Abstract
The population of Metro Manila has increasing from 5, 926 thousand in 1980 to 9, 454thousand in 1995 because of migration from local regions. Now increase of population causes expansion of squatter and slum area and will cause more serious environmental problems. Upon reviewing previous urban model for predictingthe population increasing impact of the change of land use, authors shows that most of the notable models did not pay due attention to the lack of data in developing countries. Then, this research is analyzing the spatial distribution of land use and population, using a land use data of Metro Manila in 1986 and 1996.
