Jacobo Flashcards
Law & section: Refers to activities connected with the management and development of land, as well as the preservation, conservation, and management of the human environment
PD 1308, Section 2
Law & section: The multi-disciplinary art and science of analysing, specifying, clarifying, harmonizing, managing, and regulating the use and development of land and water resources, in relation to their environs, for the sustainable development of sustainable communities and ecosystems
RA 10587, Section 4
4 basic roles of the state
- Supplier of goods and services
- Regulator and facilitator of the market
- Arbiter between contending social groups
- Social engineer
Definition of urban (old): cities and municipalities in their entirety with population density of ___
1,000 persons per sq km
Definition of urban (old): poblaciones or city/municipality central districts with a population density of ___
500 persons per sq km
Definition of urban (old): poblaciones or central districts regardless of population size with (3)
- Parallel or right-angled streets
- At least 6 establishments
- At least 3 of the ff: public building, church, park, market
Definition of urban (old): barangays with at least ___ inhabitants
1,000 persons
Definition of urban (new): barangay with population size of ___
5,000 persons
Definition of urban (new): barangay has at least ___ establishment/s with ___ employees
1 establishment, 100 employees
Definition of urban (new): barangay with ___ establishments with minimum of ___ employees, and ___ facilities within the ___ radius from the barangay hall
5 establishments, 10 employees, 5 facilities, 2 km radius
All barangays in ___ are automatically classified as urban
NCR
- Concept defined by charter or legal act after specific requirements
- An important permanent settlement possessing characteristics of size, density, heterogeneity, granted a substantial level of self-governance by means of Statute of Charter
City
How an area acquires urban character
Urbanization
Proportion of people in urban vs non-urban areas
Level of Urbanization
Way of life associated with living in cities
Urbanism
Proponent of the Hydraulic Civilization Theory, which is applicable in Asia
Karl Wittfogel
The anti-thesis to totalitarian empires
Greek city-states
The centerpiece and the focus of Greek city-states
Temples, civic spaces
- Pre-occupied with defense (castra)
- Grid-iron design was useful for military movement
Roman imperial cities
- Central concern was survival and security
- Theory: urbanization was due to population pressure
Fortress cities, post-Roman empire
Wrote “The Origin and Evolution of Cities”
Gideon Sjoberg
- Urbanization is a cultural process
- Trade commerce fosters socio-cultural diversity
- Cities brought together specialists, which resulted in innovation and technology
Socio-cultural theory of urbanization
Proponent of the religious model
Paul Wheatley
Cities as religious, ceremonial centres became factor for urbanization
Religious model