URBAN PLANNING
Site Planning and Urban Design Spearheaded the movement with his design of Chicago; An early type of Planned Unit development that had all
Barbarican
The confederation or union of neighboring clans resorting to 33. Daniel Burnham credited with the designs of Cleveland, San Francisco, and 55. amenities in one compound with multi-level circulation
Urbanism/Urban Development
1. a center used as a common meeting place for worship, Manila and Baguio. patterns.
Area
protection, and the like. He prepared the legal instrument for the people to effectively "Town of the Motor Age." Superblocks, ranging from 30 to 50
A composite of cells, neighborhoods, or communities where 34. Edward Bassett exercise their power to control the use of land in urban 56. Radburn acres in size, introduced by Henry Wright and Clarence
2. Urban Area
people work together for the common good. community. Stein.
The regulation of districts under the police power of the A universal human activity that consists of making choices
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Locations where there are opportunities for a diversified
3. Urban Area 57. Planning
living environment and diverse lifestyles. 35. Zoning height, bulk, and use of buildings, the use of land, and the among options that appear to be open to the future.
A large concentration of people in a given geographic area density of population. Is optimism, looking ahead, anticipating the potentials and
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4. City who support themselves on a fairly permanent basis from Unite d' Habitation A "super building" that contained 337 dwellings in only ten 58. Planning limitations of urbanism and the quality of life that can be
36.
the economic activities of that area. in Marseilles acres of land. (Le Corbusier) provided for humans and other animals.
A fundamental change from the nomadic lifestyle of people, Utopian scheme of a city with magnificent skyscraper towers A basic and continuing city function of acting as producers
Neolithic La Ville
5. giving rise to civilizations, as agriculture led to increased 37. surrounded by a broad and sweeping open space. (Le 59. Economic and market places. Cities are built as strategic points for the
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production and eventual surplus. Corbusier) exchange of goods and sesrvices.
6. Khirokitia The first documented city with streets. Plan was of continuous rows of buildings woven in zigzag Defense and Historic and urban functions of a city, that are rather
38. La Ville Radieuse 60.
The largest neolithic city with 13 hectares of land for a form across landscaped space. (Le Corbusier) Protection obsolete today.
7. Catalhoyuk
population of about 10,000 people. (Turkey) A city complete with all necessary amenities; a proposal for Worship and Previously the prime function of a city, reduced to secondary
61.
The oldest known settlement on the southern Mesopotamian 39. Broadacres every family in the U.S. to have one acre of land each. Governance status today.
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8. City of Eridu (Frank Lloyd Wright)
alluvium. (Sumerian) This function greatly influences the size and location of
9. City of Damascus The oldest continually inhabited city. This project proposed to house a significant amount of 62. Transportation cities. This technology has shaped present day urban
The Chicagos/The
10. City of Babylon The largest city with 80,000 inhabitants. 40. Manhattan residents to free up space for greenfields. (Frank patterns.
Mile High Tower
Lloyd Wright) This function is due to the diversity of people, ideas, jobs,
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11. Harappa Elevated citadel. (urban center) 63. Education
The best known Indus site, excavated in the 1920s, town He spearheaded the Reform Movement by proposing his etc.
12. Mohenjo-Daro 41. Robert Owen ideal city, a self-supporting industrial town, meant for about This function is closely related to education and worshipping
proper with houses and market places.
13. Yin at Anyang The largest city of the Yellow River Valley. 1200 person on at least 1000 to 1500 acres of land. 64. Cultural functions, and too often sacrificed in favor or temporary
An industrial village that was self-sufficient and complete economic concerns.
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Teotijuacan and New Lanark Mills
14. Were the largest cities in Mesoamerica. 42. with agricultural, light industrial, educational, and 65. Housing The largest and simplest function of a city.
Dzibilchatun in Manchester
Tikal and recreational facilities. (Robert Owen) Provides regional and metropolitan continuity; limited
15. Were among the oldest Maya cities. 66. Freeways
Uaxactun A hypothetical industrial town with an imaginary site access; no crossings; no traffic stops.
