Megg+Panopio+on+Green+Space+Development

Dr. Widodo Brontowiyono is a visiting professor from the Environmental Engineering Department of Universitas Islam Infonesia (UII). He is also the Director for Research and Community Services (DPPM) – UII. His project, the Green Space Development is based along Code River Walk in Indonesia.   The talk started with Dr. Widodo’s discussion on Environmental Issues and Urbanisation which served as the symbol of modernism and development. He also tackled on settlement and industry development, land use change, and environmental degradation. Aside from such, discussions on the Ecosystem Character were also focused on such as the idea of the The Strong vs. The Weak. The surrounding issue that became evident in the discussion was why the aforementioned idea grew to be strong and what were the impacts, plus more importantly whether or not it can be controlled.   The Green Open Space Development was then initialized. Ecology, Socio-culture, Economy, and Aesthetic. These were the four key point goals that surrounded the project. The current Code Area situation included its poor public facilities, the unhealthy housing, and the informal sectors. The new development section included the use of many trees and housing facilities to accommodate those in the area.   Just as my everyday travel to and from the university, areas such as the described Code River Walk completely remind me of Pasig River (only the latter is so much more evidently cleaner). Proposals over the Pasig River development have been flamboyant here and there, but what becomes the strongest point is the support it lacks. The simple idea on Code River Walk was basically: strongly structured housing, and lots and lots of trees. This is the kind of simplicity the Philippines needs to be able to maintain or furthermore better develop its water sources. The reason for such is that bodies of water, which come in huge amounts in the Philippines, should actually the source of livelihood we can benefit from.   Overall, the seminar served as an eye-opener, for it is simple but effective.