The 12-Step Process to Comprehensive Land UsePlanning

STEP 1 - Organize
STEP 2 - IdentifyStakeholders
STEP 3 - Set the Vision
STEP 4 - Analyze theSituation
STEP 5 - Set the Goalsand Objectives
STEP 6 - Establish DevtThrust andSpatialStrategies
STEP 7 - Prepare theLand Use Plan
STEP 8 - Draft theZoningOrdinance
STEP 9 - Conduct PublicHearing
STEP 10 - Review, Adoptand Approvethe CLUP andZO
STEP 11 - Implement theCLUP and ZO
STEP 12 - Monitor andEvaluate theCLUP and ZO

Trees affect the microclimate of an area by moderating the effects of sun, wind, temperature, and
precipitation.

Tree protection in land development should be a shared community responsibility. Developers need to
approach their projects with some environmental sensitivity.

As a young person and a science student I was deeply disappointed and frustrated that Scott Morrison
failed to mention climate change, renewable energy or even the environment in his budget speech.
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to our environment, our health and our future.

land-use planning means the systematic assessment of physical, social and economic factors in such a
way as to encourage and assist land users in selecting options that increase their productivity, are
sustainable and meet the needs of society.

Key issues to consider in site planning are:

zoning and other regulations

site utilities
access
topography
natural light
views
wind
vegetation
drainage
soils
Regulations
Zoning and other regulatory matters are always the first issues to be considered.

A proposed design often must be subjected to scrutiny by a number of public bodies. Regulations are
complex, but two general rules are useful:

Learn which rules govern a site before you buy it or plan to build (if you already own it).
Learn all you can ahead of time about the likely outcome of your building proposals.
Easier said than done, of course. Seek professional help from the leading local civil engineer or someone
trusted and recommended by local officials.

Utilities

On-site utilities or town services must be considered along with the governing regulations. If the
property has town services, there is still the question of routing the trenches to the building. Sometimes
the best route will disrupt the existing vegetation and suggest an alternative access route or building
orientation.

On-site disposal of waste is a highly regulated matter. The perc and groundwater-level tests frequently
determine whether a site is usable and, if so, where and what one can build on that site. Start with a
leading local civil engineer, who usually knows what can or cannot be done. Get a second opinion before
you give up. An apparently hopeless site can sometimes use a septic design that meets the law if youre
willing to spend the money and time.

However, a determined owner must face the fact that many towns use septic-system regulations to
control development. Expect a fight if you try to resurrect a site considered unbuildable, even if you are
legally in the right.

The other utilitieswater, gas, electricity, telephone and cableseldom figure as important site-
planning issues, except for the effects of the trenching, mentioned above. Nevertheless, you may
approach insanity trying to get a straight answer from the power company about total hook-up costs
and feesor bankruptcy trying to find enough water on a site filled with ledge here in New England
where I work.

Access

Access is the next thing to consider in site planning. We forget how the size of cars, roads, driveways and
garages relates to a house. Even the most compact car needs adequate turning and parking space. The
problem for the designer is to make car access graceful and natural, while saving key vegetation and
providing for a transition between the car and the front doorall the while taking care to avoid making
the site look like a small shopping center.

Where to put the garage in a house design

CLICK TO ENLARGE The garage door, set under a wide overhang (top) draws
little attention to itself, looking instead like one of a long line of elements. From left to right, you see a
piece of wall, the garage door, another piece of wall, a void, and a post. Breaking the big door (bottom)
into two smaller ones one way to reduce the garage door naturally. Separate doors a less likely to
overwhelm the front elevation.
Access roads leading up or down hills need careful study. There needs to be a level place to stop where
the road meets the street. Grades should be below 10 percent unless there is no other choice and the
owner accepts the problems associated with steep roads.In addition, water must be drained off or led
through culverts to avoid washouts and erosion. And the route should be attractive and should protect
the house from headlights.

Arriving at the house, one preferably should not face a huge garage door. If there is no other option, put
the garage door under a generous overhang, perhaps splitting it into individual single doors. Also
emphasize the entry using steps, landscaping, a covered walk or porch even small entrance symbols
such as lights and mailboxes anything to keep the garage door from dominating the composition.