Une Cite
16. Polis Means "city-state" in greek. 43. consisting of a high plateau and level valley, all alongside a Provides metropolitan and city continuity and unity; limited
Industrielle
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A religious and defensive structure up on the hills, with no river. (Tony Garnier) 67. Expressways access; some channelized grade crossings and signals at
17. Acropolis Author of "Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path To Social Reform", majot intersections; parking prohibited.
definite geometric plan. 44. Ebenezer Howard
first conceptualized the "Garden Cities."
18. Sparta and Athens The largest cities in Ancient Greece.
19. Neopolis
20. Paleopolis
21. Hippodamus
Means "new city" in greek.
Means "old city" in greek.
First noted urban planner. Introduced the grid system and
the Agora.
45.
46.
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The Garden Cities
The Garden City
Association
New cities built in the countryside with rail access to the
original city. (Ebenezer Howard)
Meant to provide financial machinery for the realization of his
proposals. Established by E. Howard in 1899.
68.
69.
Major Roads
Provides unity throughout contiguous urban areas; usually
from boundaries for neighborhoods; minor access control;
channelized intersections; parking generally prohibited.
Main feeder streets; signals where needed; stop signs on
Secondary Roads side streets, occasionally forms boundaries for
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22. Agora Greek public market place. The first developed garden City, designed by Raymond neighborhoods.
47. Letchworth
Unwin and Barry Parker. 70. Collector Streets Main interior streets; stop sign on side streets.
23. City of Miletus Regarded as the first "planned" city.
48. Welwyn The second Garden City, designed by Louis de Soisson 71. Local Streets Local service streets; non-conducive to through traffic.
24. Basilica The covered markets; law courts. (Rome)
Meant only for housing but with a variety of housing types Streets that open only at one end, with provision for a
25. Curia The local meeting hall; the capitol. (Rome) Hampstead 72. Cul-de-sac
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49. lined along streets with terminating axes on civic buildings in turn-around at the other.
26. Domus Traditional Roman house; with a central atrium. (Rome) Garden Suburbs
a large common green. 73. Zoning The legal regulation of the use of land.
27. Insulae 3 to 6-storey apartments with storefronts. (Rome)
Linear city; proposed by Spanish Engineer Arturio Soria Y 74. General Map Complex of physical and cultural features of a map.
Emerged as the city of culture and the arts, the first 50. Ciudad Lineal
28. Vienna Mata. 75. Thematic Map Depicts a single feature; represents a single themed map.
"university town".
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The radical idea that vehicular traffic will be along rooftops of 76. Analytical Map Derived results; synthesis of two or more variables in a map.
29. The Gridiron Plan A plan characterized by rigid rectilinear street patterns. 51. Motopia a continuous network of buildings, streets will be for Establishes the specific limitations that apply to land use as
30. The Radial Plan A plan characterized by diagonal avenues and circular plan. pedestrian use only. (Geoffrey Jellicoe) 77. Zoning Plan one of the instruments for achieving the goals set forth in the
A movement spearheaded by Robert Owen. Put emphasis Arcology
52. A 3-dimensional city proposed by Paolo Soleri. comprehensive plan.
31. Reform Movement on building from scratch to improve worker's living Alternative Comprehensive Expresses the basic policies that shape the community
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conditions. Floating city as alternative to land reclamation, proposed by 78.
53. Marine City Plan character and the general land use.
School of thought that believes that the problems of cities Kiyonori Kikutake. Relaxes certain restrictions if builders and developers
32. Specialists should be tackled one item at a time, beginning with the The physical environment wherein social, cultural, 79. Incentive Zoning provide desirable public features and amenities such as
improvement of health and sanitary systems. 54. Neighborhood Unit educational, and commercial are within easy reach of each plazas, arcades, and other open spaces.
other. (Clarence Perry)
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Creating special zoning policies and regulations for medium Urban pattern; a series of nearly equal sized cities in close When urban and suburban infill cannot accommodate the
80. Cluster Zoning 106. Constellation
to large sized controlled develpments. proximity. 134. New Towns quantity or rate of growth of a region, new growth areas or
Floor Area Ratio The proportions between the built area of the building and 107. Satellite Urban pattern; constellation of cities around a main center. satellite towns may be considered.
