“URBAN GREENING POLICY, A PROPOSAL”

Ronald Valledor Gomeseria, Ph.D*

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Environment and Natural Resources Management

University of the Philippines
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/8EJN5 | ENRM Articles Personal Journal | 07 January 2020
**Corresponding Author: ronaldgomeseria6283@gmail.com / rvgomeseria@up.edu.ph
ABSTRACT

Figure 01, Cultural Village Desert Landscape towards Greening Policy Application (credit, lauallemagne)
Qatar landscape in today's generation can be said as an innovative type with the help of technology
being applied following the urban greening policy in the desert landscape to a sustainable environment
which is one of the initiatives by the government as part of the infrastructure development in the country
within their economic landscape vision for the citizens and migrating citizens living and working in the
country, and it is indeed, the landscape of interest as one of the highly urbanized in the GCC’s.
The environmental infrastructure landscape development has continued from then and up to the present that
tremendously changed the country's image into a progressive and developed nation within the GCC region.
And with all the changes happening throughout the states have simultaneously changed their cultural
behavior and practices that brought them with modern attitudes.
Keywords: Sustainability, Biocentric, Landscape Functions, Services, Environmental Management, Water
Design, Anthropocentric, Policy, Goals, Conservation, Planning, Decision, Urban Greening

To cite this paper: Gomeseria, R. V. (2020, January 7). Urban Greening Policy, a Proposal.
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/8EJN5 | DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/8EJN5

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Acknowledgment
I would like to thank you, Prof/Dr. Leonida Bugayong, in spite of hardship between my works, and
difficulties I am facing now. However, you are there in giving us motivation in pursuing the Environment
and Natural Resources Management Governance of the Upland Environment course subject and with your
email reply that gave me an inspiration.
Even I am confused and struggle with how to do it, but with the references provided had given me an
idea to compose this article paper, anyway, I am sorry, but this is my life as an OFW, too hard!
Additionally, I dedicate these works to my beloved wife (Jennifer VA), my beloved daughters, and
sons (Weng, Aje, Jenjen. Jonjon and Rheion), who cheer and inspired me every time I am down
with frustrations, and most especially is to my God, who gave me wisdom and protecting me all the time
(I owe my life to him.).
Thank you, and Happy Reading!
God Bless!

Ronald Valledor Gomeseria

Table of Contents

Title Page..........................................................................................................................page 01
Acknowledgment............................................................................................................... page 02
1. Section 01, Title........................................................................................................... page 03
2. Section 02, Background of the Policy Issue.................................................................... page 03
3. Section 03, Objectives of your Study............................................................................. page 04
4. Section 04, Method of Analysis......................................................................................page 04
5. Section 05, Analysis of the Policy Problem......................................................................page 05
6. Section 06, Analysis of Three Alternative Options........................................................... page 06
7. Section 07, Policy Proposal........................................................................................... page 08
8. Section 08, Observation and Application........................................................................ page 10
9. Section 09, Statement of Authorship............................................................................. page 11
10. Section 10, References Cited.........................................................................................page 11
11. About the Author.........................................................................................................page 12

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Section 01
“Title”
The proposed TITLE as mentioned below is in compliance with the Environment and Natural Resources
Management Governance of the Upland Environment's vision towards completing a sustainable
ecosystem in the application and implementation of

“Urban Greening Policy”