Finally, dont block access to the back or side yards without thinking through the consequences
carefullyparticularly if you plan to landscape or there is room to build on an addition in the future.

Topography

A sites topography is often its most important feature to a designer. As Frank Lloyd Wright taught us,
slopes and land shapes can determine not only the house location, but the building form itself.

Subtle topography requires subtle craft in the design. Houses that cling to or fit into a site are much
more satisfying than those that merely sit on a big terrace. If they are not too large, however, terraces
can be indispensable tools for wedding a building to the topography. Terracing requires money, but
sometimes can be accomplished over time after the home is completed. Even a 2-foot change in grade
can be enhanced by making the change abruptly with a retaining wall or rock-covered bank.

In one case, we located a house on a west-facing slope overlooking a meadow on a one-acre site, thus
saving the meadow for the view rather than planting the house in it. This decision resulted in a split-
level design, with the living spaces on the upper floor, the entry and garage at the mid-level, and the
bedrooms on the lower floor. As in so many cases, the correct solution to the siting problem determined
much of the house form and plan.

Bringing in the Sun

After considering the issues above, we typically focus our designs on the sun. Sunlit rooms are a symbol
of contentment to owners in both winter and summer, so we try to bring sunlight into every room for
part of the day without causing overheating. If you save energy in the processand you often doso
much the better.

Daylighting in House Design. Design to bring natural light into every room of the house.
CLICK TO ENLARGE Design with the sun in mind. A well-sited house makes the best use of
natural light, bringing sunlight into every room for at least part of the day.
The time to think of the sun is when you site the house. Good siting enables the house to make the best
use of natural lighting and to enhance the overall house design. We try to create variety and not give
every room exactly the same kind of light. In one house we designed, located on a lot set 45 degrees to
the cardinal points of the compass, we arranged the living spaces in a sequence to follow the sun.

The breakfast room and kitchen were set in the southeast to catch the morning sun. The family room
was place at the south corner to catch sun all day, and the living room at the southwest to capitalize on
the afternoon sun. The garage faced the street on the northwest corner to shield the house from the
cold wind. For the one room that had to face the northeast and the street, we chose the dining room,
since it was used mainly at night.

These considerations led directly to the basic floor plan, although it took a lot more work to fit in the
second-floor bedrooms.

Views

Many sites have a view of something worthwhile. When there is only a bit of a
view or the view is partially obscured, every effort should be made to give key rooms access to iteven
if it means adding a roof deck or pergola. Where wide areas of glass are called for to take advantage of a
panoramic view, it is important to take account of the effects of the sun. Dont be seduced by the notion
that you have to have floor to ceiling glass. Often generous windows above a wall with a 30 inch sill
(against which you can locate useful storage) are a better choice, with the side benefit of provide a
sense of enclosure.

The classic view problem is the elevated west panorama. Along with the view comes the low-angle
afternoon sun during the hottest part of the day. If it is a view of the sea, the problem is compounded
by the ferocious glare off the water.

Its a big mistake to plaster the west wall with glass; the curtains will have to be closed just when the
view is most interesting, and the windows will be uncomfortable and expensive to heat in the winter. On
summer afternoons, the spaces will be hot and expensive to cool.

Another mistake made with broad views is lining up every room in the house on the side of the view. As
with children and mates, you need to get away from views on occasion. Capturing and using a view is a
classic design problem. Views should be played withlinked to the use of the rooms in the house, and
related to the houses form and decoration. Views are to a good designer as color is to a painter: Good
painters do not throw buckets of color at their viewers in the hope of impressing them.

Wind Considerations

Wind is another important factor in site planning. It is important to know the typical wind patterns of
the local climate in order to place outdoor elements in locations that take advantage of desirable
summer breezes while permitting extended outdoor activities in cool weather. For example, in the
northeast you can count on

From the west and northwest: the coldest and strongest winds which freeze everything on clear winter
days or cool things off in hot weather
From the northeast: cold winds, often with heavy rain or snow
From the east and southeast: warmer winds that bring in rain and unsettled weather
From the southwest: cool, welcome breezes in summer

In the northeast, because of the long periods of cool and cold weather, its desirable to create outdoor
living spaces facing southeast, because they are protected from cool winds and allow you to extend
outdoor living into the cool swing seasons. Areas facing northwest are comfortable in hot weather,
which still constitute a small number of days despite warming trends. By contrast, in southern climates
with extended periods of hot weather, catching any available breeze is desirable.

