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NATURE AND
SCOPE OF
PLANNING
INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW OF URBAN PLANNING
OUTLINE:

I. DEFINITION OF PLANNING

II. NATURE and SCOPE OF PLANNING

III. DEFINITION OF URBAN PLANNING

IV. NATURE and SCOPE OF URBAN PLANNING

V. Role of Planners: The Geodetic Engineer’s Role in Planning

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 HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THIS FAMOUS QUOTE?

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WHAT IS PLANNING?

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 WHAT IS PLANNING?

• Planning is deciding in advance what to do and how

to do.
• “Planning is a scientific process starting from problem
identification to solution acquisition.” (Balicanta)
• “a general activity…the making of an orderly
sequence of action that will lead to the achievement
of a stated goal or goals” (Hall 2002).
• Involves written statements supplemented as
appropriate by statistical projections, quantified
evaluations and diagrams.
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NATURE AND SCOPE OF PLANNING

GOAL-ORIENTED
MULTI- TIME-
MENTAL ACTIVITY
DISCIPLINARY DEPENDENT
Plans arise from Planning involves Success of a plan Planning is a mental
objectives. different depends on the right process involving –
Objectives provide professionals with timing of imagination,
guidelines for planning. different expertise implementing and foresightedness and
aimed in achieving a changing a specific sound judgment.
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NATURE AND SCOPE OF PLANNING

FORWARD DYNAMIC/
CONTINUOUS AND INVOLVES CHOICE
CYCLIC PROCESS LOOKING FLEXIBLE
A plan should be
It is an ongoing It is essentially a Planning means responsive to the
process of adapting choice among looking ahead and needs of all the
the organization various alternative preparing for the stakeholders and
with the changes in course of action. future. responsive to the
business . different changes
environment.
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its time frame.
NATURE AND SCOPE OF PLANNING

INTEGRATED
PROCESS COMPREHENSIVE
Plans are structured A plan considers
in a systematic and several aspects that
logical sequence includes the physical,
where each plan or economic,
step is highly inter- environmental, social
dependent and and even the political
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WHAT IS URBAN PLANNING?

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 WHAT IS URBAN PLANNING?
• Urban Planning is a process of guiding the use and
development of land with the aim of making the city a
better place to live and work.

• Planning with a geographical component, in which the

general objective is to provide for a spatial structure of
activities (or of land uses) which in some way is better than
the pattern that would exist without planning. (Hall, 2002)

• The art and science of ordering the use of land and siting of
buildings and communication routes so as to secure
maximum practicable degree of economy, convenience and
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NATURE AND SCOPE OF URBAN PLANNING
• Development control by
which planning policy can be
put into effect and made a
reality.

• Much of the planner’s work

consists of dealing with
already developed older sites
where the objective may be
to incorporate existing
buildings
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NATURE AND SCOPE OF URBAN PLANNING
• The planner has to be flexible
in applying planning
standards when negotiating
with the developers in order
to get the best solution
possible.

• Production of city-wide
development plan that
determines which sites can
be built
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THE ROLE OF GEODETIC
ENGINEERS IN PLANNING

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 WHAT URBAN PLANNERS DO?
• Urban Planners create the vision for the community, by
identifying current problems, analyzing trends, and
engaging community members in dialogue about goals
and issues, that establish a framework for growth and
change.

• Urban planning was associated with such fields as

architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering,
land surveyors and public administration.

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THE ROLE OF GEODETIC ENGINEERS IN PLANNING
• Responsible for data
collection.

• Spatial administrators using

technological advancements
such as GIS and GPS,
organizing the different
raster and vector files from
the project inception until
the final step of As-Built
mapping,
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maintenance using GIS. 15
 Figure 1: The different steps in the
urban development workflow.
Blocks in light blue are tasks that are
performed by the surveyor/GE.
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THE ROLE OF GEODETIC ENGINEERS IN PLANNING
• Accurately map out positions
of boundaries where land is
subdivided, bought or sold
and study the natural and
urban environment

• Plan and provide critical

advice for project
developments in land and
buildings
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THE ROLE OF GEODETIC ENGINEERS IN PLANNING

• Utilize cutting-edge
technology such as GPS and
laser technology to measure
angles and distances on the
land.

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THE ROLE OF GEODETIC ENGINEERS IN PLANNING

• Urban general practice

surveyors can work within
either the public or private
sector and are involved in
the valuation, development,
buying and selling of
property and land. Some
urban general practice
surveyors may specialize in
areas such as development
or investment.
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ANOTHER TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

• undertaking property and land

surveys or valuations

• writing reports (often technical)

for mortgage and investment
valuations and building surveys

• taking precise measurements of

buildings and sites
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ANOTHER TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

• advising about/purchasing and

selling property/land on behalf of
clients.

• advising clients about

building/property issues including
technical, financial, legal,
environmental, building regulation
and restoration matters
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ANOTHER TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

• managing property on behalf

of landlords

• planning and overseeing

building work and monitoring
progress

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