Section 02
“Background of the Policy Issue”
Urban Greening is one of the principles of UNDP Sustainable Goals #11, Sustainable Cities and
Communities, which is being transformed on the way the building build and managing the spaces for
sustainable built-up areas from the design works and project implementation into a reality for a common
good for public use and mitigating Climate Change. Accordingly, the Urban Greening is a work-related
referring to public landscaping into green by providing shrubs, ground covers, and various trees
applicable design for a certain park, building built-up areas, and road paving areas as we can see in some
of the developing and developed countries. However, in this Policy Proposal, this will be using on both
Green Building and Building-Built Environment to provide a green environment that will helps the
community an urban forestry projects providing with mutually beneficial affinities between the urban
dwellers, which is referring to the urban built environment that includes urban buildings, transportation
systems, energy systems, and other components necessary to support the modern urban living; and with
the respected urban natural environment, which is referring to the air, water, soil, wildlife, and
vegetation. This is similar works in the desert landscape like Qatar as an example shown in Photo 01 to
simulate and incorporating Urban Greening Policy in the area of development, whereas the author had
been involved in the project from the Concept, Schematic, and Detailed Design, Tender Stage,
Construction and implementation stages that include Authorities Approval for the services engineering.
In the modern age, the application towards Green Building Project is one of the most important parts of
the urban societies of mixed-used establishments like high-rise, mid-rise and low-rise buildings facilities
composed of residential, commercial, industrial and business establishments being build within the
infrastructure landscape and building built environment. And as part of the urban society, the greening
principle shall be the fundamental element in the implementation and design of the site and the building
through promoting high-quality landscaping that is appropriate to the scope incorporating all the
measures that includes planting trees, shrubs, ground covers, establishing green roofs and green
walls using a natural based sustainable drainage being processed into a greywater application.
And with all the aspects of aspirations, and by providing Green Building Project Facility will provide an
internationally renowned sustainable ecosystem as part of the Urban Greening Policy, and therefore,
the policy will help in a long term health care needs, founded upon evidence-based design, an integrated
service model and a family-centered approach for the urban dwellers living in the country like Qatar
whereas Greening Policy is being implemented based on the criterion provided by the Global
Sustainability Assessment System Authority (GSAS) for the Urban Greening Policy.
With the continuous innovations in today’s generation, most of the millennials are now well-versed on
what’s going on within the competitive landscape, which can’t be denied that they have learned already
what’s happening and what we have from the past but reinstating the same in today’s situation.
However, according to the Public Health Law Center on their website (2019), the Urban Greening
Policy initiatives can incorporate the landscape design topics that include as the author quoted the

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followings; “(1) Brownfield redevelopment; (2) Green building efforts; (3) Green and living streets
initiatives; (4) Solid waste management; (5) Urban agriculture; (6) Urban energy sources and renewable
energy initiatives; (7) Urban greenways and trail systems; (8) Urban open space and park systems; (9)
Urban forestry; (10) Watershed and urban water management, and (11) Wildlife habitat and
management.” However, working on these mentioned urban greening initiatives can help and promote
healthier urban environments that lead to an increase in physical activity and healthy living.
And by default, the concept of sustainability has an important paradigm in urban planning towards the
world’s production, consumption and waste generation concentrated in sustaining the quality of life
towards a sustainable environment. The urban green spaces have positive environmental externalities
that play a key role in improving the liveability within towns and cities depending on landscape design,
management, and maintenance with respect to social, ecological and visual functions, which can improve
living, working investment and eco-tourism for a positive contribution.
According to Tüzin Baycan Levent (2004) in his article, “Urban Green Space Policies,” there are five
factors for planning and management of urban green spaces as I summarized in the formulation of
Urban Greening Policy initiatives and quoted such as; (1) Improving the quality of urban green spaces
an up-to-date informative database; (2) Urban green and open space planning policies need to be
developed locally for national and international sustainability objectives; (3) Integrated approaches in the
involvement of the urban community for the development and management of urban green spaces; (4)
Planning authorities develop their own local standards for green spaces not only in new housing
developments but also in non-housing developments, such as industry and business; and (5)
Improvement of quantity, quality, and accessibility of green spaces.
Section 03
“The objective of the Study”
This section makes an unambiguous statement of the aims or purpose of the proposed study as stated as
my Urban Greening Proposal. However, this can be in the form of a question or questions that will be
addressed as formulated in order to simplify the work through the learning process in developing
strategic planning. Whereas should then present details of these objectives; that usually requires
breaking down of the overall objectives or purposes into a goal that must be met in order to achieve the
overall result that will exercise and implement as categorized in my study proposal.
However, the objective of the study is about the proposed Urban Greening Policy initiatives as such;
The Urban Greening Policy Proposal is subjective with the use of Green Building Design
objective for any building facility that applies the greening element requires to the building
construction built-up area, which has to improve the ecological biodiversity, using the
rainwater run-off into form as greywater application for re-use and recycle either for the
building sewer flushing or landscape irrigation, controlling the air/noise pollution and the
urban temperature regulation through by promoting with high-quality greening landscaping.
And more importantly, this is to provide a level of environmentally life safety consistent with
internationally recognized environmental standards and other comparable structures in
fulfilling this course of study, Urban Greening Policy. Moreover, the proposed Urban Greening
Policy aside from the building Facility being applied as the author has mentioned, will address for the tall
building issues that include protective views as far as a greening perspective for a better greening.
Section 04
“Method of Analysis”
This section will outline the methods and procedures to be followed in accordance with the prevailing