81.
(FAR) the lot area; also referred to as Plot Ratio. 108. Grain The degree of fineness or coarseness in an urban area.
Ensures a relatively uniform urban character in such 109. Texture The degree of mixture of fine and coarse elements.
Urband Design
82. localities, even if sections are designed separately by 110. Paths Channels along which the observer moves.
Guidelines
different architects and planners.
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Linear elements not used or considered as paths.
Environmental An outline of possible effects of a project on the 111. Edges Lateral references, not coordinate axes. Concentric Zone
83. 135.
Impact Statement environment. May be barriers or seams. Theory
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The adaptation of parts of a building while retaining the Medium to large sections of a city, conceived of as
84. Conservation 112. Districts
essential spirit of the original. two-dimensional.
An area containing a group of buildings of special 113. Nodes Points, strategic spots by which an observer can enter.
85. Conservation Area architectural or historical significance, which a local authority Derived from a central business district at the center, around
114. Landmarks Point references considered to be external to the observer.
which all other uses are formed.
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may designate. Responsive Environments; places must be accessible to
A general term to describe the idea of consciously renewing 115. Permeability
86. Urban Renewal people to offer them choice.
the outworn areas of towns and cities. Responsive Environments; offers users a choice of
Conversion of buildings into different uses without 116. Variety
87. Adaptive Reuse experiences.
significantly altering the structure.
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Responsive Environments; degree of choice depends on
A term used to describe the idea of repairing, redecorating, 117. Legibility
how legible it is: how layout is understood.
and in some cases converting, existing structurally sound Responsive Environments; environments which can be used
88. Rehabilitation property to a standard compatible with modern requirements 118. Robustness
for many different purposes.
of amenity and health; frequently interchanged with 136. Sector Model
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Visual Responsive Environments; decisions already made
Renovation. 119.
Appropriateness determine the general appearance of the scheme.
The entrance of a new population and/or facilities in an Responsive Environments; variety of sense experiences that
89. Invasion 120. Richness
already occupied area. users can enjoy, most detailed level of design.
"Forcing" the old population out of the area because of social Developed under the premise that other uses grow with the
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90. Block-boosting Responsive Environments; allows people to achieve an
or racial differences. 121. Personalization environment that bears the stamp of their own tastes and CBD in specific directions, often following rail or highway
91. Centralization An increase in population at a certain geographic center. values. arteries, high or low ground, or simply clustering on the
Improving the physical set-up and consequently affecting the Planned Unit same side of the city.
92. Gentrification Mid-sized developments built with the intentions of
market for previously run-down areas. 122. Development
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93. Ekistics The hierarchy of human settlements. self-sustainability.
(PUD)
94. Conurbation A composite of cities, metropolises, and urban areas. Transit Oriented Officially defined as a mixed use community with an average
95.
96.
Megalopolis
Urban Pattern
Means "great city"; Used to refer to massive urban
concentrations created from strong physical linkages
between three or more large cities.
Is the geometry, regular or irregular, formed by routes, open
spaces, and buildings. 124.
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123. Developments
(TOD)
Traditional
Neighborhood
Developments
distance of 670 meters from a transit stop and commercial
core area.
Developments that take the form off traditional
neighborhoods, while still accommodating the automobile 137.
Multiple Nuclei
Model
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and other modern amenities.
Urban Pattern; landscaping, bodies of water, nature in (TND)
Relationship with
97. general, and its relationship with the urban fabric are 125. CNU Congress of New Urbanism
Nature
significant features of a city. The physical expansion of a town, city, or metropolitan area
Urban pattern; a large circle with radial corridors of intense Provides an alternative conceptualization of urban form, one
98. Radiocentric 126. Suburban Sprawl as a result of continually increasing number of new
based on the premise that uses do not evolve around a
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development emanating from the center. developments at the outlying areas.
single core but at several nodes or focal points.
Urban pattern; radiocentric form with open spaces between 127. Neighborhood Urbanized areas with a balanced mix of human activity.
99. Star
the outreaching corridors of development. 128. Districts Areas dominated by a single activity.
