Topic #2: Ekistics (The Science of Human Settlements)

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Ekistics

Applies to the Science of Human Settlements.

Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis

The term Ekistics was coined by Greek Architect and Urban Planner in 1942

• Homogeneous Parts

• Central Parts

• Circulatory Parts

• Special Parts

Basic Parts of Composite Human Settlements

• Minor shell or elementary units

• Micro-settlements

• Meso-settlements

• Macro Settlements

Four Basic Groups [By Ekistics Units]

Minor shell or elementary units

Man (Anthropos), rooms, house

Micro-settlements

units smaller than or as small as, traditional town where people used, do and still do achieve interconnection by walking (house group, small neighborhood)

Meso-settlements

between traditional town and conurbation within which one can commute daily (small polis, polis, small metropolis small eperopolis, eperopolis)

Macro Settlements

whose largest possible expression is the Ecumenopolis.

• Man (as individual)

• Space

• Family Home

Physical Units [By Ekistics Units]

Group of Homes

Social Units [By Ekistics Units]

1

Anthropos

2

Room

5

House

40

Hamlet

250

Village

1,500

Neighborhood

10,000

Small polis

75,000

Polis (city)

500,000

Small Metropolis

4 million

Metropolis

25 million

Small Megapolis

150 million

Megapolis

750 million

Small Eperopolis

7,500 million

Eperopolis

50,000 million

Ecumenopolis

Large City

a city with large population and many services having less than I million but over 100,000 up to 300,000 people

City

abundant but not with as many services as in large city having over 100,000 up to 300,000 people

Large Town

population of 20,000 to 100,000.

Town

population of 1,000 to 20,000.

Village

population of 100 to 1,000

Hamlet

tiny population (< 100) and very few (if any) services and few buildings

Isolated Dwelling

1 or 2 buildings of families with negligible services, if any.

Ecumenopolis

entire area of earth

Megapolis

a group of conurbations

Conurbation

a group of large cities and their suburbs, 3 to 10 million people.

Metropolis

a large city and its suburbs of multiple cities and towns, 1 to 3 million

• Man’s desire to Maximize his Contacts.

• Man’s always tries to do with a Minimum of Effort

• Optimization of Man’s Protective Space

• Optimization of Man’s relation to the ekistics elements

• Synthesis of all previous ones

Principles of Ekistics

• Anthropos

• nature

• shell

• society

• network

ekistics elements

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council [HUDCC]

created by President Corazon C. Aquino to serve as the highest policy making body for housing and coordinate the activities of the government housing agencies to ensure the accomplishment of the National Shelter Program

Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board [HLURB]

is a national government agency tasked as tasked as the planning, regulatory and quasi-judicial body for land use development and real estate and housing regulation.

National Housing Authority [NHA]

is a government-owned and controlled corporation under the administrative supervision of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and classified under the Infrastructure Utilities Group. Provides responsive housing programs primarily to homeless low-income families with access to social services and economic opportunities with excellence while ensuring corporate viability.

Housing Guaranty Corporation [HGC]

is a government-owned and controlled corporation mandated by law (Republic Act 8763) to promote sustainable home ownership by providing risk coverage or guarantees and tax/fiscal incentives to banks and financial institutions/investors granting housing development loans/credits, and home financing.

Home Development Mutual Fund [HDMF]

more popularly known as the Pag-IBIG Fund, was an answer to the need for a national savings program and an affordable shelter Financing for the Filipino worker.

Pag-IBIG

is an acronym which stands for Pagtutulungan sa Kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industria at Gobyerno.

Executive Order No. 72

Providing for the Preparation and Implementation of the Comprehensive Land Use Plans of Local Government Units Pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991 and Other Pertinent Laws.

Memorandum Circular No. 54

Prescribing the Guidelines of SEC. 20, R.A. 7160, Authorizing Cities/ Municipalities to Reclassify Lands into Non-Agricultural Uses.

Executive Order No. 124

Establishing Priorities and Procedures in Evaluating Areas for Land Conversion in Regional Agricultural/ Industrial Centers, Tourism Development Areas Sites for Socialized Housing.

Presidential Decree No. 957 Subdivision and Condominium Buyers Protective Decree

Regulating the sale of Subdivision on lots and Condominium, providing penalties for violations thereof.

Presidential Decree No. 1216

Defining “Open Space” in Residential Subdivision and Amending Sec. 31 of PD. 957 Requiring Subdivision Owner to Provide Alleys, Sidewalks and Reserve Open Space for Parks or Recreational Use.

Presidential Decree No. 1344

Empowering the NHA to Issue Writ of Execution in the Enforcement of its Decisions Under PD. 957.

Batas Pambansa 220

An Act Authorizing the Ministry of Human Settlements to Establish and Promulgate Different Levels of Standards and Technical Requirements for Economic and Socialized Housing Projects in Urban and Rural Areas from those Provided Under Presidential Decree No. 957, 1216, 1096 & 1185.

Republic Act 7279

Urban Development and Housing Act. An Act to provide for a Comprehensive and Continuing Urban Development and Housing Program, establishing the mechanism for its implementation and for other purposes.

Republic Act 4726

The Condominium Act, an act to define Condominium, establish requirements for its creation and govern its incidents.

Republic Act 7899

Amending sections 4 & 6 of RA. 4726

Executive Order 71

Devolution of HLURB function to approved Subdivision Plan of LGUS.

Executive Order 184

Creating Socialized Housing One-Stop Processing Centers

Republic Act 6552

Realty Installment Buyers Protection Act