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Urban Greening Policies, which is already at hand in the national and regional levels for implementation.
However, the Codes and Standards of Practices with respect to the Authority Having Jurisdiction is one of
the important guidelines that need to follow in order to achieve all necessary goals abducent for the
Urban Greening Policy Proposal. The method analysis in this section may be a brief, perhaps, that will
include in the discussion of the sources to be consulted that will inform the selection and use of these
methods as identified and need to be addressed for the Urban Greening Policy.
According to Morestin (2012) where he had presented about the six indicators towards success in doing
policy, which can be used in policy analysis as summarized and quoted such: (a) effectiveness, referring
to the effects of the policy on the target problem; (b) unintended effects; (c) equity, referring to the
effects of the policy on different groups; (d) the cost; (e) feasibility; and (f) acceptability.
However, using these six (6) dimensions, the analysis must be prepared and have a comprehensive
overview of the policy in the project application depending on the study intent and requirements for the
implementation. And hence, the preparation method, I would say is easy and understandable, and yet, a
fairly comprehensive and flexible in the Urban Greening Policy application of work practice.
And with all the concerned works, this will be guided by the principles for a good quality analysis relevant
to urban greening sustainability policy enabling the reliable delivery of the services, detailed facts and
findings, and necessary recommendations leading to whatever demonstrable improvement accordingly
(Patton & Sawicki cited in Milovanovitch, 2018).
In an engineering work practice, the policy can be defined as building requirements following the codes
and standards being applied in the building design and implementation respectively, which have to have
to analyze methodologically to sustain the client’s requirements and working the aspect progressively.
However, in today’s generation, the concept of urban greening is now mandatory, and hence,
sustainability requirement and principles is a must following the required policy provided by the
government in the development of the design for energy conservation. But as Chartered Environmentalist
(CEnv) and as an environmental advocate, the policy analysis can help to understand the economic
impact in helping the project framework resulting to be more efficient through combining factors called
ex-ante and ex-post analyses to the applied policy. In such a way, the practical application of policy
analysis can withstand and beneficial for various services applications as we perceive which has been
regulated either local or national. And as far as the author engineering work is concerned, using with the
policy analysis being applied, it helps the author in developing the required approaches or methodology
in addressing any specific policy problems encountered. Hence, this leads to potential reference in solving
whatever future policy proposals may arise since vehemently effects to higher accuracy.
Section 05
“Analysis of the Policy Problem”
The desert environmental Urban Greening Policy incorporating the green building design aspect, which is
the most critical aspect amongst building services engineering design whereas the lives have been taken
care of and the property that has been invested to be secured all around. In this Urban Greening Policy
Proposal, the following policy problems have to be answered in defining strategic environmental
management from the built-up facility through innovative and sustainable design planning as follows:
1. One of the important factors in addressing this policy is a cooperation between the organizations and
communities involved, and it is said to be helpful in the formulation of Urban Greening Policy in
securing green building design applications in the desert landscape. Hence, this will promote
sustainable cities and protecting communities from the various threats that might occur in order to
saves lives by providing a comfortable sustainable environment, improving the quality, planning
policies, and integrated approaches as well as the improvement of quantity, quality, and accessibility.

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2. As part of the Urban Greening Policy, the application of Green Building design will help in sustaining
the needs for a sustainable community, however, the implications will need to secure and cite all the
required parameters from the Environmental Codes and Standards of practice by evaluating the
environmental impact that will be used through the strategic design planning of the proposed building
facility without compromising under the respective Authority Having Jurisdiction in the country.
3. Through an innovative design planning will help in promoting the Urban Greening Policy, which have
to have a clear understanding about Building Science and for instances, leading to a comprehensive
scenario so that even the ordinary laymen can understand on how the building facility works or will
might be improved in the application of green building as a contribution in greening the urban
community towards a sustainable environment in the desert landscape.
4. Whereas the building facility is being designed on whatever proposed location, a secured
Environmental Site Analysis must be carefully studied and applied for a working procedure in
compliance with the requirement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction that has to be documented
accordingly for record and maintenance purposes through planning and developing local standards.
5. Based on the country’s authority requirements, the site environmental condition needs to be identified
and investigate how the situational environment will affect the green building design towards the
Urban Greening Policy implementation in the desert landscape. And hence, integrating the values of
equipment in the prevention and protecting lives, and building properties for the built-up areas by
promoting high-quality landscaping using the building greywater (recycle and reuse from the building
drainage) for landscape irrigation and toilet flushing. And that is appropriate to the scope
incorporating all the measures including the planting of trees; establishing green roofs and green walls
from the natural-based sustainable drainage effectiveness, equity, feasible; and acceptability.
6. The Environmental Strategic Design will identify how the Wayfinding Strategy being developed that
can provide a benefit range of the amenity space-enhancing biodiversity to solidify the urban heat
island effect and the sustainable drainage in the built-up areas towards a sustainable environment.
7. The required application needs must be considered in the building facility so that that the strategic
implications of Urban Greening Policy in the desert land like Qatar will be applied. An Environmental
Management on Building Plans and Construction must be formulated so that the strategies and safety
features can be incorporated in the building design accurately in conformance with the requirement of
the Authority Having Jurisdiction with references to the Building Codes, and Environmental Standards
of Practices for the building facility as well as the built-up areas greening principle and strategy.
Section 06
“Analysis of Three Alternative Options”
The methods and procedures to be followed in accordance with the prevailing Urban Greening using the
analysis of content, impact, and process of the policy, or such tools as economic analysis, and
environmental impact assessment; and with the mentioned policy problems above, the three alternatives
that will work accordingly are using item no 1, item no 5, and item no 7 as such;