100. Ring Urban pattern; a city built around a large open space. 129. Corridors Connectors and separators of neighborhoods and districts.
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Urban pattern; usually with two corridors of intense Are not the dividing lines within a city, but are to be
101. Rectilinear development crossing the center; usually found in small 130. Streets
communal rooms and passages.
cities rather than in large. 131. Buildings The smallest increment of growth in the city.
Urban pattern; usually the result of natural topography which This strategy increases land value, revitalizes the area, and
102. Linear
restricts growth; may also be a transportation spine.
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132. Redevelopment encourages people to move back to the city core, while
103. Branch Urban pattern; a linear span with connecting arms. discouraging further suburbanization.
104. Sheet Urban pattern; a vast urban area with little or no articulation. Strategy used when redevelopment is no longer an option
Urban pattern; a sheet accented by one or more central 133. Infill
105. Articulated Sheet while still avoiding further physical expansion.
clusters and several subclusters.
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City envisioned to be the first intelligent and ecological city in Urban mobility; no meed for defensive walls; little evidence
153. Fort BGC Egyptian
the Philippines. 191. of controlled planning; no zoning, no defined blocks for
civilization
154. Boulevard 2000 Envisaged to usher in the renaissance of the City of Manila. housing.
Bureau of Internal Revenue 192. Indus valley Present day pakistan
155. (BIR)
Provides data on land valuation and taxation. Yellow river valley
193. Land within the passes
Department of Agriculture (DA) of china
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Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Founded in approximately same location it is today; present
157. 194. Beijing
form originated in the ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Provides data on network of protected agricultural areas. 195. Ming dynasty Classical period of the chinese civilization
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Department of 196. Polis Defined as a city state
Provides data on lands covered by the Comprehensive
160. Agrarian Reform Religious and defensive structure up on the hills, with no
138. Urban Realms Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). 197. Acropolis
(DAR) definite geometric plan
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 198. Neopolis "New" cities
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Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 199. Paleopolis "Old" city
162.
200. City of miletus First planned city
Provides data on environmentally critical areas. First noted urban planner. Introduced the grid system and
Department of Transportation and Communication 201. Hippodamus
the agora
165. (DOTC) Provides data on transportation and communication
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202. Roman forum Focal points of roman city planning
services. 203. Curia Local meeting hall
Presents the emergence of large self-sufficient suburban National Statistics Office 204. Domus Tradituonal roman house
167. (NSO)
sectors, each focused on a downtown independent of the Provides data on population and demography. 205. Insulae 3-6 storey aparments with storefronts
National Power Corporation (NPC)
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central city. 206. Barbarian Anyone outside the empire
139. Barangay The community unit, consisting of 30-100 families. Manila Electric Company (MERALCO)
169. 207. Constantinople Present day turkey
This provided guidelines for site selection, layout and National Electrification Administration (NEA)
208. Vienna First university town
dimensioning of streets and squares, the location of civic Provides data on power.
Karlsruhe and
Manila Waterworks and Sewerage Systems (MWSS) 209. Designed with gardens as major elements
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140. Law of the Indies and religious buildings, open space, cultivation and pasturing versailles
lands, and even the main procedural phases of planning and 173. Local Waterworks and Utilities Administration (LWUA)
Built from king Philip II's city guidelines that produced 3
construction. Provides data on water. 210. Laws of the indies
types of towns. Pueblo,presedio, and mission.
141. Intramuros "The walled city of Manila." Department of Public Works and Highways
176. (DPWH) 211. Pueblo Civil
Philippine Homesite and Housing Corporation Provides data on roads and other related infrastructure.
212. Presedio Military
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The precursor of the National Housing Authority, built homes Provides tax maps and listings of all real properties with their
142. (PHHC) City / Municipal 213. Mission Religious
for the masses based on the neighborhood unit concept of 178. corresponding market values and/or assessed values
Assessors Office Developments driven by speculation with emphasis on
located in the respective localities.
143. Philamlife Homes
144. (BLISS)
Perry and Stein.
Middle class residential homes developed by Philamlife
Insurance Company.
Bagong Lipunan Sites and Services
Walk-up housing units built for the government sector.
179.
180.
