evolution of Settlements

• Collectional Economy.
• Nomadic Economy/Existence.
• Settled/Village Economy.
• Town/City Economy.
• Metropolitan Economy.
• Global Economy.

Ecological Concept in Real Estate

• Environmentally Responsive Development: application of ecology principles for real estate development.
• Financial rewards are an important motivator for doing the right thing.

Green Development

• Has impacts on the built environment and the surroundings' natural environment and larger community.
• Application of ecological thinking to the business of creating places for people to live and work.

Ecosystems with High Biodiversity

• Ecosystems with high biodiversity are more stable than those with few species.
• They recover from negative events more quickly.
• Greater species diversity (alpha diversity) leads to greater ecosystem stability, known as the "diversity-stability hypothesis."
• An ecosystem with a greater number of species is more likely to withstand a disturbance than an ecosystem of the same size with a lower number of species.

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System

• The Philippines has an Environmental Impact Statement System under Presidential Decree 1586, ratified on June 11, 1978.
• The main objective of this law is to maintain a balance between the environment and socio-economic development of the country.
• The purpose of the law is to attain and maintain a rational and orderly balance between socio-economic growth and environmental protection.

Environmental Critical Areas

• Environmentally critical areas (ECAs) include wetlands, flood-prone areas, abandoned landfills, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, and steep slopes and other geologic hazard areas.
• The protection of ECAs ensures the protection of water quality, groundwater recharge, stream flow, slope stability, wildlife and fisheries habitat, natural stormwater storage/filter systems, human life, and property.

Real Estate Ecology

• Real Estate Ecology is the study of interactions among real estate elements, including inhabitants, buildings, and community.
• It deals with the effects of Real Estate Developments on ecological processes.

Important Theories in Real Estate Ecology

• Social Theory: the social and cultural patterns that result from relationships between people and resources.
• Understanding the demographics of a place is crucial in real estate.
• Real estate involves understanding the target market.

Local Communities

• In ecology, a community is an assemblage of populations of different species, interacting with one another.
• A municipality is an administrative local area, generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referred to as a "town" or "village".
• A neighborhood is a geographically localized community, often within a larger city or suburb.
• A planned community is one that was designed from scratch and grew up more or less following a plan.

Ecological Concept

• The conceptualization of ecology and the theory of evolution originate from life history, natural selection, population, adaptation, inheritance, and developments.

Inhabitants and Their Environment

• The Philippines' early setting includes the Java Man, an early human fossil discovered in 1891 and 1892 on the island of Java.
• The Negritos, comprised of approximately twenty-five widely scattered ethnolinguistic groups totaling an estimated 15,000 people, are believed to have migrated by land bridges some 30,000 years ago.

Human Settlements

• A human settlement is an ecosystem composed of natural and man-made elements that interact in complex ways within their population dynamics, environmental dimensions, and spatial constraints and alternatives.
• The purpose of settlements includes extraction, processing, consumption, and exchange.

Elements of Settlements

• Natural Environment
• People
• Man-made structures
• Organizations/Institutions

Characteristics of Settlements

• Shape and pattern resulting from human adaptation and use
• Survival of the fittest, with human ecological processes seen in invasion, competition, succession.

Types of Settlements

• Organic: settlements where accretion occurs around nodes or core settlements, resulting in agglomeration
• Planned: settlements existing alongside organic towns/cities established by royal decree or religious leader as a center of government or administration.

Evolution of Settlements

• Collectional Economy
• Nomadic Economy/Existence
• Settled/Village Economy
• Town/City Economy
• Metropolitan Economy
• Global Economy