A wide area of parks of undeveloped land surrounding a community@Greenbelt The process in which a piece of land, referred to as the parent tract, is subdivided into Platting two or more parcels.@Platting Angles measured clockwise from any meridian, usually north; however, the National Geodetic Survey uses south@Azimuths Usually the last stage of the final site development process prior to issuance of building permit@Final Plat A 20th century problem emanating from rapid urbanization of areas surrounding a city which eats up the remaining adjacent rural open spaces@Urban Sprawl A type of planning which emphasizes that the proper role of the planner is not to serve the general public interest but rather to serve the interests of the least fortunate or least well represented groups in society@Advocacy Planning In the Philippines, this type of land use planning emphasizes the proper management of land resources to ensure that the present generation can benefit from its continued use without compromising future generations@Sustainable Land Use Planning This code mandates that all Local Government Units shall prepare their comprehensive@Local Government Code, 1991 land use plans and enact them through zoning ordinances@R.A. 7160 Reason for planning.@Promote Human Growth Phrase used to characterize development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future generations.@Sustainable Development First Planner and developed the Gridiron@Hippodamus of miletus A locale with a sizeable agglomeration of people having characteristics of an urban being.@City The main reason why the nomadic existence of early man metamorphosed to village settlement and later to the birth of cities@Agricultural Surplus The rough equivalent of the present tenement cities that existed in ancient Rome, which resulted from the population growth of the city and the congestion that existed in streets@Insula In urban geography, a concept where urban settlement is confined to the area within the legal limits of the city and the congestion and virtually all of this area is occupied by urban residents.@Truebounded City A Land Development Decision is also what kind of decision.@Traffic The orderly arrangement of urban streets and public spaces@City Planning He conceptualized the 'City Beautiful Movement'.@Daniel Burnham A tool used to control the manner in which raw kind is subdivided and placed on the marker for residential development@Subdivision Regulations A profession which falls between planning and architecture. It deals with the large-scale organization and design of the city, with the massing and organization and the space between them, but not with the design of the individual buildings@Urban Design The science of human settlement@Ekistics By definition, settlement inhabited by man@Human Settlement Planning for roads, bridges, schools, parking structures, pubic buildings, water supply, and waste disposal facilities@Capital Facilities Planning The container of man, which consists of both the natural and man-made or artificial element.@Physical Settlement A spatial organization concept a general view of the pattern of land use in a city developed by Ernest W. Burgess. The city is conceived as a series of five concentric zones with the cores as the central business district and fanning out from which are the residential and commuter zones.@Concentric Zone Concept The remaining space in a lot after deducting the required minimum open spaces@Buildable Area A habitable room for 1 family only with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating.@Dwelling Unit This is a type of a retaining wall made of rectangular baskets made of galvanized steel wire or pvc coated wire hexagonal mesh which are filled with stones to form a wall.@Gabion Wall A very steep slope of rock or clay.@Cliff A piece of grassy land, especially one used for growing hay or as pasture for grazing Meadow animals; low grassy land near a river or stream.@Meadow A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains@Ridge A long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water@Ravine On land, an encumbrance limiting its use, usually imposed for community or mutual protection.@Restriction Of land, a contiguous land area which is considered as a unit, which is subject to a single ownership, and which is legally recorded as a single piece@Parcel A wall that serves 2 dwelling units, known also as party wall.@Common Wall Niemeyer believed that relating large areas to each other is freedom as in the planned city of___.@Brasilia In architectural terms, it is the relationship of the number of residential structures and Density people to a given amount of space.@Density The government arm responsible for the development and implementation of low cost housing in the Philippines@National Shelter Program Housing provided for low-income groups generally through government intervention and characterized by substantial subsidies and direct assistance.@Social Housing A written agreement between parties, but it allows a specific period during which the buyer can investigate the property and make a decision@Option to Buy Sometimes called "subscription money", this is a deposit given to the seller to show that Earnest Money the potential buyer has serious intentions@Earnest Money A provision made in advance for the gradual liquidation of a future obligation by periodic charges against the capital account@Amortization Written document to transfer the property to one person to another@Deed They develop or improve the land as well as construct houses@Developers Determines the value of the house and also is familiar with trends in the local market and in the industry.@Appraiser Helps people find a place to live, specializing and matching wants of buyers with the local supply.@Real Estate Broker Are usually large concrete slabs or otherwise panelized units fabricated in a shop and assembled at the site.@Total System Codes that deal with the use, occupancy, and maintenance of existing buildings@Housing Codes Designed to regulate land use, to ban industry and commerce from residential areas and to separate different types of living units@Zoning Construct three-dimensional volumetric units in a plant on a production line then hauled to the site@Prefabrication Manufacturer System building is the complete integration of all ___.@Subsystems The improvement of slum, deteriorated, and underutilized areas of a city.@Urban Renewal An area which is within the city limits, or closely linked to it by common use of public utilities and services.@Urban Area Two major hindrances to the prefabrication industry.@Code of Multiplicities and Tradition Three general types of structures.@Primitive Vernacular Grand A piece of land with an economic use for farming.@Productive Use Lands for well-being like parks, plazas, and of similar nature@Health and General Use Similarly as the cost of the land, neighborhood character have this effect@Social Implications Minimum road width in a neighborhood development to ease traffic flow@6.00 mts Which building component receives priority over the location to have the morning sun.@Bedrooms Urban Planning is defined briefly as the guidance of ___.@Growth and Change A lattice structure that serves as a summer house.@Gazebo In landscaping, ground cover is represented by ___.@Grass and Plants The art of arranging buildings and other structures in harmony with the landscape@Site Planning The study of the dynamic relationship between a community of organisms and its habitat.@Ecology Preparations of an accurate base map for urban planning starts with ___.@Accurate Aerial Mosaic Appraisal of adequacy of a city's water and sewer systems needs of future land uses are embodied in the ___.@Comprehensive Plan Also called the blood-stream of a city@Transportation System A form of absence of all the principles and organized development of a community.@Urban Blight The city of Washington conforms to the plan type of ___.@Star An efficient and rapid transport system for automobiles to circulate across urban to urban areas.@Freeways A monument, fixed object, or marker used to designate the location of a land boundary on the ground.@Landmark A narrow passageway bordered by trees, fences, or other lateral barrier@Lane The projection of a future pattern of use within an area, as determined by development goals@Land-use Plan The part of the surface of the earth not permanently covered by water.@Land A line of demarcation between adjoining parcels of land.@Land Boundary A survey of landed property establishing or reestablishing lengths and directions of boundary line@Land Survey The study of an existing pattern of use, within an area, to determine the nature and magnitude of deficiencies which might exist and to assess the potential of the pattern relative to development goals@Land-use Analysis A study and recording of the way in which land is being used in an area.@Land-use Survey In surveying, the North-South component of a traverse course.@Latitude An open space of ground of some size, covered with grass and kept smoothly mown@Lawn A contract transferring the right of possession of buildings, property, etc., for a fixed Lease period of time, usually for periodical compensation called 'rent'.@Lease A tenure by lease; real estate held under a lease.@Leasehold
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