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Constantino
Doxiadis
Site planning by
kevin lynch
Proponent of Ekistics
Art of arranging structures on the land and shapinb the
spaces between;an art linked to architecture, engineering,
214. Speculators town
215. William penn
216. Machine age
217. Tony garnier
equality
Philadelphia
Signified the change from manpower to assembly lines
Une cite industrielle
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landscape architecture and planning. Une cite Imaginary site consisting of high plateau and level valley, all
National Housing Authority 218.
Made from existing projects,books,photographs, or industrielle alongside a river
Sole government agency engaged in direct shelter
181. Research experiments; a program is formulated and the elements Would have a central city with an optimum size of 58,000 to
production, focusing in providing housing assistance to the
147. NHA required to develop the project is listed 65,000 in 6000 acres of land, with satellite cities, also
lowest 30% of urban income earners through slum
219. Garden cities connected bt rail with an optimum size of 30,000 to 32,000
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upgrading, squatter relocation, development of sites and 182. Geology Natural science that studies the earth
A map of a portion of the earth that describes the shape of persons. The cities would all be surrounded by large
services and construction of core housing units. 183. Topographic map
the earth using contour lines greenbelts of agricultural land.
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
Imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the 220. Ebenezer howard Author of "tomorrow: a peaceful path to social reform"
Formerly known as the Human Settlements Regulatory
149. (HLURB) The second garden city, built in 1920 was designed louis de
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Commission, sole regulatory body for housing and land 184. Contours surface of the land above or below a reference surface such 221. Welwyn
as the mean sea level soisson.
development.
185. Jericho Early settlement in israel around 9000bc 222. Louis de soisson Designed the second garden city, Welwyn
National Home Major government home mortgage institution.
Mortgage Initial main function is to operate a viable home mortgage Early settlement in Cuprus around 5500 bc; first documented 223. Letchworth First developed garden city, started in 1902 and designed by
151. 186. Khirokitia Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker
Financing market, utilizing long term funds to purchase mortgages city with streets.
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Corporation originated by both public and private institutions. Early settlement in turkey around 7000bc; largest neolithic Raymond Unwin
187. Catalhoyuk 224. Designed the first developed garden city, Letchworth.
Home Insurance city with 13 hectares of land. and Barry Parker
152. and Guarantee Formerly known as the Home Financing Corporation. 188. City of eridu Oldest city Meant only for housing but with a variety of housing types
Hampstead
Corporation 189. City of damascus Oldest continually habited city 225. lined along streets with terminating axesnon civic buildings in
garden suburbs
190. Babylon Largest city with 80,000 inhabitants a large common green.
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Designed chicago with his famous axiom "make no little Two basic elements of human settlements: Geographic Resources
226. Daniel burnham
plans, they have no magic to stir men's blood" The content: Man, Alone, Socities Topographical Resources
227. Champ De Ellysee Boulevard along eiffel tower Soil Resources
Human 19. Nature
228. Lucio Costa Designed brasilia, the new capital of brazil. The container: consist of natural and man-made of artificial Water Resources
settlements must
229. Oscar niemeyer Architect who designed buildings in brasilia elements Climate
7. contain 2 things...
Separation of India and Pakistan, lead to creating a need for Plant Life
what are those?
———- Represent the ecosystem within which man and society
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230. Chandigarph a new capital; was designed to be the capital of punjab 20. Nature
province of india operate and cities and settlements are placed
Its design reflected the principles of the city beautiful Whole content of Human settlement: Geographic limits of the ____________ is the container, _________ arrives in it, and
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movement with a triangular formation of three important earth, the whole cosmos of man Nature; Man; form _________ groups which functions as a society. The
231. Canberra True or False. 21. Social social group is in need of protectire, finally, creates the
buildings: (court of justice; the parliament; capitol building) -
designed by walter griffin Shell; Networks; ______ and then when it becomes larger and more, compels
232. Ako!!! Sino papasa? 8. True In modern city, growth and change over time is a dominant _________
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233. Sir edward lutyens Designed new master plan for new delhi feature which must take precedence in all planning Because of _______, man has become displaced. It
234. Le corbusier "The cities of tomorrow" considerations. 22. Car deplaced him from his own public space, plazas, parks,
Unite d' habitation A super building that contained 336 dwellings in only ten 9. Man It is the individual human being public squares.
