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Land use planning was an important issue revisited after the Guinsaugon, Leyte, landslide in 2006. Without a national land use policy in the Philippines, effective planning and implementation of the comprehensive land use plan of local government units is still sought. This chapter examines the landslide disaster experience of Guinsaugon, Leyte, and its implications for land use policy specifically looking at the need to revisit land use policy and the importance of risk-sensitive land use planning and public participation in land use planning after a disaster. It also describes the land use planning process in the country including policies and relevant government agencies. The lessons of the disaster are expected to strengthen land use decisions in mountain regions in the country.
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Uy, N., Balgos, B., Shaw, R. (2017). Guinsaugon, Leyte Landslide: Experience and Lessons in Land Use Policy. In: Banba, M., Shaw, R. (eds) Land Use Management in Disaster Risk Reduction. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56442-3_11
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