To protect from undesirable winds, one technique (if possible taking account of other site planning
factors) is to place the garage on that side of the house. Solid fences are poor windbreaks, because
strong eddies form directly behind them, but perforated screens or dense vegetation work well. A
landscape architect can help a lot here.

Trees and Plants

Many people have trouble sorting out the value of existing plants and trees. Early in the project, get a
professional opinion or two from someone familiar with local flora, climate and plant diseases.
Find out which plants are valuable and worth keeping and which can be dispensed with.

Its astonishing how much destruction must take place to build a houseand also how the trees we
preserve so carefully near a new house are often killed by the inevitable changes in water level, cut
roots, or compressed soil. It can be painful to cut down a mature, attractive tree, but a professional can
provide some perspective and help you make the right decision.

Soils, Ledge and Drainage

As part of the research involved in designing a septic system, a civil engineer can usually define the soil
and drainage on a particular site. In most cases, a house is sited based on other considerations; then the
foundation and drains are designed to cope with the local soil and water conditions.

Sometimes ledge, unsuitable soil or excess water can render the chosen house location unworkable.
Although the average civil engineer can handle most cases, the advice of a geotechnical engineer or soils
specialist may be needed if problems arise.

Dont attempt the impossiblesuch as trying to keep the water out of a basement located below the
water table. While waterproofing (as opposed to the typical dampproofing) is commonly is used in
underground commercial structures, such techniques are costly and difficult to do right.

The Front Door

Many houses prominently feature a formal, symmetrical entrance even though it is rarely used nearly
everyone goes in the back way. The entry is a key element in any floor plan, but should be designed as
part of a coherent design.

Front entry design.

CLICK TO ENLARGE Formal front entries are rarely used. Instead make
the entry an integral part of the design. In this house, designed by the author, a small roofed porch
protects the entry that connects every part of the house.
Think through the situations that occur at the front door. Who uses it? When? Where can the junk that
accumulates at the door be stored out of the way? How should the entry relate to the other rooms in
the house?
If you give some serious thought to these questions, you may discover that the entry takes on a
surprising form. In most of our designs, there is one important entry that is visually compelling and
easily identified. We usually link the entry hall with the garage and/or basement through a storage room
or mudroom. Sometimes the site forces other solutions, and the plan must be adjusted accordingly.

Other Climate Considerations

Serious gardeners will want to take a close look at the site before locating beds. A professional can
create plans showing the shadows cast on the site by trees to the south for various times of the year,
allowing you to locate areas with maximum sun during the growing season. If feasible, an alternative is
to visit the site at various times of day and times of year and see for yourself where the shadows fall,

At the summer solstice near June 21st, the sun rises and sets quite a bit to the north of east and west,
and is high in the sky at noon. At the winter solstice around Christmas, it rises and sets just as far south
of east and west and is quite low in the sky at noon. Its not always obvious where the best growing
areas are located without a careful shadow study.
Biting and stinging insects are a consideration in many climates. You may need a screened porch in order
to enjoy the outdoors. Because covered porches cut out the sun from the rooms behind, you may want
to add skylights in the porch roof or roof the porch with a translucent material.

An outside corner facing southeast, as mentioned earlier, can create pleasant outdoor living space in the
spring and fall, when it otherwise would be too cold outdoors without direct sun and complete
protection from the wind.

Each site is unique, and taking full advantage of its features will require tradeoffs. But be sure you
consider each factor, using you judgment to prioritize them.

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

The government arm responsible for the development and implementation of low cost housing in the
Philippines.
-National Housing Authority

A habitable room for 1 family only with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating.
-Dwelling Unit

The container of man, which consists of both the natural and man-made or artificial element.
-Physical Settlement

Niemeyer believed that relating large areas to each other is freedom as in the planned city of___.
-Brasilia

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

A provision made in advance for the gradual liquidation of a future obligation by periodic charges
against the capital account.
-Amortization

Advocacy planning was formulated in the 1960s by Paul Davidoff. It is a pluralistic and inclusive planning
theory where planners seek to represent the interests of various groups within society.