Item No 1 of the Analysis in the Policy Problem Implication

One of the important factors in addressing this policy is a cooperation between the organizations and
communities involved, and it is said to be helpful in the formulation of Urban Greening Policy in
securing green building design applications in the desert landscape. Hence, this will promote
sustainable cities and protecting communities from the various threats that might occur in order to save
lives by providing a comfortable sustainable environment, improving the quality, planning policies, and
integrated approaches as well as the improvement of quantity, quality, and accessibility.

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- Cooperation gathered from both organizations and the communities will give an
advantage strategically due to their open-minded acceptance to improve the quality
of living, and enhancing the economic strategy towards a comfortable sustainable
environment in the desert landscape. Hence, the expected awareness for the urban
greening policy in the desert landscape application will be implemented and secure
the approaches easily and that will be acceptable to both parties. Moreover, in
applying this application on both sides will become an essential part of the strategy
with the cooperation between related actors involved and as the author has
mentioned through the help of the local, regional, and national authorities;
professional engineering and architectural consultants practitioners; the scientific
advisors; and the public concerned; which are said to be more concerned for these
kinds of approaches. Another thing that needs to be considered in the application of
urban greening policy in the desert landscape is the relevance towards urban
adaptation due to the effects of climate change in today’s happening as well as
mitigating greenhouse gas emissions that must be in the planning strategy, reflected
and decided by both parties involved to sustain economic viability; sustainable
environmental quantity, quality, and accessibility as well as the essential aspects of
every disciplines for the vision.

Item No 5 of the Analysis in the Policy Problem Implication

Based on the country’s authority requirements, the site environmental condition needs to be identified
and investigate how the situational environment will affect the green building design towards the Urban
Greening Policy implementation in the desert landscape. And hence, integrating the values of equipment
in the prevention and protecting lives, and building properties for the built-up areas by promoting high-
quality landscaping using the building greywater (recycle and reuse from the building drainage) for
landscape irrigation and toilet flushing. And that is appropriate to the scope incorporating all the
measures including the planting of trees; establishing green roofs and green walls from the natural-based
sustainable drainage effectiveness, equity, feasible; and acceptability.
- The built-up area will provide an economic strategy basically through the use of
recycling and reuse as well as rainwater harvesting to form into greywater
applications for building sewage flushing and landscape irrigation serving the high-
quality landscaping vision that includes green roofs and green walls as part of green
building design towards an urban greening policy application. Moreover, the use of an
interdisciplinary approach will need to address more of the complex issues to be
designed accurately to form between the green building and the urban greening
towards social, environment, biodiversity and urban development. However, this will
give a great opportunity for the community to enhance the given formula and
linkages administrative and political boundaries with lasting urban greening policy
implementation in the desert landscape to a sustainable environmental application.
Item No7 of the Analysis in the Policy Problem Implication
The required application needs must be considered in the building facility so that that the strategic
implications of Urban Greening Policy in the desert land like Qatar will be applied. An Environmental
Management on Building Plans and Construction must be formulated so that the strategies and
safety features can be incorporated in the building design accurately in conformance with the
requirement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction with references to the Building Codes, and
Environmental Standards of Practices for the building facility as well as the built-up areas greening
principle and strategy.

