LAND USE PLANNING VS PHYSICAL PLANNING

Land Use Planning

Refers to the rational and judicious approach of allocating available land resources to different
land using activities and resources to different functions consistent with the overall development
vision or goal of a particular city.
Integrates environmental, social and economic values, resolve conflicts, and build common land
use objectives to ensure openness and inclusiveness as well as adapt to global, national, and local
needs and preferences.
 National Land Use and Allocation
Scheme
o Land Classification
 Assessment of
unclassified lands under
the public domain which
includes surveying, classifying, studying, and mapping areas into
agricultural, forest or timber, mineral, and national parks.
o Land Reclassification
 Subsequent classification, allocation, and disposition of lands in the public
domain
 Classified as alienable and disposable into specific uses
o Land Subclassification
 Determining and assigning the uses of classified public lands
o Zoning
 Act of delineating areas or districts within the territorial jurisdictions of cities
and municipalities that may be put to specific uses and their regulation.
 Subject to the limitations imposed by law or competent authority
o Land Use Conversion
 Act of putting a piece or parcel of land into a type of use other than that for
which it is currently being utilized.

 Concepts Related to Land Use

o Reversible Uses
 The inherent features and characteristics of the land have not been
considerably altered or modified such that the soil horizon, landform, and
structure remain intact and can be reverted to their former use or original
condition.
o Irreversible Uses
 The land is subject to applications that brought about changes, alteration, or
modifications so much so that it preempts the original use or it is physically
impossible to restore the land to its previous state or condition.
o Multiple Land Use
 Combining different land uses, whether reversible or irreversible in an
orderly and desirable pattern.
o Compatible or Incompatible Land Use
 Compatible uses can coexist harmoniously and effectively in an orderly
management.
o Best Use of Land
 The use of land that generates the maximum profit without negative
consequences, especially on the environment.
 Adhere to the principles of sustainable development
 Beneficial to both man and environment
o Comprehensive Land Use Plan
 A documented embodying specific proposal for guiding, regulating the
growth, and development of a city or municipality.

 Maps or Mapping
o A reduced and simplified model of reality containing geographic information.
o The real-world features have been replaced with symbols in their correct spatial
location at a reduced scale.
  Types of Maps
o Reference Map o Hydrogeologic Map
o Topographic Map o Population Density Map
o Climatic Map o Land Values Map
o Cadastral Map o Land Use Map
o Slope Map o Urban Land Use Map
o Soil Map o Zoning Map

PHYSICAL PLANNING
Concerned with the general pattern of land use, the character and location of public
buildings and structures, the design of streets, the location and development of transit and
transportation systems, and all other physical facilities that are necessary or desirable to
promote the economic betterment, comfort, convenience, and the general welfare.
 Physical Planning Principles
o Sustainability
 Promote sustainable practices in development
 Promote sustainable practices in operations
 Encourage broad-based sustainability initiatives
o Land-Use Patterns
 Respect the natural environment and preserve open space as much as possible
 Integrate the natural and built environment
 Encourage sustainability and efficiency in building layouts
o Natural and Cultural Resources
 Respect major landscape and vegetation features
 Maintain continuity of wildfire habitats
 Design exterior landscaping to be compatible with surrounding native plant
communities
 Maintain natural surface drainage flows as much as possible
 Protect historic and prehistoric cultural resources
o Access and Transportation
 Ease of access
 Parking facilities
 Transportation facilities
o Life Style
 Enrich the experience for all inhabitants
 Offer adequate housing opportunities for all its inhabitants
 Create an array of facilities that enrich the quality of the city

 Indicators
o Urban indicators are supported to define the stages of development. A planner is
concerned with the living, working, recreation, and other activities of the people.
 Social Indicators
 These are general indicators that can be broadly defined as “measures
of aggregate well-being among the persons and families within a
society, city, and neighborhood.
 Impact Indicators
  These are specific indicators to assess the impact of a plan.
 Following a plan, the items that have been provided are closely
scrutinized to see whether the promises made in the plan are fulfilled
or not.
 Performance Indicators
 These are the precise indicators.
 When various activities of a town start functioning, then we realize
whether the plan is functional or not as many frictions amongst the
different items may arise.
 This can be got by “cost-benefit” analysis.
 The plans should not only be economically viable and physically
possible but also be socially acceptable. Performance indicators are
calculated, so they are precise.