Radburn, a pioneering American community.

Created in the 1920s, Radburn was bound to become a

legacy in town planning, it's schematic drafted by famed American Architects Clarence Stein and Henry
Wright. It is on the National Register of Historic Places..

But the unforseen economic depression brought on by "Black Tuesday" interfered with the plan's
completion. This comes back to haunt the community 75 years later, as residents divide over the fate of
Daly Field.

RA7160 irr
Article 17 discussed the procedure for settling the boundary desputes such as;
l. filling of petition
ll. contents of petition
lll.document attached to petition
lV. answer of adverse party
V. hearing
Vl. joint hearing
Vll. failure to settle
Vlll. decision
IX. Appeal

Backward Integration
- the process by which the development or increased production of a product or products in a certain
stage in the industry results into the development or increased production of products in preceding
stages.
Balanced Housing Development
- a provision in RA 7279 which requires developers of proposed subdivision projects to develop an area
for socialized housing equivalent to at least twenty percent (20%) of the total subdivision area or total
subdivision project cost, at the option of the developer, within the same city or municipality, whenever
feasible, and in accordance with the standards set by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board and
other existing laws.
For main subdivision projects which are limited to the sale of lots only, land equivalent to 20% of the
total area of the main subdivision project shall be developed for socialized housing, or a socialized
housing project equivalent to 20% of the main subdivision total project cost.
For main subdivision projects which consist of the sale of house and lot packages, land equivalent to
20% of the main subdivision project shall be developed and housing units equivalent to 20% of the
aggregate floor area of all housing units of the main subdivision shall be constructed; or a socialized
housing project equivalent to 20% of the main subdivision total project cost.
For residential condominium project, equivalent to 20% of the total condominium project cost.

Local governments are given the powers and authority to raise the funds needed to undertake the
above activities including ____________, the use of their productive assets and operation of municipal
enterprises.
I. levy of taxes
II. Fees
III. Charges
IIII. Penalties
V. Fines
a. I,II
b. I,II,III
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA

What is the role of NGAs and local government heads in the LDC?

a. resource persons
b. advisers
c. counsellors
d. leaders

After the mandatory adoption of the plan, the ______________ believe that their role in planning and
development is over.

a. LDC
b. local chief executive
c. Sanggunian***
d. congress

If ____________ is policy making then the sanggunian being the highest policy-making body is the
ultimate planning body in the LGU.

a. congress
b. HLURB***
c. DILG
d. planning

The essential character of planning as both ___________.

I. a policy-making
II. a problem-solving activity
III. a decision making
IIII. a plan implementing
V. a tax imposing
a. I,V
b. II,III
c. I,II***
d. III,IV

This can be gleaned from the change in the composition of the Local Development Council. Under the
earlier Local Government Code of 1983 (Batas Pambansa 337) the LDC was composed of
_____________.

I. Local chief executive

II. Heads of LG
III. CSO
IIII. Private sector
V. NGAs
a. I,II,III
b. I,II
c. I,II,IV,V
d. AOTA

The technical components of local planning are the following:

I. Local Planning and Development Office

II. LGU Department Heads
III. Local Special Bodies
IIII. LDC Sectoral/Functional Committees
V. NGA Office Chiefs in the locality

a. I,II
b. I,II,III
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA

In Serotes broad concepts of land, it conceives as any as the ff

I. Natural Resource II. Economic Good III. Property
IV. Territory
V. Weather
A. I.II.V B. I.II.III.IV C. II.III.IV.V D. I.II.III.IV.V

The principles of T. Nicolaus Tideman on territorial claim of nation and sub-nation are
the ff
I. Might makes right
II. Claim is in accord with history
III. Make no choice
IV. Inward-looking sovereignty
V. Cash in the Trash
A. I.II B. I.II.III.IV.V C. III.IV.V D. I.II.III.IV

What is the sixth representative in the technical components of local planning?

a. LPDO
b. Private sector
c. local special bodies
d. NGA offices chiefs in the locality

The ________ is represented in the LDC the better for him/her to integrate his/her own projects or the
development funds at his disposal into the plans and programs of the LGU.

a. Mayor
b. councilor
c. governor
d. congressman
The _________ membership in the LDCs provides him/her opportunity to learn local issues that are of
national concern which must be addressed by no less than national policies and legislations.

a. Mayors
b. councilors
c. governors
d. congressmans

This component supplies the technical content and process of local planning and it has generally has no
decision-making powers.

a. technical
b. political
c. planning
d. policy maker

Secs. 23 and 302 on LGC, LGUs provision to avail financial sources and indebtedness in kind respectively
in various form, such as;

I. Grant
II. Donation
III. BOT for provision of public facilities
IIII. Loan
V. Investment form
a. I,II
b. I,II,III,IV
c. I,II,III
d. AOTA

In _________ way, private investments can be attracted into a locality by making the area a very
conducive place to do business in.

a. Explicit
b. implicit ***
c. effective
d. direct

No development ______________ could be implemented through the local budget without

authorization from the sanggunian.