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- This option will need a careful study through an environmental impact assessment in
applying the urban greening policy in the desert landscape to a sustainable
environment with the strategic application due to their environment availability and
applicability that will generate cost impact and importing the use of imported
cultivated soil, plants, shrubs and trees from other countries to process in the desert
land in formulating an urban green spaces, thus, will play an important role in
securing biodiversity throughout the urban environment towards urban greening
policy. However, the applications will be guided according to the Environmental
Jurisdiction following the Building Codes, and Environmental Standards of Practices
in the design and implementation. Therefore, attaining such a policy will provide an
essential structural and functional contribution in the cities urbanization that will
become more attractive and liveable following the urban greening policy for quality
of life as part of the strategic formation within the urban environment.

Summary
With all the above statements, therefore, can be summarized into three agenda to sustain and progress
the selected study, “Desert Landscape to a Sustainable Environment,” with the; a) formulation of Urban
Greening Policy in securing green building design applications in the desert landscape, b) promoting high-
quality landscaping, and c) Environmental Management on Building Plans and Construction; which will
help in achieving holistic outcome in valuing the importance of ecosystem in the community biodiversity.
However, it is an essential point to review the integrated variables within the ecosystem in fulfilling the
key requirements identified in developing a sustainable environment by providing a high quality of living
Section 07
“Policy Proposal”
Section 06 will applies and summarizes for all levels with this urban greening policy proposal, and though,
it is understood for the establishment of urban green resources and the cover development of urban
forestry, green building, and greening environment structures for both built-up areas and infrastructure.
Through the Urban Greening Policy, this will consist of the urban establishment and development
of national parks as part of the recreation areas and the expansion of green resources, green
belt plantations, and trees along highways. Hence, the policy will reduce pollutions and carbon
footprints mitigation but giving fresh air and biodiversity conservation as well as the development of eco-
tourism that will improve sustainably the living status of the community.
The Urban Greening Policy, however, the policy will include job creation within the development in
such a way by providing foods to the community through their vegetables and fruits productions effort
that will improve the general living conditions sustainably, and therefore, with the greening capabilities in
the environment can be a means of noise reduction to a peaceful community. In spite of the ongoing
development and policy implementation throughout the countries, moreover, this includes the important
role of migration policies that must be adhered in restricting through by limiting the population
movements within the environment, which is related to their evolution that might affect the future
structures of the concerned cities but urban greening policy be held on hand on whatever occasions to be
more attractive and liveable with continuous enhancing the quality of life as part of the strategic
formation within the urban environment and linkages administrative and political boundaries with lasting
urban greening policy implementation.

1) Merits of the Best Option

Section 06 applies as a policy acquiring the urban greening policy implementation to sustain
economic viability; sustainable environmental quantity, quality, and accessibility as a means of

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identifying the driver, which is referring to the actors involves of the local authorities, professional
engineering and architectural consultants, the scientific advisors, and the public establishing a
system and workable approach that have to be developed, adaptations and continuous
monitoring in exercising the implementation for the Urban Green Space Strategy. And hence, this
will drive with continuous regular attention on both parties for urban development and for
research and investigation towards the urban greening policy.

2) Discuss the Proposal

The policy interventions that would promote sustainable and clean water supply are following the
environmental policy through paying attention to the respective laws and regulations, providing
environmental management planning, correct planning implementation, check and corrective
action, review, and improvement, and continuous improvement.
Additionally and quoted with the use of such; PD 1586 (1978) – Environmental Impact Statement
System (EISS), RA 9003 - Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, and Sustainable
Development Goals such as; 1) No Poverty, 2) Zero Hunger, 3) Good Health and Well-Being, 5)
Gender Equality, 6) Clean Water and Sanitation, 7) Affordable and Clean Energy, 8) Decent Work
and Economic Growth, 9) Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, 10) Reduced Inequalities, 11)
Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12) Responsible Consumption and Production, 13) Climate
Action, 14) Life Below Water, and 15) Life on Land.
The EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) is required in order to fulfill statutory regulations
and promote the sustainability of the development. The EIA report will provide details implication
on both the adverse side and positive benefits of the extension as well as considering secondary
for the indirect and cumulative effects of the development. Whereas, if the adverse impacts have
been identified as more significant, appropriate mitigation measures shall be recommended in
resolving issues in the desert landscape.
However, the EIA aims have to present a concise account of the main issues of the development,
which may have a significantly adverse impact on the environment. In summary, the main
objectives are to:

 Establish the existing environmental conditions at the site and in the immediate vicinity that
would be potentially affected by the proposed development;
 Identify and document the potential effects, both positive and negative, that may arise from
the construction and application of the proposed urban greening policy in the desert
landscape, but taking account of the size and location, the sensitivity of the local
environment and the requirements of Statutory authorities;
 Assess priority impacts of noise and odour for the site and its immediate surroundings; and
 To identify and evaluate measures that may be employed to mitigate adverse impacts
3) Recipient of the Policy Proposal
The recipient applies on both regional and national towards an urban greening policy
implementation in achieving a sustainable environment to sustain economic viability; quantity,
accessibility, and quality of life as part of the strategic formation within the urban environment in
achieving between the green building and the urban greening towards social, environment,
biodiversity and urban development.

