Urban Planning Site Analysis: Cultural Factors Quiz and Flashcards

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What is the primary purpose of existing land use plans in a city or municipality?

To allocate areas for different land uses based on natural and socio-economic factors (correct)

To establish the density and zoning regulations of a site

To determine the historical significance of a site

To resolve traffic and transit issues in the area

What is the relationship between a site and the local land use plan?

A site must conform to the local land use plan (correct)

The local land use plan is only applicable to industrial sites

A site can be developed without considering the local land use plan

The local land use plan is only a suggestion for site development

What is the role of planning in the local planning structure?

It is only a function of the executive branch

It is only a reactive problem-solving process

It is both a proactive policy-making and reactive problem-solving process (correct)

It is only concerned with establishing zoning regulations

What is the significance of socio-economic factors in site analysis?

They define the quality of life in a society Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of utilities in site analysis?

To provide essential services such as water and power supply Signup and view all the answers

How many components does the local planning structure have?

Two Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the infrastructure and land use development plan?

Building infrastructure and acquiring land for public facilities Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of the environmental management plan?

To maintain cleanliness of air, water, and land resources Signup and view all the answers

What is the focal point of analysis in the institutional development plan?

The capability of the LGU in planning Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of the development plans in the municipality?

To maintain ecological balance across generations Signup and view all the answers

Which sectoral plan involves development-oriented public investment programming?

Institutional development plan Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the urban renewal or redevelopment schemes in the infrastructure and land use development plan?

To revitalize inner city areas Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main factors contributing to the growth of car ownership worldwide?

Sustained economic growth Signup and view all the answers

Why do drivers not bear the full cost of car usage?

Because most road infrastructures are subsidized Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of ramp metering?

To control access to a congested highway Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of each vehicle on the road?

It impairs the mobility of others Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of transportation demand exceeding transportation supply in a specific section of the transport system?

Congestion Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of traffic signal synchronization?

To tune the traffic signals to the time and direction of traffic flows Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended approach for vehicular access to a building entrance for vehicles carrying the disabled?

A direct route from the site entrance to a reserved drop-off area Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consideration for pedestrian walkways between buildings in a multi-building site?

Clear alignment to facilitate easy recognition of destinations Signup and view all the answers

How is the number of parking lots determined?

In accordance with the requirements of Rule 7 of the IRR of the NBC Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of lot location in relation to building entrances?

To provide proximity and direct access to the building entrance Signup and view all the answers

How should vehicular access to parking lots be designed from the site entrances?

Directly and obviously, to facilitate easy access Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of grading a parking lot?

To prevent excessive pounding following rainy periods Signup and view all the answers

Why is above-grade parking usually resorted to?

When the lot is too small to afford open parking Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial consideration in multi-basement parking?

Emptying time and carbon monoxide build-up Signup and view all the answers

What type of parking slots are recommended for long-term spaces?

90deg slots Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using 60deg parking slots in certain circumstances?

They improve safety due to the comparative ease in maneuvering Signup and view all the answers

What type of parking layout should be avoided?

Dead end parking Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Five Development Sectors

Infrastructure and Land Use Development Plan: Deals with infrastructure building programs and land acquisition for public facilities, including urban renewal, redevelopment, and new urban expansion areas.
Environmental Management Plan: Consolidates environmental implications of development proposals, provides mitigating measures, and focuses on maintaining cleanliness of air, water, and land resources.
Institutional Development Plan: Strengthens local government bureaucracy's capability to manage planned growth and change, including planning, development-oriented public investment programming, and implementation.

Accessibility and Parking Design

Vehicular Access: Ensures accessibility for vehicles carrying disabled individuals, with direct access from site entrance to building entrance, reserved drop-off areas, and provision of ramps and grab rails.
Pedestrian Circulation: Ensures pedestrian walks between buildings are direct, aligned, and easily recognizable, with formal walkway designs avoided.
Parking Lot Design: Includes provision of parking lots in accordance with NBC requirements, with proximity to building entrances, direct access, and sufficient grading for drainage.
Multi-Basement Parking: Considers emptying time, carbon monoxide build-up, and exhaust system, with attention to visibility, street traffic, ventilation, and screening requirements.

Site Analysis and Planning

Cultural Factors: Includes existing land use, ownership, and adjacent property, traffic and transit, density and zoning, socio-economic factors, utilities, and historical factors.
Existing Land Use Plans: Determine areas for commercial, institutional, industrial, residential, and open space uses, based on rational use of land, natural and socio-economic factors, and compatibility with adjacent land uses.
Local Planning Structure: Comprises political and technical components, with planning being both proactive policy making and reactive problem solving.

Car Ownership and Urban Planning

Car Ownership Growth: Driven by sustained economic growth, complex individual urban movement patterns, and peripheral urban growth.
Factors of Dependency: Include underpricing and consumer choices, with most road infrastructures being subsidized, and car ownership being a symbol of status.
Automobile Dependency: Fueled by planning and investment practices that prioritize improving road and parking facilities, ignoring transportation alternatives, and imposing minimum standards through zoning regulations.
Congestion: Occurs when transport demand exceeds transport supply, with each vehicle impairing the mobility of others, and types including recurring and random event congestion.
Traffic Congestion Mitigation: Includes ramp metering and traffic signal synchronization to manage congestion.

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Test your knowledge of cultural factors that influence site planning and landscape architecture, including land use, traffic, density, zoning, socio-economic factors, and utilities. This quiz covers key concepts in urban planning and development.

Site Analysis: Cultural Factors in Urban Planning