Punta Lang Nigeria

Which macro urban design component involves the deliberate distribution and combination of land uses to create an integrated whole?

Urban spatial structure

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What type of street pattern is commonly used in highly mountainous sites

Meandering

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Which element of the community is defi ned as an urbanized area that is functionally specialized for roles like administrative or statistical functions?

District

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Choose the words that made the statement incorrect:

The bundle of rights is a set of legal rights afforded to the real estate title holder. It also embraces public rights to tax or assess the property, to control its use and development, and to acquire it for private use, with just compensation.

Private use

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Which principle of New Urbanism states that a city, town, or neighborhood should have a discernable center and edge, with public space at the center, and a range of uses and densities within a 10-minute walk?

Walkability

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Which of the following is a microclimatic principle to create an agreeable living environment?

Elimination the extremes of heat, cold, humanity, air movement, and exposure

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What is the core principle of Alfred Weber's "Least Cost Approach" to industrial location theory?

A businessman would choose to locate where his total costs, including transport, were least

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What design feature helps slow cars at intersections and allows easy pedestrian crossings?

Minimized block radii

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In Kevin Lynch's "The Image of the City", what are places of intensive activity, usually at the intersections of paths?

Nodes

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Choose the words that made the statement incorrect:

Based on the 1987 Brundtland Report, “The concept of sustainable development does imply limits - absolute limits, but limitations imposed by the present state of technology and social organization on environmental resources and by the ability of the biosphere to absorb the effects of human activities.

Absolute limits

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According to Kevin Lynch's notion of urban legibility, which of the following is not one of the fi ve basic elements people use to construct their mental image of a city?

Decorations

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Paris is known to have this kind of layout

Radial

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Paradoxical Solution by Le Corbusier for urban congestion in his Radiant City?

Increasing density at a local scale in massive, tall structures, leaving a very high proportion of ground space open

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The key finance agency is the primary provider of funds for long-term housing mortgages, specifically for low and middle-income private sector employees.

SSS

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For building design in a warm, humid region, which response is recommended in the sources?

Open building plans, high ceilings, broad overhangs, & louvered openings

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Is the power of the government to take property for public use with "just compensation."

Eminent domain

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What is the primary mandate of the National Housing Authority (NHA), as specifi ed in the sources?

To be the sole government agency engaged in direct shelter production

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What are the three main categories of considerations for Site Planning?

Physical, Biological, and Cultural

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According to Proclamation No. 803 (1996), which specifi c category of Infrastructure Projects is automatically classifi ed as an Environmentally Critical Project (ECP)?

Heavy Industries

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It is a physical variable of decoration that is related to the visual qualities of the urban space and its architectural environment to holistically involve human measure.

Scale

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During the preliminary site investigation and analysis, which of the following is not explicitly mentioned as basic data to gather?

Current controversies and social studies

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The Community Design Architecture (CDA) methodology is built on four inter-related design principles. Which of these principles focuses on ensuring tools, structures, and processes are optimized for continually meeting user communities' evolving learning needs and aspirations, requiring robustness, fl exibility, and scalability?

Transformational Design

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This refers to a region comprising of multiple cities, urban areas that developed through population growth forming one continuous urban or industrially developed area.

Conurbation

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On topographic maps, what color is typically used to represent cultural features such as roads, railroads, and civil boundaries?

Black

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Choose the word that makes the statement incorrect:

Neighborhood character, as a core element of urban design, considers neighborhoods as mediators. Group identity limits personalization in order to orient people within the city. Variation of neighborhood characters increases self-expression, which creates unique experiences for different places.

Limits

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In the context of the Planning Theories, what is identifi ed as the main goal of Democratic Planning?

Integrating capacity building

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Which among the following is not a factor that affects the aesthetic and visual appeal of decorations?

None of the choices

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Under international law, as stated in the sources, what does "to be adequately housed" entail?

Secure tenure without fear of eviction, living somewhere in keeping with one's culture, and having access to appropriate services, schools, and employment

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Choose the word that makes the statement incorrect:

A place is imbued with objective meanings and attachments; it can be a social and symbolic setting that has meaning and value for individuals. It is a node within the web of fl ows.

Objective

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What is the primary focus of Vernacular Architecture, as described in the sources?

Environmental factors

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Ebenezer Howard's infl uential concept for urban planning, described in "Garden City of Tomorrow," aimed to combine the advantages of town and country life through which key idea?

Development of a self-contained new area surrounded by a large green Belt.

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Responsive Architecture refers to the quality of a place that affects how easily people can understand what opportunities it offers.

Legibility

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Thomas is driving on a long and wide road with no intersections, which is called?

Highway

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Which type of planning, as described in the sources, advocates for the transformation of planning from a top-down approach to a continuous cooperative venture between governmental planners and citizens, emphasizing the participatory process?

Democratic Planning

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The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) was established in 2019 through the merger of which two government entities?

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)

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The city of Barcelona is known to have this kind of city layout.

Gridiron Layout

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Which theory of city growth assumes a uniformly fl at, available land and describes the city extending radially from its center to form a series of fi ve concentric rings?

Concentric Zone Theory

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According to the provided soil bearing capacity table, which type of soil has the highest bearing capacity?

Hard rock

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Choose the words that make the statement incorrect:

Urban design stakeholders include architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, and other expert professionals. Local and national government agencies, the private sector, and civil society are also part of the process. The practice is multidisciplinary in nature and is best approached with a short-term perspective.

Short-term

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Under NSCB Resolution No. 9, Series of 2003, one criterion for a barangay to be considered urban is having a population size of:

5,000 or more

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What is one of the principal objectives of grading design?

To avoid fi lled areas that will add to the depth or instability of building foundations.

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Emest W. Burgess's theory describes city growth as an outward expansion from the city center. What is a key characteristic of Zone?

Il in this model?

A transition zone invaded by migrants.

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According to the sources, which of the following is not listed as one of the explicit Elements of Urban Design?

Climate Zones

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What does the United Nations (1997) defi nition of "human settlements primarily integrate?

Physical components of shelter and infrastructure, along with supporting community services such as education, health, and recreation

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Rowhouse building/structure from one 1 to 3 storeys in height, with each unit for separate use as single-family dwellings, is an example

of

R-3 Occupancy Basic

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In the Planning Process, the steps of Feasibility Analysis and Evaluation & Testing are sometimes combined into a single process known as

Plan Testing

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According to the sources, what slope percentage range is generally suitable for movement and informal activity?

4% to 10%

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Which implementation tool allows developers to plan and develop a large area as a single entity, often merging zoning and subdivision

controls, with the design fl exibility to mix land uses and housing types?

Planned-Unit Development

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For effective noise reduction, especially from normal traffi c noise, what depth of foliage (combination of trees, low foliage, and ground cover) is recommended?

500-1000 feet (152-305 meters)

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What was a significant consequence of rapid urbanization and the lack of affordable housing developments during the American Colonial Period?

The growth of informal settlements

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