APL 423

Planning 3: Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning

MAPATAC, LOUIELYN SHAYNE P.

Quiz #2

1. What is a Location Theory? And why is it considered as a foundation for planning?

WHAT IS THEORY?
Location theory, in economics and geography, theory concerned with the geographic location of
economic activity; it has become an integral part of economic geography, regional science, and
spatial economics. Location theory addresses the questions of what economic activities are
located where and why. 

AND WHY IS IT CONSIDERED AS A FOUNDATION FOR PLANNING?

IT IS USED AS THE RESOURCES IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES WITH THE
OBJECTIVE OF SATISFYING OUR NEEDS AND WANTS.
 Location theory addresses the questions of what economic activities are located where and why.

2. Discuss briefly the Weber’s Theory of Industrial Location.

One of its core assumptions is that firms will choose a location to minimize their total costs. This
involves a set of simplifications, namely that location occurs in an isolated region (no external
influences) composed of one market, that space is isotropic (no variations in transport costs
except a simple function of distance) and that markets are located in a specific number of centers.

3. Discuss briefly the Von Thunen’s Model of Agricultural Land Use.

 Von Thunen’s agricultural land use model elaborated almost one hundred years earlier. The
model also assumes perfect competition, implying a high number of firms and customers, small
firm sizes (to prevent disruptions created by monopolies and oligopolies), and complete
knowledge of market conditions, both for the buyers and suppliers . 

4. Discuss briefly the Central Place Theory of Walther Chistaller.

 Christaller's theory assumes that central places are distributed over a uniform plane of constant
population density and purchasing power.

5. Discuss the difference between Hoyt’s Sector Model and Harris’s / Lillman’s Multiple-Nuclei
Model.

Hoyt’s Sector Model is a modification of the concentric zone model of city development. The benefits

of the application of this model include the fact it allows for an outward progression of growth. As with all
simple models of such complex phenomena, its validity is limited. while Harris’s / Lillman’s argued that cities
do not grow around a single nucleus, but rather several separate nuclei. Each nucleus acts like a growth point.

6. What is the difference between an Urban and a Region?

the difference between Urban and Regional Planning is the scale of development. Region
includes an area with its satellite towns so as to form a region . Essentially, on the most
basic level, Regional Planning and Urban Planning differ in their distances or scales
involved. Regions are relatively large geographical areas and it follows naturally the
 planning of regions is concerned with very huge land coverage, large dimensions in
terms of separation of any two points in space.
7. What is the difference between a Blue Print Planning and a Synoptic Planning?
Blue print is the kind of planning that physicalist and design-orientated, and involved the
production of masterplans and blueprints which would show precisely what the 'end-state' of land
use should be, similar to architectural and engineering plans. While synoptic planning is  an
enhanced emphasis on the specification of goals and targets; an emphasis on quantitative analysis
and predication of the environment; a concern to identify and evaluate alternative policy options;
and the evaluation of means against ends