Module 3

Question 1

Area > 0.5 hectares
Tree Crown Cover more than 10%
Height minimum 5 meters

Answer 1

Forest

Question 2

area covered by living branches and foliage of trees

Answer 2

Tree Crown Cover

Question 3

No continuous grass layer, >40% Tree Cover of the ground

Answer 3

Closed Forest

Question 4

Discontinuous tree layer, >10% but less than 40%

Answer 4

Open Forest

Question 5

Forested wetland along tidal mudflats and shallow water coastal areas

Answer 5

Mangrove

Question 6

Climate and water regulation, protective function for disaster risk reduction and management, source of economic development, prevents soil erosion & downstream sedimentation

Answer 6

Forest Ecosystem

Question 7

framework for effective governance and sustainable management of forests and forestlands

Answer 7

Forest Land Use Plan

Question 8

land near or along sea or ocean

Answer 8

Coast

Question 9

land beyond high waterline

Answer 9

shore

Question 10

part of the coast dividing land and sea, covered and uncovered by tides

Answer 10

Foreshore

Question 11

(3) meters in urban areas, twenty (20) meters in agricultural areas and forty (40) meters in forest areas, along their margins, subject to the easement of public use [20 METERS FOR SHORES]

Answer 11

Salvage Zone

Question 12

Integration of planning strategies to better manage coastal resources, Recognizes the natural link between upland watershed activities and coastal
Areas

Answer 12

Ridges-to-Reef Concept

Question 13

Promote industrial development, enhance fisherfolk and farmer profits
Prime lands that warrant full modernization of agriculture and fishery
These areas are WITHIN NPAAAD

Answer 13

Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (RA 8435)

Question 14

NPAAAD

Answer 14

Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development

Question 15

BSWM

Answer 15

Bureau of Soils and Water Management

Question 16

cultural property preserved developed through time and passed on to posterity

Answer 16

Cultural Heritage

Question 17

designated to protect the historical and cultural integrity of a geographical area. Allowed for by RA 10066

Answer 17

Heritage Zones

Question 18

gives the place distinct character, conveys the cultural essence of a site

Answer 18

Spirit of the Place

Question 19

gathering of all existing cultural data

Answer 19

Cultural Inventory and Mapping

Question 20

utilization of buildings for other purposes than they were originally intended in order to conserve the site

Answer 20

Adaptive Reuse

Question 21

quality of an architectural work that blends and harmonizes the structure with its surrounding environment

Answer 21

Contextual Architecture

Question 22

any building or structure with special feature/s that make it a focal point of the historic center/heritage zone

Answer 22

Reference Building

Question 23

a stretch of cohesive buildings consistent with architecture of town

Answer 23

Visual Corridor

Question 24

selected viewing station

Answer 24

Vista Point

Question 25

special protective zone (area, strip, belt) around an historic district

Answer 25

Buffer Zone

Question 26

national level framework for land use. First launched in the 9th Congress. Now as HB 8162 in 19th Congress

Answer 26

National Land Use Act

Question 27

top-bottom, bottom-up approach Planning Timeframe - 30 years. Review - 10 years

Answer 27

National Physical Framework Plan

Question 28

attached to the Office of the President Highest policy-making body on land use, resolving land use policy conflicts

Answer 28

National Land Use Committee (NLUC)

Question 29

technical secretariat to NLUC

Answer 29

National Land Use Office (NLUO)

Question 30

process used in evaluating environmental consequences of projects

Answer 30

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Question 31

document/study showing all relevant information and details about project’s impact

Answer 31

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Question 32

document issued showing compliance with all requirements of EIS System

Answer 32

Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)

Question 33

The existing environmental situation or condition in the absence of the activity.

Answer 33

Baseline Condition

Question 34

practice of collecting and analyzing baseline data to determine the state of the ecosystem present

Answer 34

Baseline Assessment

Question 35

use data and technology to improve the quality of life of people IOT - Internet of Things Centralized Management

Answer 35

Smart City

Question 36

Push for city to become compact, mixed-use, walkable, and transit friendly

Answer 36

New Urbanism

Question 37

same points with New Urbanism but with added focuses on: Preserving open, natural, agricultural, and special protection spaces Development decisions are fair, and cost effective. Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration. Strengthen the development of existing communities SMART GROWTH INTEGRATED VIA: “Smarten” existing Urban Infrastructures - ex: Digital Integration (GCash)

Answer 37

Smart Growth