Social planning involves community and government groups and organizations working together in
collaboration to address critical social issues facing a community. ... Michael Clague defined social
planning as, a local, democratic system for setting priorities, arriving at equitable compromises and
taking action. It supports community needs and interests in social, cultural, economic, and
environmental affairs.

Rational Planning is the process of realizing a problem, establishing and evaluating planning criteria,
crating alternatives, implementing alternatives, and monitoring progress of the alternatives. Used in
designing neighborhoods, cities, and regions.

Radical planning is a stream of urban planning which seeks to manage development in an equitable and
community-based manner. The seminal text to the radical planning movement is Foundations for a
Radical Concept in Planning (1973), by Stephen Grabow and Allen Heskin.

What are the six steps in the decision making process?

Step 1: Identify the decision. You realize that you need to make a decision. ...
Step 2: Gather relevant information. ...
Step 3: Identify the alternatives. ...
Step 4: Weigh the evidence. ...
Step 5: Choose among alternatives. ...
Step 6: Take action. ...
Step 7: Review your decision & its consequences.

Advocacy Planning
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.

Agricultural Surplus
The main reason why the nomadic existence of early man metamorphosed to village settlement and
later to the birth of cities.

Amortization
A provision made in advance for the gradual liquidation of a future obligation by periodic charges
against the capital account.
The National Economic and Development Authority is the countrys premier socioeconomic planning
body, highly regarded as the authority in macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis and research. It
provides high-level advice to policymakers in Congress and the Executive Branch. Its key responsibilities
include:
Coordination of such activities as the formulation of policies, plans and programs to efficiently
set the broad parameters for national and sub-national (area-wide, regional and local
development);
Review, evaluation, and monitoring of infrastructure projects identified under the
Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP) consistent with the governments
thrust of increasing investment spending for the growing demand on quality infrastructure
facilities; and
Undertaking of short-term policy reviews to provide critical analyses of development issues and
policy alternatives to decision-makers.

1. Arterial Roads

They are the primary roads & are on top in hierarchy of roads for guaranteeing versatility capacity. They
convey the biggest volumes of movement and longest treks in a city. These are characterized by through
movement with confined access from carriageway to the side. In such cases, unique provisions ought to
be acquainted with decrease clash with the through movement. These roads have the most extreme
right of way around the four classes and cater speed of 50-60 km/h and a ROW of 50-80 m.

2. Sub Arterial Roads

This class of street takes after all the capacities of an Arterial Urban way and are portrayed by
portability, and indulge through movement with confined access from carriageway to the side. It
conveys same movement volumes as the arterial roads. Because of its overlapping nature, Sub arterial
roads can function as arterials. This is setting particular and is dependent upon the capacity and the area
use advancement it passes through and caters to a velocity cutoff of 50 km/h(same as arterial roads)
.The ROW of this classification of streets changes from 30-50 m.

3. Distributor/collector Roads

As the name recommends, these are connector ways which circulate the activity from access lanes to
arterial and sub arterial roads. They are portrayed by portability and access just as. They are portrayed
by a speed limit of 30km/h and have a ROW halfway of access lanes and two sorts of arterials i.e. 12-
30m. It conveys moderate movement volumes contrasted with the arterial roads. Because of its
covering nature, merchant streets can go about as a sub arterial roads and as access lanes, contingent
on the capacity and the area utilization of the surroundings

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4. Access Streets

These are utilized for access capacities to bordering lands and regions. A greater part of excursions in
urban regions normally begin or end on these streets.They cater to velocity of 15-30km /h and have a
ROW of 15m-30m. They convey generally lower volumes of movement at low speeds. They are
described by access prevalently; they could be utilized for gatherer capacities.

Angle parking is parking spaces that are at an acute angle to the kerb or wall. In almost all cases you
drive in forwards and reverse out. The reversing part is dangerous because the view up the road is
obscured by the rear pillar.

Perpendicular parking is where the parking spaces are at 90 degrees to the wall or kerb. They are more
difficult to manoeuvre into, and need to be slightly wider, therefore take up more space than angle
parking. Its most effective to reverse into a perpendicular parking space as you can get a slightly tighter
manoeuvring angle, and its safer when exiting the parking space.

