LEC 1 Flashcards
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
ACTIVITY
refers to the methods, mechanisms, and tools for accomplishing the activity
PROCESS
refers to the body of knowledge, related to all aspects of planning, held symbolically or in the minds of practitioners, researchers, and theorists
DISCIPLINE
refers to the group of individuals carrying appropriate skill sets who fulfill an agreed-upon social responsibility to guide these processes
PROFESSION
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
PLANNING
ubiquitous; can be done by anyone anytime anywhere
GENERIC PLANNING
planning governed by professional principles, standards, and laws
PROFESSIONAL PLANNING
a response to unmanaged urbanization, population explosion, and environmental degradation in industrial cities
MODERN PLANNING PROFESSION
refers to activities connected with the management and development of land, as well as the preservation, conservation, and management of the human environment
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
(PD 1308)
objective is to liberate communities from urban blight and congestion and promote ecological balance
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
(PD 933)
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
PROFESSIONAL PLANNING
requires quantifiable tools as well as subjective creativity
SCIENCE AND ART
requires the expertise of various disciplines; economics, engineering, sociology, architecture, law, etc.
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
covers all aspects of man/woman and his/her environment; physical, social, economics, political administration and the natural environment
COMPREHENSIVE
changes overtime, technological change; cultural norms and traditions; not static; responsive to new demands and needs of people
DYNAMIC
plan is prepared, approved, implemented; reviewed and evaluated; replan again based on new demands of the time
CONTINUOUS/ITERATIVE
values the engagement of multi-sectoral stakeholders
PARTICIPATORY
unending process; always goes back to where it started
CYCLIC/SPIRAL
plan must have a time perspective; short, medium, long range; basis for plan and review assessment
TIME BOUND
scope of planning
perspective, concept, framework
NARROW