P203 Land Use Planning
Name: Charina C. Malolot-Villalon
1. Describe the four general land use policy areas? Indicatively explain their overall management principles and focus related to land use/physical planning.
Land Use Open Space
Policy
Management  generally described as land set
principle aside for the purpose of public
enjoyment and protection of
unique, environmental, social and
cultural values for existing and
future generations.
 Environmental benefits can be
gained through protecting local
biodiversity and visual
landscapes, retaining ecological
systems and linkages, and
management of urban water.
Social benefits can be gained
through community interaction
and activation of places for formal
and informal sport and recreation.
Cultural benefits can be gained
through recognition and
interpretation of Indigenous and
historic values. Economic
benefits can be gained through
provision of services supporting
visitation for sport, recreation and
tourism.
 require open space for sport and
recreation at a time in our history
when population and living
pressures are increasing.
 "active" is used to describe areas
designed and maintained for
structured, organised sport,
 "passive" used to describe areas
designed and managed for
recreation and more informal
activity.
 to ensure a legacy of public open
space for generations to come.
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Forest Land Agricultural Land Coastal and Marine
 Integrate local  SALUP – Sustainable  Rationalize and enhance the
leadership and Agricultural Land Use coastal zone
communities into Planning  To improve the use of coastal
overall management  Overlays present resources.
of the country’s forest agricultural land use with  Linkage – integration with land use
resources. potential land use planning and management
 Holistic  Becomes the basis for  Sustainability through participatory
 Sustainability drawing up the spatial approach – conservation use and
(Sustainable Forest plan harmonize conflicting land uses.
Land Use Planning –  Proper management of  Productivity and biological limits
SFLUP) the land through  Biodiversity protection
 Land Security adoption of soil and  Depth
water conservation, soil  Socio-cultural relatives and
erosion control requirements
measures, nutrient  Conservation of resources
maintenance, and  Capability building
groundwater quality  Institutional framework
protection through proper
 Integration
waste disposal.
 Ecological viability
 Minimizing the impacts of
 Economic Feasibility
natural hazards such as
floods, droughts,  Social acceptability
typhoons, and landslides.  Political viability
 Protection of prime  Precautionary priniciple
agricultural lands.
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 Focus  Function (primary use and  Watershed as spatial Republic Act 8435 declared  All land areas affected by the sea
expected activities) identifies framework for forest restricted for conversion into (dryside) and all coastal water
three primary types of open land use planning. urban areas all agricultural areas influenced by the land
spaces:  Recognize trans- areas which are under the (wetside)
boundary influences Network of Protected Areas  Coastal plains
(1) Recreation spaces among political units for Agricultural and Agro-  Watersheds of all streams and
(2) Sport spaces within watersheds industrial Development rivers that drains into the sea
(3) Nature spaces  Municipal maps (NPAAAD).  Coastal floodplain – woodland to
 Catchment hierarchy (typical size showing (a) forest  All irrigated areas maritime vegetation
and how far a user might travel to lands, (b) protected  All irrigable lands  Intertidal areas – mangrove to fine
visit the site) includes four areas and (c)  All alluvial plain lands sand beach
categories: production areas highly suitable for  Lagoons or mudflat with mangrove
agriculture whether estuaries
(1) Local open space irrigated or not  Shallow coastal waters
(2) Neighbourhood open space  Agro-industrial croplands
(3) District open space  Highlands located at an
(4) Regional open space elevation 500 m above
 All agricultural lands that
are not ecologically
fragile will result in
environmental
degradation, and
mangrove areas and
fishes sanctuaries

2. Can areas in the forest land both have protection and production management prescription? Explain your answer.

Yes.

There must be a define forest boundary delineation (between protected area and production area). Without exact forest boundaries, management of forest land on
a sustainable basis would be highly difficult and forest resources will continue to decline. Hence, there is a need to demarcate and properly identify forestlands for
their proper use and preservation. Proper delineation of specific forest limits will improve forest management, clearly defining preservation and production areas.
(House Bill 4540 – Forest Lands Limits Act of 2019/HB00098/HB06194/HB08731).

Establishment of Boundaries of Forest Lands. — All boundaries between permanent forests and alienable and disposable lands shall be clearly marked and
maintained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments at intervals of not more

than five hundred (500) meters in accordance with established procedures and standards, or any other visible and practicable signs to insure protection of the
forest (Section 17. Presidential Decree 705)

Delineate production and protection forests. The areas within forestland that will be made available for development and private sector investment (production
zones) and those reserved for protection and conservation activities (protection zones) will be identified. This way, appropriate management arrangements in the
forestlands can be established and protection and rehabilitation efforts for protected areas and ancestral lands can be harmonized.