Parallel parking is where you park your car parallel to the wall or kerb. Theres a risk that you will get too
close to the kerb and damage your alloy wheels, but parallel parking is quite easy once you know when
to turn the wheel. You can see that the driver of the Mini has pointed their wheels towards the kerb.
This is recommend if you are facing downhill because if the handbrake fails the car wont run down the
hill.

Four Principal Concepts of the Planning

Local Chapter I General Principle
The Environmental Planning is based on four core principal concepts, namely, sustainable development,
low carbon development, public participation and regional cooperation, with improving the living
environment and ensuring residents' health as the important goal of the Environmental Planning.
4.1
Concept of sustainable development
This planning adheres primarily to the sustainable development concept that the economic and social
development should not sacrifice the environment. Taking the improvement and protection of local and
regional environmental quality as the starting point, by strengthening environmental protection and
ecological construction, it aims to ensure the health and security of local and regional living
environment, promote interaction, harmony and synchronized development among environmental
protection, society and economics, achieving the coordination among the improvement of
environmental quality, optimization of economic growth pattern, promotion of social and economic
development, as well as regional resources and environmental carrying capacity.

4.2
Concept of low carbon development
This planning follows the concept of low carbon development to formulate environmental protection
strategies and action plans featuring the establishment of low carbon communities. In the area of
production and consumption, strategies and action plans regarding the establishment of a low carbon
production and consumption system are proposed, in accordance with the regional positioning of
Macao as a "Global center of tourism and recreation", in order to promote the development of low
carbon city, low carbon region, and achieve a "win-win-win" situation among economic, social
development and ecological conservation.

4.3
Concept of public participation
This planning lays emphasis on the concept of public participation during the formulation and
implementation of the Environmental Planning, enabling public participation in the entire process of the
planning including formulation, implementation and performance assessment. For this purpose, the
Government needs to formulate practicable environmental protection policies, collect and adopt
different opinions, experience and capabilities in the process of planning, execution and decision
making; the enterprises need to take up the responsibility of reducing pollution and resources
consumption; and the general public needs to take part in saving resources, waste reuse and recycling
and nature conservation. Through the cooperation of government agencies, enterprises and general
public, by taking the responsibility of each party, this makes environmental protection as the social
consensus and vogue, to achieve the planning vision of building low carbon Macao.

4.4
Concept of regional cooperation
This planning proposed the cooperation with other regions in the Pearl River Delta on multiple
dimensions and levels, including joint prevention and control of air pollution, cooperation in the
prevention and treatment of water pollution, establishment of a cooperation mechanism for waste
recycling and reuse as well as hazardous waste treatment, implementation of environmental
information sharing and joint construction of ecosystem. At the meantime, planning on transportation
and urban development has also been proposed in Macao. The present Environmental Planning is to be
in coordination with those local planning projects, apart from strengthening the coordination with
regional planning, promoting the environmental protection works and enhancing jointly the
environmental and residential quality of Macao.

The present Environmental Planning will be executed in three phases,namely,the short term (2010-
2012),medium term (2013-2015) and long term (2016-2020).
Short-term goals (2010-2012) :
By formulating different measures for prevention and control of air pollution; conducting overall
evaluation on the quality of coastal waters; establishing water supply warning, forcast and emergency
response mechanisms; upgrading environmental infrastructures; encouraging and promoting
conservation of energy and water resources; promoting separation and recycling of domestic solid
waste; reducing energy consumption per unit of GDP; enhancing greening development; and promoting
energy saving lighting equipment and design, the environmental quality will gradually be improved and
the environmental management ability will be enhanced.
In response to some extremely urgent environmental problems,the DSPA has already begun to
implement relevant short-term action plans while conducting the environmental planning.
Medium-term goals (2013-2015) :
Through controlling exhausts from motor vehicles and major industrial air pollution sources; continually
promoting energy and water conservation and undertaking comprehensive remediation of coastal
waters; establishing the solid waste separation and recycling system; intensifying the construction of
solid waste treatment facilities; supervising community noise; improving the environmental monitoring
network; preventing deterioration of ecosystems; and strengthening regional cooperation in
environmental protection, etc., the environmental pollution will basically be under control and a good
security pattern for ecological environment will preliminarily be formed. Moreover, rules, regulations
and technical standards for environmental management will gradually be formulated, enhancing the
environmental management ability to a more advanced level.
Long-term goals (2016-2020) :
Through continual promotion of green commuting; establishing water recycling systems; improving the
management system for the whole solid waste handling process; carrying out comprehensive measures
aimed for reducing, resourcing and detoxification of waste; safely disposing hazardous waste; stepping
up prevention and control of noises from transportation, industries, commercial activities and
construction; strengthening supervision over prevention and control of light pollution; enhancing
greening development; establishing the management system for environmental functional districts; and
improving the regional environmental cooperation mechanism, etc., the regional environmental quality
will further be improved, a harmonious, healthy and balanced ecosystem will basically be formed, and a
relatively complete system of laws, regulations and technical norms for environmental protection will
gradually be established.

