URBAN 

PLANNING 
BEST PRACTICES Towards
BEST PRACTICES Towards
Magnificent MANILA

EnP‐Ar. MARLOU B. CAMPANER, FUAP, PIEP
Chief, Urban Design Division
City Planning & Development Office‐Manila
URBAN RENEWAL, REGENERATION &
REVITALIZATION: Fundamental Concepts
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS:
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS:

Urban Renewal (similar to Urban Regeneration in British English) is 
Urban Renewal (similar to Urban Regeneration in British English) is
a controversial U.S. Program (Housing Act of 1949) of land re‐
development in areas of moderate to high density urban land use.

 Urban Renewal in its original form has been called a failure by many 
urban planners and civic leaders, and has since been reformulated 
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with a focus on redevelopment of existing communities.

Urban Renewal, as an urban development approach, effectively 
Urban Renewal as an urban development approach effectively
addresses the issue of urban decay as it offers the best possibility for 
radical change in the cityscape. 
DEFINITION OF URBAN RENEWAL
(Gorland 1971)
(Gorland,

IN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

URBAN RENEWAL is defined as a process in which communities 
improve themselves by eliminating slums and other 
substandard areas, checking blight, redesigning poorly 
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planned or outmoded physical patterns, providing choice land 
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for new development, and where feasible, conserving and 
upgrading salvageable property and area.
DEFINITION OF URBAN RENEWAL
(Morris, 1998)

IN THE BRITISH CONTEXT

URBAN RENEWAL requires a comprehensive approach in improving the 
whole fabric of urban life which embraces four components:

1.REDEVELOPMENT> Tearing down old obsolescent building and substituting 
new ones;
2.REHABILITATION> Restoring and repainting old buildings to increase its 
lifetime by at least thirty (30) years;
3.IMPROVEMENT> Short‐ term rehabilitation of obsolescent buildings which 
could not be demolished;
4.CONSERVATION> Conserving the urban fabric, restoring and adapting the 
uses of the buildings to the conserved physical fabric.
EVOLUTION OF URBAN RENEWAL

U S Housing
U.S. Housing 
& 
1949‐ U.S. Housing  1970’s  • REGENERATION
1973
1974 Community  Onwards • REVITALIZATION 
Act of 1949
Devt Act of 
1974

URBAN RENEWAL:                           COMMUNITY DEVT:                               
EVOLVED URBAN RENEWAL:                
Clear‐and‐Start‐from‐ Emphasis on Rehabilitation 
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Scratch Approach; and Preservation less on destruction and more 
Demolition & Rebuilding on renovation and investment 

URBAN REGENERATION –
URBAN REGENERATION – is a complex combination of social, economic, planning, construction and 
is a complex combination of social economic planning construction and
management activities. These elements of urban regeneration are brought together to improve the 
social sustainability, economic stability and the infrastructure of a geographical location and so help 
improve the sustainability of the urban landscape it occupies. ~urbanregeneration.net
REGENERATION involves policies to improve social and economic conditions and the physical 
REGENERATION – i l li i t i i l d i diti d th h i l
environment in a particular area.
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O URBAN REGENERATION
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SOCIAL

ECONOMIC TO IMPROVE THE

TO IMPROVE THE:

Social 
Sustainability
URBAN
MANAGEMENT REGENERATION SUSTAINABLE    
Economic 
Stability URBAN 
PLANNING LANDSCAPE

Infrastructure
CONSTRUCTION

Involves policies to improve social and

economic conditions and the physical environment
in a particular area
DEFINITION OF URBAN REVITALIZATION
(WiserEarth)

URBAN REVITALIZATION is defined as the process of rebuilding 
thriving economically, environmentally and socially sustainable 
urban areas and populations, in areas that have been in decline and 
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in those urban areas that are stressed from the continuing influx of 
people to urban areas. 
~ http://www.wiserearth.org/aof/285
 DEFINITION

Sustainable Development (SD) is a pattern of economic growth in 
which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving 
the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the 
recent, but also for generations to come
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The term 'sustainable development' was used by the Brundtland
Commission which coined what has become the most often‐quoted 
definition of sustainable development as development that "meets 
the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
the needs of the present without compromising the ability of 
future generations to meet their own needs.”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
PLANS & INTENTIONS: Development Framework
BUILT ENVIRONMENT: ManilaXUPDev

STREET REVITALIZATION                              
Streetscape * Waterfront  * Pedestrian Circuit

