SITE SELECTION CRITERIA

The potential place (macro) and the potential site (micro) shall be selected not
only because their direct availability but rather through scientific to identify specific a
place and site will maximize the impact of the development proposal.

The other sites were identified in Mangaldan and Urdaneta City. The reason of
not considering these sites to accommodate the proposal were due to: 1) Demography
and town income, 2) Relative conditions and lifestyle.

KEY QUESTIONS FOR IDENTIFYING THE PLACE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF

THE THREE LOCATIONS

 Which place need the development the most?

 Which place has stronger support for such proposal?
 Which place is more deprived in terms of _______ activity?
 SITUATIONAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR SITE SELECTION
The selection of the preliminary areas to accommodate the proposal was based from the key ___. The selection
was based according to the existing conditions and problem in terms of land demand.
NAME OF AREA DAGUPAN CITY MANGALDAN URDANETA
I. PRESENTATION OF Increasing Demand for Urban Considered as
Land one of the municipality
IDENTIFIED PLACES
dominance in
OF STUDY Dagupan is the oldest city north agricultural use.
of Manila (next to Baguio City). Mangaldan is absorbing
This is in recognition of the portions of the
historical role of Dagupan as commercial and
the central place of Pangasinan industrial requirements
and northern Luzon since the of Dagupan City and
turn of the 19th century. part of the Calasiao-
Consistent with its central place Mangaldan-Dagupan
functions, the services and (CAMADA) or Metro-
facilities available in Dagupan Dagupan plan; and
cater to the regional, in addition adjacent towns of San
to the local population. The Jacinto, Mapandan and
obvious implication of this fact San Fabian are
is that the amount of land dependent on
needed to put up the region- Mangaldan for their
oriented services such as commercial activities.
colleges and universities,
general and specialized
hospital, shopping centers,
movie houses and other
recreational establishments for
exceeded the requirements of
the local population. This is
expected to continue especially
in the light of the vision of
Dagupan to retain and sustain
its historical role in the region.
II. SUPPORT FOR It has a lively population that
would instantly double in size
THE PROPOSAL
and density due to the in-and-
out migration of students and
consumers attracted by the
existence of three large
universities and other local
colleges offering high-quality
education and high standard
academic excellence, the
strategic locations of numerous
shopping centers and malls,
and a network of road systems.
These factors contribute to the
 densification and urban
expansion of the city.
III.TOWN 1st Class City 1st Class 2nd Class City
CLASSIFICATION Municipality

IV. DEMOGRAPHY 171, 271 people 106, 331 people 132, 940 people

FINDINGS
Of the three possible locations, Dagupan City needs the development the most.
In terms of land demand, the rest of the locations can still sustain their horizontal housing
development due to the large availability of land. In terms of development strategy, Dagupan
City, among other possible locations, are more pronounced in orienting their growth towards

GUIDELINES FOR SITE SELECTION

The site selection process covers the identification of locations that are
appropriate for housing development. It involves the urban and regional context
analyses, with consideration of the following factors:

1. Looking at sites in relation to densely built-up residential areas, commercial

centers, and labor-intensive industrial facilities.
2. Present and future transportation networks;
3. Physical and social structure networks;
4. Vulnerability to geological and environmental hazards.

SITE SELECTION PROCESS

This process includes overlaying identified susceptibility zones by the Mining and
Geosciences Bureau in the Dagupan City.

1. EXISTING BUILT-UP AREAS

2. PRESENT AND FUTURE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
3. PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE NETWORKS
4. SUSCEPTIBILITY ANALYSIS