week 1 Flashcards
What is planning?
The scientific process of making decisions to guide future actions and increase the welfare of the population.
What does urban analysis provide?
Specialist knowledge and Analytical expertise
What is urban planning?
urban planning, design and regulation of the uses of space within the built environment
What is the relationship between analysis and design in planning?
Analysis informs the design process
What are the three main primary concern of urban analysis?
Built environment, natural qualities, and human activities
How will you make a better planning decision?
Through an urban analysis
What does urban analysis comprise of?
Investigating the question of What (is the existing situation), How (the way a problem exists), Why (it’s happening) and What (is the solution)
What is synthesizing?
Linking knowledge with actions (combine things)
why do you have to acknowledge and accept the limitations?
develop alternative actions and making judgements about what is actually possible
What is spatial analysis?
something related to space
What are examples of urban planning principles?
Ensuring infrastructure for safe water and sanitation, sustainable waste management, sustainable energy, infrastructure for information and communication technology, affordable housing, essential services, public green spaces, sustainable mobility, food production and consumption.
planning lies within the interface of what?
knowledge and action
which approach would be most suitable when planning or developing public policy?
acknowledging the limits and possibilities, and making informed judgements on what is actually possible.
what two types of major investigations does urban analysis general comprise of?
- Investigation of the locational orientation of the city elements
- investigation of the demographic, social, and economic
