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Isolation Analysis of Northern Villages in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Raymundo V. RomeroProfessor V, College of Engineering and Technology, Partido State University, Goa, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Vol 6 No 7 (2022): Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 | Pages: 60-65

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 27-07-2022

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Abstract

This study analyzed the present situation of road network in northern villages of the municipality of Lagonoy. Specifically, this described the physical characteristics of the municipality in relation to the location of the isolated villages. This quantified the physical causes of direct road inaccessibility from the identified villages to the municipal proper and illustrated the physical causes of road inaccessibility between the adjoining villages. The data was obtained through site visit, remote sensing, Geographical Information System (GIS) and Digital Elevation Modelling (DEM). A spatial metrics was created to characterize landscape structures in the area. This study found that only small portion of the land area of the municipality is flat to gently sloping while majority are from moderately steep to very steep. The physical causes of direct road inaccessibility are that only small portion of the access road will pass on slope categorized as flat to gentle while major portion are from moderately steep to very steep slope. The physical causes of road inaccessibility are attributed to strongly sloped terrain, obstruction of rivers while others are obstructed with sea water. The situation is in need of harder effort of the municipal government to prioritize in the development plan and to collaborate with the neighboring municipalities, the provincial government or congress since there are situations that connecting with adjoining villages outside their territorial jurisdiction can provide a better and inexpensive approach.

Keywords

road, inaccessibility, villages, rural, slope, terrain


Citation of this Article

Raymundo V. Romero, “Isolation Analysis of Northern Villages in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, Philippines” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, pp 60-65, July 2022. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2022.607010

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