AREA REGENERATION                                             
Community Block * Planned Unit Development Area, 
*
Strategic Priority Area Regeneration  &Collaboration * 
Histo‐Cultural Heritage Quarter

CITY RENEWAL                                          
Green Building eXcellence
Green Building eXcellence * Urban Design eXcellence
Urban Design eXcellence * 
Heritage Management eXcellence
 ManilaXUPDev

1. STREET REVITALIZATION
Entails crafting of plans to revitalize streets and alleys by enhancing streetscapes 
and creating pedestrian‐friendly environment through provision of plantings, lamp 
posts, landscape lightings, pavements and streetscape fixtures, among others

URBAN DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT                          
MAJOR GOAL
 Zero‐Obstruction
 Pedestrian‐Friendly Environment

PPA COMPONENTS 
 Streetscape Development:                                           
1.Heritage Corridors (like Escolta, Hidalgo, Manila Chinatown, etc.)          
2.Transport Corridors (like Taft, Espana , Magsaysay & Roxas Blvd, etc)
 Waterfront Development:                                            
Waterfront Development:
1.Manila Baywalk/ Manila Gateway‐Skydeck
2.Pasig River & Estero Easements / MNL‐ECOsteros
 Pedestrian Circuit Development:                                
1.Divisoria Shopping Cluster;                                                       
1 Divisoria Shopping Cluster;
2.Malate Entertainment Cluster                                                  
3.University Clusters 1‐3
 ManilaXUPDev

2. AREA REGENERATION
Involves regeneration of  city blocks, Barangay, group of Barangays or Zone with 
the end in view of developing a sustainable community
URBAN DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT  MAJOR GOAL
 Regeneration of  communities

PPA COMPONENTS 
PPA COMPONENTS
 Community Block Masterplan
1.Manila Civic Greens: 5‐Park Corridor Manila Civic Center                  
2.Manila Parks & Plazas                                                     
3.Basecological  Community
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 Planned Unit Development (PUD) Area/ Strategic 
Priority Areas for Regeneration Collaboration (SPARC) 
Masterplan
1.PUD/SPARC Areas  like PandacanSPARC Green City                              
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2.Barangay, Clusters of Barangay & Zone Areas
 Histo‐Cultural Heritage (HCH) Quarter Masterplan
1.Sta.Ana                                                                                                          
2.Quiapo‐Sta.Cruz                                                                             
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3.Binondo‐San Nicolas                                                                                   
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4.Sampaloc                                                                                                      
5.Sta.Mesa‐Pandacan‐San Miguel
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3. CITY RENEWAL
Includes major approaches in attaining a city‐wide urban renewal through:    
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> Green Building eXcellence (GBX) ‐ Establishing a platform for green governance that highlights and 
strengthens  the citywide green building agenda 
> Urban Design eXcellence (UDX) ‐ Promotion of excellent urban designs of public and private buildings 
that achieve harmony with its built environment
that achieve harmony with its built environment
> Heritage Management eXcellence (HMX) – Strengthening the development agenda  sensitive to 
heritage and cultural resource  management

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Urban Renewal Design & Development Considerations:
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 World Class Urban Design Standards                                              
 Green Building and Energy Efficient Designs
 Climate Change Adaptation
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 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
 Histo‐Cultural and Architectural Heritage
 Community‐based Urban Renewal
 Fun Theory
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PPA COMPONENTS 
 Green Building eXcellence
Green Building eXcellence> 
> Manila Green Building Code
Manila Green Building Code
 Urban Design eXcellence > Manila Urban Design Code
 Heritage Mgt eXcellence > Manila Heritage Management Plan
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Conceptual Planning Framework

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF URBAN REGENERATION

(Oaña, 2000)
URP BEST PRACTICES: Inspiration towards Urban Renaissance
The Boston Big Dig: Taking the City from 
cars and giving it back to the people

URBAN PLANNING FOR INNER CORE AREAS ( Oaña, 2000)

 The Boston Big Dig: Taking the City from 
cars and giving it back to the people
cars and giving it back to the people

URBAN PLANNING FOR INNER CORE AREAS ( Oaña, 2000)

 The Seoul Cheonggye River Project:
Taking the River back and giving it to the People  

URBAN PLANNING FOR INNER CORE AREAS ( Oaña, 2000)

 The Seoul 
Cheonggye River Project:
Cheonggye River Project:
Taking the River back and giving it to 
the People

URBAN PLANNING FOR INNER CORE AREAS ( Oaña, 2000)

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