TAKE HOME EXERCISE (Individual)

Name: Patricia May Labitoria Date Oct 14 Contact No: 09278419728

Submitted:

Choose 5 topics (20 pts each) from the list below and provide the necessary information as required in the matrix (see sample
item on Regional Planning). You may write in either sentence form or bullet form. Once completed, send as an attached word file
93-97 to mdeocariza@emi-megacities.com (not thru the class yahoogroup). Deadline is on or before Oct 14, 2009 at exactly
12:00 midnight. Good luck!

TOPIC DESCRIPTION KEY FEATURES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES EXAMPLE IN THE

Ex: Regional Planning process that The purpose of the regional
provides an integrated framework plan is to guide the
Planning
and coordinating coordinated, orderly, and
framework for the harmonious development of the
physical and socio- region and to advise the region's
economic growth of local governments in the
local government units performance of their functions and
that comprise a region duties especially to extra-
jurisdictional or cross-boundary
issues and regional interests and
concerns.
Regional planning includes the ff:
1. Regional land use planning
framework
2. Regional transportation planning
4. Environmental management
framework
5. Economic development planning
6. Others (Goals, policies, and
guidelines deemed important by the
region
PHILIPPINES
Takes into account the Mostly ‘framework’ planning Regional Physical
planning related (framework plans are Framework Plan (RPFP) –
concerns that affect recommendatory and not of The Autonomous
inter-municipal, in inter- regulatory, implementation Region for Muslim
provincial concerns such depends on voluntary Mindanao
as watershed compliance of local
management, regional governments that comprise Integrated Area
economic growth, the region) Development (IAD) – Bicol
physical access River Basin
(transportation), food No clear administrative,
security, among others. executive, legislative and
regulatory powers at the
Provide a unified and regional level.
coordinated physical
design for the growth
and development of the
region.

Makes use of popular analytical

techniques such as economic base
theory, location quotient, hierarchy
of urban functions, among others, for
regional situational analysis
Smart growth Smart growth is a According to a case
development strategy A smart growth development study of cities whose According to a
that concentrates development is Smart city seems to website, the Fort
growth only in the should have patterned after smart be a perfect model for uses smart growth
center of the city. 1. Lots of transportation growth, economy growth because it as development
Because growth is services so residents/workers grows faster and leads to better quality
clustered in the quality of life is model.
can go around the city of life. Because of its
center, urban sprawl 2. A mixed land-use amplified when this
is prevented. model is used. good features, all Eastwood city
3. Walkable neighbourhood
people might want to
4. Open spaces which preserve settle there. As well as
The strategy landscape This is due because it
advocates compact, attracts business and the businesses. If that
5. Compact
 transit oriented and neighbourhoods/establishme qualified workforce. happens, other cities
walkable land-use. nts People are attracted that are less
6. Businesses are highly by their houses’ or developed will not
It aims to strengthen encouraged offices’ proximity to have its own share of
and improve the everything they might
investors and
economy of the area One of the aims of smart growth need.
and at the same time is preventing urban sprawl. workforce.
the quality of life of
the people living in
the place.

Safe growth/Safe Safe growth is a -Safe cities, like smart growth Quality of life is Large budget is needed Makati and Marikina
cities development scheme advocates for pedestrians that enhanced because in maintaining the city to because they lie or
that focuses on will ensure the safety of people people do not have ensure safety and lies closely at
resisting natural when walking and crossing the especially in conducting
to worry about Marikina Valley fault
disasters, hazards street. researches.
(natural, health) and being safe. has goals to make
crimes, for all People might be too their cities safer so if
residents. - Pavements, must be well More relaxed relaxed to secure ever the fault moves,
maintained to avoid accidents environment themselves and they will be
Planning for safe e.g: a bicyclist falling because because people properties. In case of prepared.
cities includes of cracked pavement. know it is safe. sudden danger, they
thorough research might not know what to
about possible - Hospitals, clinics and first aid do.
hazards that stations must be available in
endanger lives and its case of disasters
causes e.g fault line
near the area ,means
higher probability of
an earthquake.
-a factory belching
out smoke is a health
hazard.

In maintenance,
things that might
cause danger like
open manhole or
hanging signs must
be fixed as soon as
possible.
Sustainable Are cities that are 1. Sustainable cities • Needs a total Puerto Princesa in
cities planned in a way that promotes stewardship It is focused on paradigm shift. Palawan has goals to
is sustainable- of the environment. protecting and People might have a make their city more
meaning it will not conserving the sustainable.
They are the hard time complying
burden the future
“green” cities who try environment that is with the rules of a
generation inside and
outside of the city to minimize as much being degraded “green” city (ex:
limits. Planners should as they can, their now. segregating waste)
incorporate within impact to the because they are not
their plans that By being
 environment has a
carrying capacity and
that resources finite.
The main goal of
sustainable cities is to
improve people’s
quality of life w/o
putting too much toll
on the environment.
This goal can be
reached by limiting
waste and preventing
pollution to name a
few.
Urban Urban Revitalization is
Revitalization also called downtown
revitalization.
It means giving or
breathing in new
“life” to those areas
(ghetto) that have
been plague by urban
decay meaning the
place is physically
unappealing, unsafe,
has few economic
activities and exhibits
little or no planning at
all.
Transit Oriented Transit oriented TOD has features that:
Development development is a
(TOD) smart growth strategy
that focuses on areas
around a transit
station e.g bus stop,
train/lrt stations.
Development must be
done 400-600m
around the transit
environment. sustainable, it used to doing it.
2. Sustainable cities protects the rights
have good of the future • Building structures
Environmental generation to that are eco-
Management systems having a beautiful friendly are
that enables them to and clean presently more
reach their goal. environment that is expensive.
still full of
resources.
• It boosts • Displacement Metro Manila-
economic growth of people (Bayani Fernando’s
in areas that has Metro Gwapo)
little of it. • Destruction of
many culturally
• It revitalizes and important
gives life to buildings and
those places landmarks.
that exhibits the
characteristics
of a ghost town.
• Scarcity of
budget.
Because there are
• Increases only few business in
quality of life for the location or
the people who residents, no tax is
lives there. being generated. The
municipality might
have a hard time
sourcing out money
for the project.
Promotes walking 1. Because Manhattan Garden
1. Promote transit habits that will development City in cubao.
ridership or public ensure health of the focuses near a
transportation, so people. transit station, it is
means of possible that the
transportation must Makes transit ride a nearest
be clean and more better experience establishment
efficient than riding a for the passenger. from the station be
private vehicle for bothered by the
people to patronize it. Because the noise coming from
 station or a 5 min. 2. Encourage people to development is the train/lrt.
walk. walk around the site compact, people 2. Growing
instead of driving. can get what they businesses may
Because of this, the have to get or go have trouble to
place must be wherever they have expand because of
physically attractive, to go in lesser time limited space.
clean and safe. around the area. 3. Because
3. Discourage land uses development is
that is not transit focused only on
supportive like the area near the
warehouses and game station, other
fields. Rather, it areas might be left
promotes uses like behind.
cafes, schools and
restaurants.
4. Support a compact
development pattern.
Urban
Environmental
Management
Economic Base
Theory
Industrial
Location Theory