Langezijds

S.S. Samantela MSc (Sandra)

PhD Candidate
ITC-AES
Langezijds

I am a PhD researcher focusing on analyzing social attitudes and public perception of, and engagement with geothermal energy exploration and development through mix-method research. An environmental planner in the Philippines with a background in human ecology, land governance, and urban management and development.

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Investigation
    • Model
    • Photogrammetry
    • Street

  • Engineering

    • Drone
    • Models
    • Roads and Streets

  • Social Sciences

    • Youth Activities

Organisations

PhD researcher focusing on analyzing social attitudes and public perception of, and engagement with geothermal energy exploration and development through mix-method research.

Publications

2025

Future directions for early career researchers in planetary health equity (2025)Earth System Governance, 24. Article 100245. Arthur, M., Godziewski, C., Sievert, K., Boddington, S., Carrad, A., Marchiori, G. D. L., de Groot, B., Guzman, C. F., Frank, N., Gajurel, H., Hasler-Bail, J., Jegasthony, E., Nona, F., Oluwemimo, D., Samantela, S. S., Portes, A. S. M. & Workman, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2025.100245

2024

Placemaking and people-making: The interplay between youth activities and the built environment design in a Philippine public park (2024)The Journal of Public Space, 9(2), 109-128. Isla, F. I. & Samantela, S. S.https://doi.org/10.32891/jps.v9i2.1714Examining institutional challenges of land value capture: The case of implementing land-based taxes in the Philippines (2024)Journal of Human Ecology and Sustainability, 2(1), 1-13. Samantela, S. S. & Maquiling, K. S.https://doi.org/10.56237/jhes23021

2022

Developing a street level walkability index in the Philippines using 3D photogrammetry modeling from drone surveys (2022)GeoJournal, 87, 3341-3364. Boongaling, C. G., Luna, D. A. & Samantela, S. S.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-021-10441-2

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Address

University of Twente

Langezijds (building no. 19)
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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