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Information and education campaign with participation from the private sector, local government units, and organized upland communities to sustainably manage
protect and conserve the country’s forest resources while reducing poverty, promoting food security, environmental stability and biodiversity conservation;
enhancing climate change mitigation and adaptation, and providing a favorable investment environment with adequate environmental, cultural and social
safeguards; enhancing the participation of women and men through the implementation and expansion of the coverage of the National Greening Program (NGP
until 2028).

Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) is currently the Philippines’ major strategy for the sustainable development of the country’s forest resources and
social justice. CBFM intends to 1) protect and advance the rights of the Filipino people to a healthy environment; 2) improve socio-economic conditions through
the promotion of social justice and equitable access to and sustainable development of forestland resources; and 3) respect the rights of indigenous peoples to
their ancestral domains by taking into account their customs, traditions and beliefs in the formulation of laws and policies.

Integrated and science-based restoration approaches, such as forest landscape restoration, will be used to rehabilitate the remaining unproductive, denuded, and
degraded forest areas, including critical watersheds. Local government units (LGUs), private sector, and communities will, once more, be engaged for community-
based forest and watershed management to ensure that the remaining natural forests and reforested areas remain intact and protected. These strategies are
geared towards ensuring uninterrupted supply of water to meet the country’s demand for domestic, agricultural, health and sanitation, and industrial uses, and
other forest ecosystem services.

3. Is there such a thing as protected agriculture (both protection and production management prescription)? Provide concrete location and
examples.
“Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZ)” refers to the areas within the NPAAAD identified for production, agro-processing and marketing
activities to help develop and modernize, with the support of government, the agriculture and fisheries sectors in an environmentally and socio-culturally sound
manner.

Under Republic Act 8435, known as the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA), the DA through the BSWM identified and delineated the NPAAAD in
1998. The NPAAAD is technically defined as prime agricultural lands where soils, topography and agro-climate are suitable for agriculture and fishery
development. The SAFDZ, on the other, refers to strategically located and accessible areas within the delineated NPAAAD which are technically identified by DA
through the BSWM and validated by the Local Government Units, to serve as areas that will showcase modern farming and fishing technologies. SAFDZs are
prime agricultural lands that are actively used for agricultural and fishery production whose support facilities are available and strategically located to warrant full
modernization of agriculture.

To pursue this development, it is necessary for the Local Government Unit (LGU) to integrate into their Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) these SAFDZs.

Example: San Pablo City, City of Laguna – City of Seven Lakes

Agricultural zones are further subdivided into two sub-zones, namely:

Protection Agriculture Sub-Zone (PTA-SZ)

a. Based on NPAAD-SAFDZ, these are patches of sloping areas in Barangays San Nicolas, Sta. Monica, Sta. Veronica and Santiago 1. Large portions are also
found South of Barangay Sta. Maria extending to Barangay Stmo. Rosario up to Barangay San Isidro; and

b. Agricultural lands identified by the City Agrarian Reform Office as CARPable areas in barangays Sta. Ana, Sto. Angel, San Antonio 1, San Antonio2, San
Bartolome, Bautista, San Buenaventura, Sta. Catalina, Concepcion, San Crispin, Sta. Cruz, San Diego, Dolores, Sta. Elena, Sta. Filomena, San Francisco, San
Ignacio, San Cristobal, Sta. Isabel, San Joaquin, San Isidro, San Jose, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Marcos, San Gabriel, Sta. Maria, Sta. Maria Magdalena, San
Mateo, San Miguel, Sta. Monica, San Nicholas, Sto. Niňo, San Pedro, San Rafael, Sto. Rosario, Santiago 1, Santiago II, Soledad, Sta. Veronica, and San Vicente.
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Production Agricultural Sub-Zone (PDA-SZ)

These are areas in the rural barangays that are outside of NPAAAD and declared by the City for agricultural use.

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Reference/s:

Department of Sport and Recreation - Government of Western Australia. (2012, November). Classification framework for public open space.
https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/docs/default-source/sport-and-recreation/classification-framework-for-public-open-space.pdf?sfvrsn=121e9c50_1

Republic Act No. 8435. (1997, December). https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1997/12/22/republic-act-no-8435-s-

1997/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CStrategic%20Agriculture%20and%20Fisheries%20Development,environmentally%20and%20socio%2Dculturally%20sound

San Pablo City Local Government. (2015). The Comprehensive Land Use Plan of San Pablo City 2015–2025 (Volume 2).
http://www.sanpablocitygov.ph/docs/VOLUME%202%20Zoning%20Ordinance%20San%20Pablo%20City%20as%20of%20Nov%2030%202016.pdf

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