ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Physical Planning - shall mean the rational use of land for development purposes.
Factors to Study:
 Land Use Planning
 Planning Principles
 Ecological Balance
 Preservation/Conservation
 Urban Land Use Planning
 Physical Infrastructure Development

Social Planning - refers to those activities concerned with planning, development and
management of social services, facilities required by specific
population groups, community, town, city, province, region, or
nation.
Factors to Study:
 Demography
 Education
 Housing
 Health Services
 Social Welfare Services
 Protective Services
 Sports and Recreation

Economic Planning - refers to those activities concerned with uplifting the quality of life
and income levels of the population through assessment of
advantages from economic activities in agriculture, industry, tourism,
services, etc.

Factors to Study:
 Commerce
 Industry
 Tourism
 Agriculture

Environmental Planning – refers to activities concerned with the management and

development of land, as well as, the preservation, conservation, and
rehabilitation of the human environment.

Scope of Practice:
 Development of a community, town, city, or region.
 Development of a site for a particular need such as housing, education, etc.
  Land Use and zoning plans for the management and development,
preservation, conservation, control, and rehabilitation of the
environment.
 Pre-investment, pre-feasibility, and feasibility studies.

PD1308 ENVIRONMENT PLANNING PRACTICE (March 2, 1977)