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Multi-disciplinary Nature of
Multi-disciplinary
nature of site planning arises from the need to
Site
Planning
evolve a detailed design of the site.
The increasing complexity of a site requires the separation of
the site planning stages from the site design stage.
In effect this will be carried out by different professional experts.
Multi-disciplinary Nature of
The professions,
disciplines and
experts most likely to be
Site
Planning
contd.
involved in site planning are:
Landscape architects, architects, urban designers, civil
engineers.
Environmental planners, town planners, land-use planners,
economic planners, social planners.
Building scientists, climatologists, geologists, ecologists,
hydrologists and archaeologists.
Estate managers, housing managers, recreation managers,
open space managers.
Public health, fire and safety staff.
Built environment conservation staff, natural environment
conservation staff, rural management staff.
Foresters, farmers.
SITE INVENTORY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Brief formulation
The clients brief is formulated from the point of the view of
1.What the developer wants to do client goals and
aspirations.
2.Who will use the development;
3.What they will use it for;
4.When they will use it;
5.The location and size of site the client intends to develop;
6.Any special requirements the client has about the form and
type and style and location of the development.
7.How much the client is intending to spend on the
development and the associated works;
8.The time-scale of the proposed development and any
proposals to phase it;
9.What the client and/or future users might reasonably be
expected to contribute in terms of long-term maintenance
activities.
Problem Statement
The site planning team proceeds to visit the selected site
and familiarizes themselves with it.
The local planning authority officials should then be visited in
order to determine the feasibility of the project based on the
strategies and policies governing the planning of the local
area.
With regard to any other interested parties, the planners
knowledge of similar problems elsewhere and of the area
within which the development is proposed, a preliminary list
of key issues to be resolved is prepared this is what is
known as the problem statement.
Site Inventory
The inventory (mapping) of a site refers to the
documentation of the sites character.
Documentation is mainly done through drawings that are
analyzed to provide informed decision-making to the design
process of a given site.
Without documentation of a sites condition, the designers
site assessment is relegated to memory and perceptual bias.
The accuracy and objectivity of the research and data
collection of the site inventory enables us to investigate with
credibility the conditions of a sites environmental quality and
context and the opportunity for change as it relates to the
clients terms of reference, the users requirements and the
site planners decisions.
Base Maps
The recording of the basic information gathered will be
produced and presented in the form of plans and/or maps
and supplemented by written statements.
The maps required include:Regional context of study area 1:1 000 000, 1:500 000
Urban or Rural context of the site 1:250 000
A location plan 1: 10 000, 1: 20 000
A project area plan. 1:500, 1: 1 250, 1: 2 500, 1: 5 000
Environmental Data
Physical and Natural Environment
Geology and Soils
Topography
Drainage & Hydrology surface water and
sub-surface water
Macro-climate and micro-climate
Vegetation plants (grass, shrubs, trees),
Relative ecological value.
Wildlife
SYNTHESIS
This stage requires critical analysis of both the secondary
and primary data including the reconciliation of conflicting
information. The various constituent maps are overlaid to
emerge with the prominent constraints and inherent
opportunities of the sites characters. Further reinforcing
documentation will be documented in a report. These
aggregate critical emerging issues represented in written as
well as graphical/visual from culminates in a design criteria
form, which lays a firm foundation for the site design process
to commence.
The suitability of the site for the various users activities are
carefully identified based on the information analyzed of the
site inventory. A further assessment of the site potential
indicates the assets and liabilities and the constraints,
limitations, problems and challenges towards the
development of the site.
PLAN GENERATION
Site Design Process and Preparation of Alternative Site
Plans
At this stage the site planner evaluates collectively and in detail the
various options available to answer the clients brief as close as
possible by visualizing various conceptual ideas for the
development of the site.
This is mainly carried out by preparing bubble diagrams of how the
general relationships of the different human activities, buildings
and other infrastructure should be developed on the various
areas of the site.
The site planner, through trial and error, evaluates the various
strategies of achieving the goals and objectives of the client, by
developing, preparing and evaluating various alternative plans,
that reflect various acceptable relationships between the land
uses and human activities, buildings and open spaces, plots etc.
IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN PROGRAMMING, SCHEDULING AND BUDGETING
The site planning process is useful for coping with the financial
aspects of planning. It allows for a full description of the work
that needs to be carried out on the site. This includes the
preparation of the site, the construction of the built elements on
the site, the planting of the vegetation and the maintenance
requirements. This information is useful in evaluating the
detailed assessment of the cost of implementation of the
scheme and of the design costs. Costing of each aspect of a
scheme allows the site planner to provide information on the
total costs. It equally allows a limited attempt at financial
evaluation of alternative solutions to both the design and the
management of the site.