Connotation of the Planning

Local Chapter I General Principle
The present Environmental Planning incorporates three principal themes, namely "Optimizing the
Environment Suitable for Living and Tourism", "Promoting a Conservation and Recycling-oriented
Society" and "Integrating into the Green and Quality Region", with the implementation of district-based
and category-based management according to the three environmental functional districts, puts
forward action plans for the 15 areas of concern and establishes 11 green indicators for
the Environmental Planning. The main contents of this planning include the following respects:
(1)
Attaching equal importance to the conservation of ecological environment and pollution prevention
and control
After making scientific survey and studies and sorting out the entire environmental problems in
Macao, on the basis of taking public opinions and recommendations into consideration, this
planning formulates, in a forward-looking way, the short-term (till 2012), medium-term (till
2015) and long-term (till 2020) action plans which attach equal importance to the conservation
of ecological environment and pollution prevention and control.

(2)
Putting forward the concept of environmental functional district management
This planning puts forward the concept of environmental functional district management for the
first time. It divides Macao into three environmental functional districts, namely, "District for
strict environmental protection", "District for environment oriented development" and "District
for environmental optimization and control", and prompt the control of the intensity of
development in different areas via various measures, in order to reduce the impact of social and
economic development on the environment.

(3)
Formulating green indicators for the Environmental Planning
11 green indicators for the Environmental Planning are formulated to push forward the short,
medium and long-term environmental protection work, strive for the implementation of the
planning goals stage by stage, and enhance the environmental quality gradually.
(4)
Emphasizing mutual participation of the general public
This planning emphasizes that the environmental protection work relies on participation of the
government,enterprises and general public to meet the preset goals of the environmental
protection policies and measures.

(5)
Rolling approach to the implementation of the planning
This planning adopts the rolling approach to the implementation of the planning, namely, the
"Planning - Implementation - Evaluation - Amendment - Updating", to ensure continuous
improvement of the planning in the process of social development.

(6)
Guaranteeing the implementation of the planning
The implementation of the action plans of the Environmental Planning is guaranteed via
different execution and supervision mechanisms to achieve the vision of "Building a Low Carbon
Macao, Creating Green Living Together".

(7)
Coordination with other plannings
This planning will cope with other planning such as the urban and transportation plannings of
Macao, as well as regional plannings such as "Outline of the Plan for the Reform and
Development of the Pearl River Delta (2008- 2020)" and the "Regional Cooperation Plan on
Building a Quality Living Area", to integrate the low carbon and environmental concepts into all
aspects of social development in Macao.

