LEC 1

Question 1

primary concern is to visualize future possibilities and intentionally choose, guide, and/or create current behaviors, structures, tools, to achieve and target toward desirable future

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ACTIVITY

Question 2

refers to the methods, mechanisms, and tools for accomplishing the activity

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PROCESS

Question 3

refers to the body of knowledge, related to all aspects of planning, held symbolically or in the minds of practitioners, researchers, and theorists

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DISCIPLINE

Question 4

refers to the group of individuals carrying appropriate skill sets who fulfill an agreed-upon social responsibility to guide these processes

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PROFESSION

Question 5

problem solving; process of establishing ends and determining means to achieve the end, involves preparation of a set of general statements that define direction of future development

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PLANNING

Question 6

ubiquitous; can be done by anyone anytime anywhere

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GENERIC PLANNING

Question 7

planning governed by professional principles, standards, and laws

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PROFESSIONAL PLANNING

Question 8

a response to unmanaged urbanization, population explosion, and environmental degradation in industrial cities

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MODERN PLANNING PROFESSION

Question 9

refers to activities connected with the management and development of land, as well as the preservation, conservation, and management of the human environment

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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
(PD 1308)

Question 10

objective is to liberate communities from urban blight and congestion and promote ecological balance

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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
(PD 933)

Question 11

a sequence of deliberate purposeful actions designed to solve problems systematically by foreseeing and guiding change through rational decisions, reconciling public and private aims, and arbitrating between competing social economic, political, and physical forces

allocates scarce resources, particularly land and other resources, in such a manner as to obtain the max practicable efficiency and benefit for individuals and for society as a whole

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PROFESSIONAL PLANNING

Question 12

requires quantifiable tools as well as subjective creativity

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SCIENCE AND ART

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requires the expertise of various disciplines; economics, engineering, sociology, architecture, law, etc.

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MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

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covers all aspects of man/woman and his/her environment; physical, social, economics, political administration and the natural environment

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COMPREHENSIVE

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changes overtime, technological change; cultural norms and traditions; not static; responsive to new demands and needs of people

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DYNAMIC

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plan is prepared, approved, implemented; reviewed and evaluated; replan again based on new demands of the time

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CONTINUOUS/ITERATIVE

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values the engagement of multi-sectoral stakeholders

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PARTICIPATORY

Question 18

unending process; always goes back to where it started

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CYCLIC/SPIRAL

Question 19

plan must have a time perspective; short, medium, long range; basis for plan and review assessment

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TIME BOUND

Question 20

scope of planning
perspective, concept, framework

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NARROW

Question 21

scope of planning
framework structure, developmental

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MODERATE

Question 22

scope of planning
integrated, comprehensive, detailed

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BROAD

Question 23

timeframe of plan
1-3 yrs e.g. expenditure plan

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SHORT TERM

Question 24

timeframe of plan
5-7 yrs e.g. development plan

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MEDIUM TERM

Question 25

timeframe of plan 10-30 yrs e.g. CLUP 20-50 yrs e.g. masterplan

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LONG RANGE

Question 26

niccolo machiavelli's moral philosophy of expediency in The Prince (1532): the ends justify the means whatever it takes to kill the cat

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TRUE

Question 27

the ends and the means have to justify each other consistency and connectedness between intention and action

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ETHICS

Question 28

need for congruence between objectives and outcomes compatibility between goals and methods

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SCIENCE

Question 29

205 proj planning

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TRUE

Question 30

231 site planning

Answer 30

TRUE

Question 31

203 land use planning

Answer 31

TRUE

Question 32

210-229 urban and regional planning

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TRUE

Question 33

222/289 environmental planning

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TRUE

Question 34

ultimate goal of planning

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THE COMMON GOOD (EVERYONE IS INCLUDED, NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND)

Question 35

the art of arranging structures on the land and shaping the spaces between an art linked to architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and city planning

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SITE PLANNING (KEVIN LYNCH)

Question 36

art and science of arranging the uses of portions of land

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SITE PLANNING (HARVEY M. RUBENSTEIN)

Question 37

involves organization of land use; zoning, access, circulation, privacy, security, shelter, land drainage, and other factors

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SITE PLANNING

Question 38

piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens

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SITE

Question 39

for every site, there is an ideal use

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TRUE

Question 40

two methods of establishing a site: - this process selects from a list of potential sites one that suits best the given use and requirements of the project

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SITE SELECTION PROCESS

Question 41

two methods of establishing a site: - selects the best possible use and development suited for a given site

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DEVELOPMENT SUITABILITY PROCESS

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to learn and practice a logical method of carrying design programs and sites harmoniously understand interaction of the ff: - natural factors - socio-economic forces - technological functions

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PURPOSE OF SITE PLANNING

Question 43

selecting and analyzing sites forming land use plans organizing vehicular pedestrian circulation designing visual form and material concepts readjusting existing landforms by design grading providing proper drainage developing the construction detail

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SCOPE OF WORKS

Question 44

process: defining the problem and definition survey, data collection

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RESEARCH PHASE

Question 45

process: involves programming the site as well as site and user analysis opportunities, constraints, program development

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ANALYSIS PHASE

Question 46

process: program is developed; deals with schematic design of a site plan concept alternatives, review, design refinement, acceptance

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SYNTHESIS PHASE

Question 47

natural factors: geology topography hydrography soil vegetation wildlife climate

Question 48

layers of site planning

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mass and space circulation zoning services

Question 49

site design elements (enumerate 6)

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buildings, roads, access, transportation, parking, landscape

Question 50

site considerations:

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street patterns and section scale, hierarchy/form/space land use typologies neighborhood relationships, formal street variation perspective relationships, views natural manmade spaces movement/circulation vehicle vs. pedestrian activities access to the site public spaces vs. private spaces open space history climate negative and positive spaces