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Midterms Flashcards

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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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9
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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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13
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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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14
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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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25
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5 Basic Elements (Image of City)

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Pathways, Nodes, Landmark, Edge, District

26
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major and minor routes of circulation to move about

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Pathways

27
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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

29
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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

30
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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

31
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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

32
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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

33
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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)

34
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In general is a thinking and social process

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Planning

35
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derived from the science of cybernetics

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System Planning

36
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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

37
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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

38
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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

39
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Development of First World derived from underdevelopment of
Third World, neo-colonialism

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Dependency Theory

40
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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

41
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Father of Town Planning

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Hippodamus

42
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the first city with a
million population

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ROme

43
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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

45
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PAG-ASA

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(Phil. Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration

46
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BSWM

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(Bureau of Soils and
Water Management

47
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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

48
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Originally created
for the fire
insurance industry
in the US

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Sanborn Map

49
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It offers the planner the best and
easiest solution to site development

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Level Site

50
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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

51
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More difficult to manage but creates a far more
interesting land development

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Rolling Terrain

52
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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

53
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3 General Activities of the
Planning-Design Process

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Research, Analysis, Synthesis

54
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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

55
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first model to explain the distribution of social groupings inside cities

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Zonal Model

56
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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

58
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An ancient city known for its innovative urban planning, including the famous Hanging
Gardens.

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Babylon

59
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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

60
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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

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