In the Philippines, the Republic Act 10587 governs the practice of Environmental Planning. The law
defines Environmental Planning as "a multi-disciplinary art and science of analyzing, specifying,
clarifying, harmonizing, managing and regulating the use and development of land and water resources,
in relation to their environs, for the development of sustainable communities and ecosystems.". It is
sometimes referred to as urban and regional planning, city planning, town and country planning, and/or
human settlements planning.
An Environmental Planner is a person who is registered and licensed to practice environmental planning
and who holds a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card from the
Board of Environmental Planning and the Professional Regulation Commission of the Republic of the
Philippines. To be a licensed planner, one must prove that he/she has at least 2 years planning
experience or a master's degree in a relevant field of study aside from a bachelor's degree in
Engineering, Architecture, Economics, and other related Social Sciences. Areas of competency for
planners are:
1. Physical Planning
2. Social Planning
3. Economic Planning
4. Planning Law and Administration; and
5. Special Planning Studies.
There is a current move to require in five years time the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Planning
as a requisite for one to be a licensed environmental planner. As of this writing, the curriculum for BS
Environmental Planning is being reviewed by the Board of Environmental Planning and the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED).
The only accredited organization for environmental planners in the Philippines is the Philippine Institute
of Environmental Planners (PIEP).
Scope of Practice. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10587 The practice of environmental planning, within the
meaning and intent of this Act, shall embrace the following:
1. Providing professional services in the form of technical consultation, rendering of technical
advice, plan preparation, capacity building and monitoring and evaluation of implementation
involving the following:
1.
1. National, regional or local development and/or physical framework and comprehensive
land-use plans;
2. Zoning and related ordinances, codes and other legal issuances for the development and
management, preservation, conservation, rehabilitation, regulation and control of the
environment, including all land, water, air and natural resources;
3. Planning and development of a barangay, municipality, city, province, region or any
portion or combination thereof; and
4. Development of a site for a particular need or special purpose, such as economic or
ecological zones; tourism development zones; and housing and other estate
development projects, including the creation of any other spatial arrangement of
buildings, utilities, transport and communications;
2. In relation to any of the activities enumerated in paragraph (1) above, preparing the following
studies:
1. Pre-feasibility, feasibility and other related concerns;
2. Environmental assessments; and
3. Institutional, administrative or legal systems;
3. Curriculum and syllabi development in licensure examinations for environmental planners and
teaching in academic institutions and conducting review courses in environmental planning;
4. Serving as expert witness, resource person, lecturer, juror or arbitrator in hearings,
competitions, exhibitions and other public fora; conduct of hearings, competitions, exhibits and
other public fora;
5. Ensuring compliance with environmental laws including the acquisition of regulatory permits.
The Professional Regulatory Board, subject to approval of the Professional Regulation
Commission, may add to, or exclude from, this section any activity or act of professional
practice, or revise it as the need arises to conform to changes and new developments brought
about by the latest trends in environmental planning; and
6. Perform other acts or conduct other activities that may be determined by the Board, subject to
approval by the Professional Regulation Commission in light of the trend of the practice of the
profession.

Environmental planning, also known as urban and regional planning, city planning, town and country
planning, and/or human settlements planning, refers to the multi-disciplinary art and science of.
analyzing, specifying, clarifying, harmonizing, managing and regulating the use and development of land
and water resources, in relation to their environs, for the development of sustainable communities and
ecosystems.
Environmental planning is the process of facilitating decision making to carry out land development with
the consideration given to the natural environment, social, political, economic and governance factors
and provides a holistic framework to achieve sustainable outcomes. A major goal of environmental
planning is to create sustainable communities, which aim to conserve and protect undeveloped land.

There must be a balance between promoting the needs of people while protecting the environment and
it seems we cannot build our way out of congestion or resources and amenities stretched to their limit.
No matter how small or large a community, the planners will need to use spatial data and work with
maps (10, p2) to decide how to manage the landscape.

Land suitability. You will want to know which areas are prone to flooding (10, p12) or whether
there are designated protected zones nearby. You may not want to put a new housing
development there if records show it floods every decade or so, or the area is close to an
environmentally sensitive site that may be damaged by development (9, p306).

Congestion - a road that is designed to relieve gridlock needs to built in the right place(s) to
ensure maximum relief of the roads already at full capacity. Entry and exit junctions, the
direction of the road and even which roads it is designed to relieve.

Transport planning - The same data will also be used to ensure maximum revenue by utilising
the best routes available on the public transport network (10, p8). Which routes are underused
and could do with cutting back the service? Which is oversubscribed and needs more capacity?
Could we create a new route to remove potential bottlenecks?

Catchment area - this is especially important when planning public conveniences. A new
shopping centre needs to be in a viable place to ensure maximum usage (12, p959-60). Access
must be suitable to ensure maximum appeal, accessibility and use of existing land.