SOLARES, FIEL ERICSON R.

BSCE 5 – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

LEARNING ACTIVITY 2

1. What are the categories of land use in the Philippines? (Present in a tabular form.
Classification/Description).

CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION
Agriculture Land devoted to or suitable for the
cultivation of the soil, planting of crops,
growing of trees, raising of livestock,
poultry, fish or aquaculture production,
including the harvesting of such farm
products, and other farm activities and
practices performed in conjunction with
such farming operations by persons
whether natural or juridical and not
classified by law as mineral land, forest
land, residential land, commercial land,
and industrial land.
Forest/Timber refers to land with an area of more than
0.5 hectare and tree crown cover (or
equivalent stocking level) of more than 10
percent. The trees should be able to
reach a minimum height of 5 meters at
maturity in situ. It consists either of closed
forest formations where trees of various
storeys and undergrowth cover a high
proportion of the ground or open forest
formations with a continuous vegetation
cover in which tree crown cover exceeds
10 percent. Young natural stands and all
 plantations established for forestry
purposes, which have yet to reach a
crown density of more than 10 percent or
tree height of 5 meters are included under
forest.
Mineral Lands Mineral Lands are those lands in which
minerals exist in sufficient quantity and
grade to justify the necessary
expenditures in extracting and utilizing
such minerals.
National Parks A forest reservation essentially of natural
wilderness character which has been
withdrawn from settlement, occupancy or
any form of exploitation except in
conformity with approved management
plan and set aside as such exclusive to
conserve the area, preserve the scenery,
the natural and historic objects, wild
animals and plants therein, and provide
enjoyment of these physical features in
such areas.

2. Discuss the effects of land-use in travel demand.

Land use and transportation are two different aspects of the same situation. Land
use influences transportation, and transportation influences land use. Decisions affecting
one have an impact on the other as well. As a result, it's critical to coordinate transportation
and land-use planning decisions so that they work together rather than against one
another. This ensures that transportation planning decisions support land use planning
goals and vice versa. This necessitates an understanding of how different land use
patterns influence travel. When cities expand slowly, land use and traffic planning are very
simple to keep up with. During periods of strong economic expansion, however, demand
for land increases, and transportation infrastructure development may not be able to keep
 up. As a result, many cities experiencing rapid economic expansion will face severe traffic
congestion and other transportation issues.

3. Discuss the effects of transport to land use.

The effects of travel differ based on the sort of trip and the person. Increased land
use mix and walkability, for example, have been shown to reduce vehicle retail and leisure
trips, while increased regional accessibility and enhanced transit accessibility have been
shown to reduce automobile commute trips. Shopping and recreation account for over half
of all trips and a third of all travel distance, but they are often off-peak. As a consequence,
increasing diversity and walkability reduces energy consumption, pollution emissions, and
collisions while having less of an effect on traffic congestion.

Some believe that all households moving to Smart Growth areas will reduce their
car trips to local norms. As a result, programs requiring people who prefer automobile-
oriented lives to reside in Smart Growth communities may fail to achieve the expected
reductions in car trips, energy savings, and emissions. If there is a hidden demand for
more multi-modal communities (some households want to live in them but can't because
there isn't enough suitable and cheap housing), increasing the availability of such housing
will tend to lower overall vehicle travel.

Throughout many cities, more accessible older districts have high rates of poverty
and accompanying social and health issues, whereas more spread newer regions are
more rich, secure, and healthy. This does not, however, imply that density and mix
generate issues or that sprawl improves overall prosperity and security. Rather, this
represents the sorting effects. From the standpoint of individual households, more
secluded settings that remove poor persons with social and economic difficulties are
preferable. From the standpoint of a community, it is preferable to keep disadvantaged
people out and move their expenses (violence, strain on public services, and so on) to
other areas. Isolating and concentrating poor individuals is bad to society as a whole, as
it exacerbates their difficulties and limits their economic possibilities.
References:

Agricultural Land. Philippines Statistics Authority. https://psa.gov.ph/ISSiP/concepts-and-

definitions/161506

Forest. Philippines Statistics Authority. https://psa.gov.ph/ISSiP/concepts-and-

definitions/161429

Presidential Decree No. 463 : PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES and CODES : CHAN ROBLES
VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY. Chan Robles Virtual Library.
https://www.chanrobles.com/presidentialdecrees/presidentialdecreeno463.html

National Park. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Foreign-Assisted and

Special Projects Service. https://fasps.denr.gov.ph/index.php/resources/glossary-of-
terms/national-park

Litman, T., Steele, R. (2021). Land Use Impacts on Transport. Victoria Transport Policy
Institute. https://www.vtpi.org/landtravel.pdf