LAND USE PLANNING

LAND USE PLANNING

The process by which lands are evaluated and assessed

to become a basis for decisions involving land
disposition and utilization.

This involves studies on the environmental effects of

land use and its impact on the community.
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT:

A. Land Capability
1. Geology
2. Hydrology
3. Vegetation / Wildlife / Biodiversity
4. Topography – landforms
5. Climate
B. Land Suitability (Environment and People)
C. Economic Viability
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Considerations for areas to be developed:

A. Land Capability – what is existing in the land itself

1.1.Geology
GEOLOGY

 Soil – organic content; water content;

soil texture; permeability
 Bedrock – bearing capacity in relation to
structures/foundations
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
1. GEOLOGY
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
1. GEOLOGY
LAND USE PLANNING
Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. Land Capability – what is existing in the land itself
1. GEOLOGY
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
1. GEOLOGY
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
2. HYDROLOGY

 Surface & Subsurface – moisture content

 Rainfall
 Aquifer – water storage; ground water
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Considerations for
areas to be
developed:

A. LAND CAPABILITY
2. HYDROLOGY
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Considerations for
areas to be
developed:

A. LAND CAPABILITY
2. HYDROLOGY

To illustrate:
The continuous rainfall
that occurred in
Metro Cebu last
January 25, 2011 was
recorded at an
intensity of 75mm/hr.
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
3. VEGETATION I WILDLIFE I BIODIVERSITY

- a variety of species that co-habitate

- Philippines: one of the 17 countries that total
70% of the biodiversity of the world
- preserve: biodiversity
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
3. VEGETATION
WILDLIFE
BIODIVERSITY
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
3. VEGETATION I WILDLIFE I BIODIVERSITY

VEGETATION MAP
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY Guide to the Birds of University of
San Carlos – Talamban Campus
3. VEGETATION I WILDLIFE I BIODIVERSITY forehead

bill
crown
nape or
hindneck

back
rump retrices or
tail feathers

chin
throat
under tail
remiges or
coverts
wing
feathers
(Treron
breast

tibia
tarsus vernans)

(Centropus
viridis)

(Nectarinia Yo
A
jugularis) (Pycnonotus ung
d
goiavier)
ul
(Hirundo (Lalage t
daurica) nigra)
(Passer
(Collocalia montanus) (Lonchura
troglodytes) malacca)
(Lanius
(Zosterops cristatus)
(Dicaeum
everetti)
australe)

Alimok
(Ixos
on
(Rhipidura philippinus)
(Todiramph javanica)
us chloris)

(Ptilinopus
(Chalcopha (Geopelia leclancheri)
ps indica) striata)

SOURCE: Mr. Richard Parilla and Mr. Antonio Tambuli (USC

Biology Dept.)

BUTTERFLY (LEPIDOPTERA:RHOPALOCERA) FAUNA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS-TALAMBAN CAMPUS, CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
3. VEGETATION I WILDLIFE I BIODIVERSITY

MARINE BIODIVERSITY
 The Philippines sits at the heart of the Coral
Triangle, the global center of marine biodiversity.
About halfway between the provinces of
Batangas and Mindoro, the Verde Island Passage
boasts the highest concentration of marine
species in the planet. Studies show that its reefs are
home to nearly 60% of the world's known shore fish,
as well as over 300 species of coral. Scientists have
thus dubbed the VIP as “the world’s marine
counterpart of the Amazon River basin.”
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT:

A. Land Capability
1. Geology
2. Hydrology
3. Vegetation / Wildlife / Biodiversity
4. Topography – landforms
5. Climate
B. Land Suitability (Environment and People)
C. Economic Viability
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
3. VEGETATION I WILDLIFE I BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity Enhancement results in:

1. Ecological balance
2. richer source of food and medicine
3. Self-sustainability
4. Beauty
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

Topography - landforms
 Slope
 Slope length
 Aspect
 Drainage patterns
 Watershed catchments
 Altitudinal range
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
4. TOPOGRAPHY
A. LAND CAPABILITY
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

FAULT LINES
 PACIFIC RING
LAND USE PLANNING OF FIRE
Considerations for areas to be developed: This is an area
A. LAND CAPABILITY around the edges of
the Pacific Ocean
where intense
volcanic and regularly
experience strong
earthquakes, which
are brought about by
the presence of
active faults in the
area.

FAULT LINES
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

SLOPE MAP
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Considerations for area
s to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

SLOPE MAP
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

DRAINAGE
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

DRAINAGE PATTERNS
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

WATERSHED CATCHMENTS
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
4. TOPOGRAPHY

ALTITUDE MAP
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
5. CLIMATE

The climate of the earth consists of a series of interlinked

physical systems powered by the sun.
In the built environment we are generally concerned with local
climatic systems in particular:

• Macro-climate the climate of a larger area such as a region

or a country

• Micro-climate the variations in localized climate around a

building
The climate has a very important effect on both the energy
performance and environmental performance of buildings.

The site and design of a building can have a profound effect upon
the interaction between a building and its environment.
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
A. LAND CAPABILITY
5. CLIMATE

- includes: rainfall; wind action/air movement;

solar radiation; altitude
- affects:
a. Availability of water
b. Life of flora and fauna
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
B. LAND SUITABILITY

B. Land Suitability
- harmonious balance between the environment and
people

Needs of Man:
FOOD - Agriculture, Forest, Nature Reserves, etc.
SHELTER - Development/Settlement
WATER - watershed, dams, aquifer
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
B. LAND SUITABILITY

B. Land Suitability
 Negative impact of needs/man’s use of natural resources:
- pollution, sewage, waste disposals, earth-clearing
activities

 Human Ecology
- relationship of ‘man’s uses/needs” and “ecology”
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
B. LAND SUITABILITY

World Bank (WB) & Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Make environmental audit (assess)

Evaluate infrastructure in destroying nature

Thus, the focus now is for “Social Responsibility”

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Considerations for areas to be developed:
C. ECONOMIC VIABILITY

C. Economic Viability
Various developments/ settlements:
 Residential
 Commercial
 Industrial
 Institutional
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
C. ECONOMIC VIABILITY

Economic Viability
Examples of recent activities that pose a threat to the
Global Environment:

Forest fires
Flooding
Pollution (including dumping of nuclear waste)
Global warming/Greenhouse Effect/ Climate change
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Considerations for areas to be developed:
SUSTAINABILITY OF RESOURCES

Considerations in Land-Use planning:

1st – identify “untouchable areas” or areas of preserve

2nd – identify “filter lands” or agricultural lands
3rd – identify development

Site Planning involves:

 Identifying the buildable and non-buildable areas
 Services & open spaces
 Drainage, water supply, lighting
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*Assumptions are based on Cebu City’s

Existing Land Use Map
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Sustainability of Resources

In Land-Use planning:

Allocate nature/ ecological balance FIRST.

Laws affecting land use planning:

1. NIPAS Act
2. Codes: Building Code, HLURB, and others….
3. Zoning ordinance
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Sustainability of Resources

Importance of Nature Preserves:

1. Ecological balance
2. Medicine
3. Prevent degradation
4. Education/research
5. Leisure/Recreation
6. Rehabilitate damage ecosystems
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Sustainability of Resources

Threats to flora and fauna:

- Logging
- Hunting of wildlife
- Quarrying & mining
- Development of subdivisions and golf courses