4) Strategies for Advocating

I may quote in advocating the strategies and according to Lidija Knuth (2006) with his article,

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“Greening cities for improving urban livelihoods,” and I quoted whereas Agenda 21 will be a
great framework for further actions that will help in the implementation of urban greening policy
as possible with; “Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally,
nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations system, governments,
and major groups in every area in which human activities impact on the environment
(UN, 2003). Agenda 21 recognizes the benefit of urban green resources for the urban
poor by calling for the activation of “green works” programs to create self-sustaining
human development activities and both formal and informal employment
opportunities for low-income residents (Chapter 7.20. (b) Agenda 21). Chapter 11,
paragraph 13(h) of Agenda 21 refers explicitly to “urban forestry” in the context of
the achievement of the objective to promote greening of urban and peri-urban
human settlements.”
Section 08
“Observations and Applications”

Figure 02, Qatar Urbanized Possibilism Elements (a. National-Museum, credit source to Atelier-Jean-
Nouvel and, b. Doha Corniche, credit source to Dutourdumonde-Alamy Stock Photo)
Figure 01 is one of the successful applications of urban greening in Lusail City other than Sports City of
the same application and the author was one in the design team of PROJACS International who
developed the Cultural Village greening landscape design. The area was damped continuously to a height
of about 15-meters height from the original desert land datum to form hills full of shrubs, ground covers,
and trees. Similarly with Figure 02 in the building built environment application towards greenscape.

Figure 03, Mangrove Tree Planting towards Greening Biodiversity Preservation (credit, lauallemagne)

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The landscape irrigation system and network were designed based on the recent technology whereas the
supplied water being used is to irrigate the whole green areas from the recycled and re-use treated
sewage effluent water of either from Doha Sewage Treatment or Al Dhakira Sewage Treatment Plants.
Figure 03 is located mostly in Al Thakira, the northern part of Doha and as one of the oldest landscapes
in greening biodiversity preservation, which is popular with all visitors for fishing and birdwatching spots.
Section 09
“Statement of Authorship”
The author has developed and conducted all necessary literature research in completing this article
composition with the prepared conceptual framework, identifying thematic points on all cases, formulated
recommendations, and undertook the write-up as a part-time work to complete this paper.
Section 10
“References Cited”
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Milovanovitch, Mihaylo. 2018. Guide to Policy Analysis. European Training Foundation. Read 2.1 and 2.2.
pp. 7-19. Retrieved from:
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Lidija Knuth (2006); “Greening cities for improving urban livelihoods,” Rome, FAO
Tüzin Baycan Levent (2004); “Urban Green Space Policies,” 44th European Congress of the European
Regional Science Association; Regions and Fiscal Federalism; 25-29 August 2004, Porto, Portugal
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Er. Ronald Valledor Gomeseria, Ph.D. ME/PME, PE, PEng, CEng, CBuildE, CEnv, APEC (IntPE), ACPE, ASEANEng
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eCommerce Graduate Course (99.34 GWA-High Distinction Award); New Enterprise Planning Grad Course (94.6 GWA Distinction Award)
RCRANRM / CCA&DRM / PED Graduate Courses – UPOU CEP Courses Topnotch | SAfE Course (2020 – Ongoing)
Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Natural Resources Management major in Upland Resources Management (DENRM-URM, 1.78 GWA)
Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Natural Resources Management major in Coastal Resources Management (DENRM-CRM) - Ongoing
University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines

Master of Science in Construction Management (36 Credit Units / 2016-2018, 1.14 GWA / 4.0 US GPA, Topnotch)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

Master of Mechanical Engineering (48 Credit Units / 2010-2013, 3.78 US GPA, Magna Cum Laude)
Ph.D. in Building and Construction Engineering (65 Credit Units / 2016-2019, 4.0 US GPA, Summa Cum Laude)
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (Ongoing)
Atlantic International University, USA

Master of Arts in Teaching major in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology | EARIST Manila, Philippines (1.12 GPA, 2002-2004)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering | Bicol University, Legazpi City, Philippines

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