Module 2 Flashcards

1
Q

“Human settlements means the TOTALITY of the human COMMUNITY - whether city, town or village - with all the
social, material, organizational, spiritual and cultural ELEMENTS that sustain it.”

A

UN hABITAT

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2
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“MAN, SOCIETY and FUNCTIONS = contents of _____ _____; NATURE and SHELLS = ______. While our subject matter cannot exclude any of these elements, it cannot be limited to any one of them or study any in depth. It is the INTERRELATIONSHIP of the five elements which forms human settlements”

A

Human Settlements
Container

C.A. DOXIADIS

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3
Q

Study human settlements in a coordinated interdisciplinary way (architecture, urban planning, sociology, economics, and environmental science)

A

EKISTICS

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4
Q

“oikizein” = _____

A

to settle

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5
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Father of ekistics

A

Constantino Doxiadis in 1942

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6
Q

Human Settlements are “_______ ARRANGEMENTS made by humans for their own sake”

“Man builds _______, and _____ shape man”

A

TERRITORIAL ; CITIES

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7
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GOAL OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

A

TO MAKE HUMANS HAPPY
IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE

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8
Q

Five elements of ekistics

A
  • Nature
  • Man
  • Society
  • Shells
  • Network
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9
Q
  • provides the FOUNDATION upon which the settlement is created and
    the FRAME which it can function
A

NATURE

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10
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Nature characteristics

A

A. Man’s CHANGING ATTITUDE towards
nature
B. Of special interest to planners: LAND and LAND USE
C. Concerns and objectives in proper MANAGEMENT of
RESOURCES

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11
Q

A. Man’s CHANGING ATTITUDE towards
nature

Before
- used to be ______, owe ______
Today
- utilized for food and other uses

A

FEAR ; REVERENCE

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12
Q

B. Of special interest to planners: TWO KINDS OF LAND USE

A

General Land Use
Urban Land Use

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13
Q

deals with non-urban, large scale use of the land
Ex. croplands, forests, pasture lands, swamplands, mining and quarrying
areas

A

General land use

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14
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Ex. Residential, commercial, industrial,institutional, recreational

A

Urban land use

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15
Q

C. Concerns and objectives in proper management of resources

A

PACE
P - Preservation (preservation of unique NATURAL FEATURES )

A - Allocation of land areas (PROPER allocation of land areas for future needs)

C - Conservation (Conservation of identified ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAS)

E - Ecological balance (MAINTENANCE of ecological balance)

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16
Q

The needs of ________ are the primary concern of Human Settlements.

A

HUMAN/ANTHROPOS

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17
Q

The Life We Want

A

MATATAG
MAGINHAWA
PANATAG

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18
Q

MATATAG

A

Family is together
Time with Friends
Work-life balance
Strong sense of community (Volunteer opportunities)

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19
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MAGINHAWA

A

Free from hunger and poverty
Secure home ownership
Good transport
Travel and vacation

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20
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PANATAG

A

Enough resources for day to day needs and unexpected expenses
Peace and Security
Long and Healthy Life
Comfortable Retirement

21
Q

total network of relationships between HUMAN COMPONENTS

A

SOCIETY

22
Q
  • population and population growth trends
  • age groups (needs being addressed)
  • employment
  • religion
  • educational level and literacy
  • migration
A

DEMOGRAPHY/Demographic Characteristics

23
Q

SERVICES/INSTITUTIONS of society

A

HEPS
* HEALTH – sanitation, proper nutrition, disease prevention, care for sick
* EDUCATION – school age pop’n, teacher – pupil ratio, classrooms and facilities
* PROTECTIVE SERVICES – police - pop’n ratio, police – civilian
relations, free protection facilities, CRIME rate
* SOCIAL WELFARE – concerned with the poorest, nutrition, education, self employment, family planning, child
spacing

24
Q

(UNDP 1997)

society is _______: Features of social organization - such as networks and values, including tolerance, inclusion, reciprocity, participation and trust
- that facilitate COORDINATION and COPERATION for MUTUAL BENEFIT. Social capital inheres in the relations between and among actors.

A

COLLECTIVE

25
Q

structure within which man lives and comes out his functions

A

SHELLS

26
Q

Classifications of Shells

A

TCHSCI
T - TRANSPORTATION centers
C - COMMUNITY and SERVICES
H - HOUSING
S - SHOPPING CENTERS and MARKETS
C - CIVIC and BUSINESS CENTERS
I - INDUSTRY

27
Q

(bus station, airports)

A

TRANSPORTATION centers

28
Q

(schools, hospitals)

A

COMMUNITY and SERVICES

29
Q

(factories)

A

INDUSTRY

30
Q

(townhall)

A

CIVIC and BUSINESS CENTERS

31
Q

(house, condo, apartments, etc.)

A

HOUSING

32
Q

(mall)

A

SHOPPING CENTERS and MARKETS

33
Q

Shells don’t only mean the physical or material structure but as well as the ______ AND _____ covered by the building

A

AREA ; SPACE

34
Q

channels by which goods and services FLOW, can be NATURAL or MAN-Made systems facilitate the FUNCTIONING of the settlement

A

NETWORKS

35
Q

SYSTEMS OF NETWORK

A

TPDC
A. Transportation System
B. Power (electricity) Supply system
C. Drainage and sewerage system
D. Communication Systems

36
Q
  • defines mobility and access to the various functional areas of the settlement.
  • Roads (length, width, type of pavement)
  • Bridges (location, capacity, construction type)
  • Railroad network
  • Airports and seaports
A

A. Transportation System

37
Q
  • For surface runoff
  • waste water
  • supply system
  • sources
  • distribution area
  • facilities
A

C. Drainage and sewerage system

38
Q
  • Sources
  • Service area
  • Maintenance and expansion
A

B. Power (electricity) Supply system

39
Q
  • Broadcast (radio, television)
  • Telecom (telephone and mobile phones)
  • Prints (newspaper, magazines)
  • Postal
  • Digital electronics ( PC, internet)
A

D. Communication Systems

40
Q

In the relationship of these five elements, we see that HUMANS are the MAIN _______ and it is the manner in
which we use the four other elements to be the CORE to ___ _______

A

LINK
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

41
Q

EKISTICS IS BOTH A ________ AND _________ SCIENCE

A

PRESCRIPTIVE ; DESCRIPTIVE

42
Q

What is the Study of Human
Settlements?

A

EKISTICS

43
Q

where HUMAN SETTLEMENTS are built

A

NATURE

44
Q

Built to transform nature and to house the other 3 elements

A

SHELLS

45
Q

Formed mainly in them

A

SOCIETY

46
Q

developed in order to allow them to survive and grow

A

NETWORK

47
Q

creates and inhabits them

A

MAN

48
Q

The ultimate goal of HS is to look after the _______.

A

ECOLOGY