235. Man These are the areas around human settlement ehich man
in Marseilles acres of land 23. Natural Habitat
Society needs to breathe in.
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Designed by le corbusier for a population of 3m people;
236. Le contemporaine consisted of high rise office and residential buildings with a 10. Networks 5 elements of human settlements or ekistic elements. True or false?
Shells 24. True
greenbelt for institutions and recreational areas. Man has alienated himself from almost everything
Nature 25. True True or False. Man desires travelling rather than arriving.
Walkable community; concept of every family gets one acre
237. Broadacres Deals with people and their interaction with population 26. Nature The container of life
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of land with complete amenities.
Proposed by FLW to house a significant amount of 11. Society trends, group behavior, social customs, occupyayion, True or False. An increase in the number of a settlement
The mile high income and government. 27. False which is developing in accordance with the needs of a
238. manhattan residents to free up space for greenfields, in a
tower Man's relationship with other men. His interaction with his community leads to disintegration
building mile high. 12. Society
co-human being. The centers of our cities become over congested, overbuilt.
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239. The linear city Proposed by spanish engineer soria y mata 28. True
Biological Needs True or False?
240. The floating city By kiyonori kikutake
Sensation and Perception 29. Albert Schweitzer "Man will end by destryong himself"
Arcology 13. Man
241. 3d city by paolo soleri Emotional Needs They expertise in....
alternative 31. Architect
Moral Values Buildings
242. Ekistics Science of human settlements
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Population composition and density They expertise in....
Designed by clarence perry and clarence stein; was defined 32. Planner
Social stratification 2 Dimensional layout of the city
Neighbourhood as the physical environment wherein social, cultural,
243. Cultural Patterns
244.
245.
unit
Conurbation
Megalopolis
educational, and commercial are within easy reach of each
other.
A composite of cities, metropolises, and urban areas
Merging two or more metropolis with a population of at least
ten million
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Society Economic Development
Education
Health and Welfare
Law & Administration
33.
34.
Engineer
Administrator
They expertise in....
Public utilities and structures
They expertise in....
Local Government Problems
They expertise in....
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Water Supply System 35. Economist
246. Megalopolis Great city in greek / Jean Gottman Money matters
Power Supply System They expertise in....
247. Intramuros Walled city of manila Transporation System 36. Social Scientist
Architect/planner who designed Chicago, San Francisco, 15. Networks People
248. Daniel burnhanm Communication System
and parts of washington dc. ; city beautiful Economist and 2 Basic professions which could greatly contribute to the
Sewage and Drainage 37.
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Constantinos Engineer solution of the problems of human settlements
1. a Greek architect-engineer who coined the term "ekistics" Physical layout
Doxiadis Has to face the overall economic development of human
For transportation, communication and utilities support the 38. Economist
2. human settlement By definition, settlement inhabited by man. settlements
settlements and tie them together with their organization
3. Satisfy Man Goal of Human Settlement Does not consider the task of human settlement as their
16. Networks structure. Their changes profoundly affect urban pattern and
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The science of human settlements, Greek term meaning 39. Engineer responsibility, they consider themselves auxilliary in nature
4. ekistics often developments in ________ have been portending new
"settling down" to the architect.
development in cities and socities.
A human settlement is made up of five ekistic elements, City Official and
17. Shells Are used as the generic term for all buildings and structures 40. Responsible for the overall effort within human settlement
which are interactive and independent with each other. Mayors
5. Doxiadis Housing
Howard One of the mosy influential of the thinkers
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These are man, nature, shells, networks and society. Who Community Service 41.
said this??? Ebenezzer Wrote the "Garden City of Tomorrow"
Shopping Centers
6. Human Settlement By definition, settlement inhabited by man. 18. Shells Markets One of the most important books on the history of urban
Recreational Facilities Garden City of planning. From it stems garden cities or new towns
42.
Civi and Business Centers Tomorrow movement, which has been so influential in British urban
Industry planning, theory and practice.
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