LEC 1 Flashcards

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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

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

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PROCESS

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3
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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

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4
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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

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5
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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

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6
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ubiquitous; can be done by anyone anytime anywhere

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GENERIC PLANNING

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7
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planning governed by professional principles, standards, and laws

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PROFESSIONAL PLANNING

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8
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a response to unmanaged urbanization, population explosion, and environmental degradation in industrial cities

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MODERN PLANNING PROFESSION

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9
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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)

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10
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objective is to liberate communities from urban blight and congestion and promote ecological balance

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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
(PD 933)

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11
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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

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12
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requires quantifiable tools as well as subjective creativity

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SCIENCE AND ART

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13
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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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14
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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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15
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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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16
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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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17
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values the engagement of multi-sectoral stakeholders

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PARTICIPATORY

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18
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unending process; always goes back to where it started

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CYCLIC/SPIRAL

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19
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plan must have a time perspective; short, medium, long range; basis for plan and review assessment

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TIME BOUND

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20
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scope of planning
perspective, concept, framework

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NARROW

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21
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scope of planning
framework structure, developmental

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MODERATE

22
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scope of planning
integrated, comprehensive, detailed

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BROAD

23
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timeframe of plan
1-3 yrs e.g. expenditure plan

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SHORT TERM

24
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timeframe of plan
5-7 yrs e.g. development plan

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MEDIUM TERM

25
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timeframe of plan
10-30 yrs e.g. CLUP
20-50 yrs e.g. masterplan

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LONG RANGE

26
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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

27
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the ends and the means have to justify each other

consistency and connectedness between intention and action

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ETHICS

28
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need for congruence between objectives and outcomes

compatibility between goals and methods

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SCIENCE

29
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205 proj planning

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TRUE

30
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231 site planning

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TRUE

31
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203 land use planning

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TRUE

32
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210-229 urban and regional planning

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TRUE

33
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222/289 environmental planning

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TRUE

34
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ultimate goal of planning

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

35
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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)

36
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art and science of arranging the uses of portions of land

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SITE PLANNING (HARVEY M. RUBENSTEIN)

37
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involves organization of land use; zoning, access, circulation, privacy, security, shelter, land drainage, and other factors

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SITE PLANNING

38
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piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens

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SITE

39
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for every site, there is an ideal use

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TRUE

40
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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

41
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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

42
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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

43
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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

44
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process:
defining the problem and definition
survey, data collection

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RESEARCH PHASE

45
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process:
involves programming the site as well as site and user analysis
opportunities, constraints, program development

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ANALYSIS PHASE

46
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process:
program is developed; deals with schematic design of a site plan
concept alternatives, review, design refinement, acceptance

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SYNTHESIS PHASE

47
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natural factors:
geology
topography
hydrography
soil
vegetation
wildlife
climate

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48
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layers of site planning

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mass and space
circulation
zoning
services

49
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site design elements (enumerate 6)

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buildings, roads, access, transportation, parking, landscape

50
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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