Midterms

Question 1

ELEMENTS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (Doxiadis)

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Nature, Man, Society, Shells, Network

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the natural physical environment

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nature

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– an individual, Homo Sapiens - biological needs (oxygen,
nutrition), sensation and perception (five senses), emotional
needs (satisfaction, security, sense of belonging), moral
value

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Man

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a group of individuals sharing the same culture,
values, norms, moral, and tradition

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Society

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– buildings, the built component – housing, hospitals,
schools, town halls, commercial establishments, recreational
facilities, industrial buildings, etc.

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Shell

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links within the settlement and with other
settlements: transportation systems, communication systems,
water supply systems, power and electrical systems, etc.

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Networks

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(a composition of cities, metropolises, urban areas

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Conurbation

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merging of two or more metropolises with a population of
10 million or more, a 20th century phenomenon

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Megapolis

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as defined by RA 7160, a minimum income of P 20 million, at least
10,000 hectares in land area, with minimum population of 150,000, a
political or legal status granted by the government

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City

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at least 200,000 people and income of P 50 million
or more

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Highly Urbanized CIty

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population and income below those of highly urbanized city

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Component City

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a chartered city with a population and
income below those required for a city but whose charter makes it
independent from the province

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Independent Component City

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as defined by NSO: in their entirety, all cities and municipalities
with a density of at least 1000/sq km.; central districts (poblaciones) of
municipalities and cities with a density of 500/sq km; central districts,
regardless of population size, exhibiting a street pattern or street network
with at least 6 establishments, a town hall, church/chapel, public plaza,
park, cemetery, market; and barangays having at least 1000 people and
meeting the previous conditions

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Urban Area

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shall mean the rational use of land for
development purposes.

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Physical Planning

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refers to those activities concerned with planning,
development and management of social services,
facilities required by specific population groups,
community, town, city, province, region, or nation.

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Social Planning

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refers to those activities concerned with uplifting the quality of life and income levels of the population through assessment of advantages from economic
activities in agriculture, industry, tourism, services, etc.

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Economic Planning

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

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Environmental Planning

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(NPC

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Natl Planning Commission

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NEC

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National Economic Council

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NEDA

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National Economic and Development Authority

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PES

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Presidential Economic Staff

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MHS

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Ministry of Human Settlements

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NHC

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National Housing Corporation

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a collective image – map or impressions – map of a city, a
collective picture of what people extract from the physical reality of a
city.

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Image of a city

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5 Basic Elements (Image of City)

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Pathways, Nodes, Landmark, Edge, District

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major and minor routes of circulation to move about

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Pathways

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– a city is composed of component neighborhoods of ___,: its center, uptown, midtown, its in-town residential areas, trainyards, factory areas, suburbs, college campuses,

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Districts

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the termination of a district

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Edges

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the prominent visual features of the city; some are very large and are seen at great distances;

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Landmark

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a center of activity; distinguished from a landmark by virtue of its active function; it is a distinct hub of activity

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Nodes

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– by E.W. Burgess, a University of Chicago sociologist, 1925. The city grows in a radial expansion from the center to form a series of concentric zones or circles such as in Chicago.

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Concentric Zone Theory

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– by Homer Hoyt, an economist, 1939. Hoyt examined the spatial variations in household rent in 142 American citie

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Sector Theory

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developed by two geographers Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman in 1945. Cities tend to grow around not one but several distinct nuclei

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Multiple-nuclei Theory (Polycentric)

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In general is a thinking and social process

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Planning

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derived from the science of cybernetics

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System Planning

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evolved from a physical planning model from the 1920’s to 1930’s as exemplified by British planner Patrick Gedde’s S-A-P and Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City

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Comprehensive Planning

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by Walter Christaller, 1933. Explains the size and function of settlements and their relationship with their hinterlands

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Central Place Theory

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by John Freidmann. Unbalanced growth results to dualism – North and South, growing points and lagging regions

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Core Periphery

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Development of First World derived from underdevelopment of Third World, neo-colonialism

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Dependency Theory

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– generally, an economic theory that attempts to incorporate the location factor into the “theory of the firm” and tries to explain the existing structure of industrial location and changes in that structure

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Industrial Location Theory

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Father of Town Planning

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Hippodamus

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the first city with a million population

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ROme

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NAMRIA

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Natl Mapping Resource Information Authority

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DENR

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Dept of Environment and NAtural resources

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PAG-ASA

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(Phil. Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

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BSWM

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(Bureau of Soils and Water Management

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for conservation purposes, i.e., scenic easements, purchase and transfer of development rights to keep land undeveloped for a defined period of time, etc

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Covenants and deed restrictions

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Originally created for the fire insurance industry in the US

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Sanborn Map

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It offers the planner the best and easiest solution to site development

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Level Site

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Next to a level site, this provides a planner with a variety of building types and groupings. Different street patterns could be employed.

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Sloping Terrain

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More difficult to manage but creates a far more interesting land development

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Rolling Terrain

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Is 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

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3 General Activities of the Planning-Design Process

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Research, Analysis, Synthesis

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is the organization of the external physical environment to accommodate human behavior. It deals with the qualities and locations of structures, land, activities and living things

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Site Planning

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first model to explain the distribution of social groupings inside cities

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Zonal Model

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Types of Urban Planning

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Land USe Planning Transpo Planning Housing Planning Environmental Planning Public Space and Facility Planning COmmunity Developmen Infrastructure Planning Regional PLanning Economic Development Planning Disaster Risk Reduction Planning Heritage Conservation Planning

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Homer Hoyt, an economist, proposed a second theory of urban structure in 1939. -develop in sector rather than rings

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Sectoral Model

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An ancient city known for its innovative urban planning, including the famous Hanging Gardens.

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Babylon

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Famous for its classical architecture and the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel featuring the Parthenon temple

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AThens, Greece

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Known for its grand architecture and monumental public spaces, including the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the Forum.

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ROme, Italy