Landscape components of Aborlan Palawan Philippines: influence on the employment and income of its populace

Abstract

Aborlan Palawan is known to be the sleeping town in the Southern part of Palawan Philippines As a municipality, its landscape is composed of several structures making it a municipality, home for its population. This study focuses on the use of landscape maps to describe its landscape components and how it influences the employment and income of its population. Descriptive research method and documentary analysis was used to describe the influence of landscape maps (road network, water catchment, Environmentally Critic Area Network (ECAN), soil map, land classification and land use) to the employment and income of the population Components of the landscape is described using Patch Mosaic Model Pattern Elements, specifically the patch, corridor and matrix. Result of this study revealed that the land scape of Aborlan Palawan which is composed of 57% ECAN considered as the major landscape matrix in Aborlan, influence the employment and income status of its population. The ECAN matrix, influence livelihood of its populace, since employment and income of population situated near ECAN, lag behind compared with the villages (barangays) in lower slopes. The employment rate and income is high in villages far from ECAN.