I. programs
II. projects
III. activities
IIII. basic services
V. basic utilities
a. I,II
b. I,II,III***
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA

The _______________, when properly constituted will ensure a comprehensive multi-sectoral coverage
of the local development plan and investment program.

a. LPDO
b. SCO
c. sectoral committees***
d. private representatives

The city or municipal development council shall be headed by the __________.

a. punong barangay
b. Mayor***
c. councillor
d. congressman

. ______________ is a sector in the environment and natural resources development that deals with
land and water pollution impact.

a. Waste management***
b. lands
c. Forest lands
d. Water resources

The LDC should also make sure that technical committees draw membership from all societal sectors to
wit:

I. Government
II. Private
III. academe
IIII. religious
V. professions

a. I,II
b. I,II,III
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA***

What are the sub-sectors of environmental and natural resources development?

I. lands
II. forest lands
III. mineral lands
IIII. solid waste
V. toxic and hazardous wastes

a. I,II,III***
b. I,IV,V
c. nota
d. aota

Representatives of NGOs operating in the city or municipality, as the case may be, who shall constitute
not less than __________ of the members of the fully organized council.

a. ***
b.
c.
d. 1/5

_____________ represents the LDC when it is not in session.

a. executive committee***
b. BDC
c. secretariat
d. sectoral committee

In sectoral committee composition, physical/land use development represents the _________

development of local planning structure.

a. economic
b. Infrastructure***
c. social
d. Institutional

_____________ provides technical support to the LDC.

a. executive committee
b. BDC
c. Secretariat***
d. sectoral committee

Sections 106-115 of the Local Government Code stipulate the principal ___________ of the local
planning structure.

a. goal
b. purpose
c. objective
d. function***

What sector in the infrastructure development that gives basic services to the locality?

a. economic support***
b. public administrative support
c. social support
d. infra support
In 5 development of local planning structure, __________ development has governed a supportive
approach on the entire planning process.

a. Infrastructure***
b. social
c. economic
d. Institutional

What sector in the infrastructure development that establishes the local administrative facilities?

a. economic support
b. public administrative support***
c. social support
d. infra support

______________ is the mother of all planning and programming bodies of the LGU which should form
part of the technical component of the local planning structure.

a. local special bodies***

b. LDV
c. NGAs
d. LGU department heads

__________ is or ought to be an integral function of governance.

a. Planning***
b. analyzing
c. governing
d. imposing

The bulk of the membership then comprised the technical personnel of various sectoral and functional
agencies of government. In contrast, under the 1991 Local Government Code (RA 7160) the membership
of the LDCs is predominantly made up of ________.
a. Economists
b. scientists
c. Politicians***
d. planners

_____________ is the last sector of the economic development.

a. tertiary
b. Informal***
c. secondary
d. primary

The ________ of economic development is composed of mining and quarrying, manufacturing,

construction and basic utilities.

a. secondary sector***
b. primary sector
c. tertiary sector
d. intermediate sector

Fisheries have comprised of the following:

I. coastal resources
II. city/municipal water
III. inland
IIII. brackish
V. marine

a. I,II,IV,V
b. III,IV,V
c. I,II,III,IV
d. aota***

In primary sector of economic development has various sub-sectors to wit:

I. agricultural crops
II. livestock
III. fisheries
IIII. forestry
V. coastal resource

a. I,II,III,IV
b. I,II,IV,V
c. II,III,IV,V
d. aota***

In economic development, __________ is the last sub-sector of the tertiary sector.

a. transportation and communication

b. real estate
c. Tourism***
d. wholesale and retail trade
These are the development sectors of local planning to wit:

I. social
II. economic
III. infrastructure
IIII. environment & natural resources
V. institution

a. I,II
b. I,II,III
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA***

The most important power that only the sanggunian can exercise is the appropriation of _________.
a. revenue
b. public fund***
c. annual fund
d. development fund

The ________________ development is the important sector of local planning structure for its
sensitivity and detrimental when mismanage and abuse and everyones concern to conserve and
protect?
a. economic
b. environmental and natural resources***
c. infrastructure
d. social

What are the different sub-sectors of social development in local planning structure?

I. population
II. social services
III. status of well-being
IIII. gender equity concerns
V. demography

a. I,II
b. I,II,III
c. I,II,III,IV***
d. aota

The unique role of the Sanggunian in local planning and development is explicitly provided in its power
to prescribe reasonable ________________ on the use of property2 which is the basis of local land
use planning.

I. limits
II. restraints
III. taxes
IIII. delineates
V. imposes

a. I,II
b. I,II,III
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA***

Important factors that contribute toward establishing an attractive business climate are ___________.
I. stable peace and order condition
II. high level of social and cultural services
III. livability of the local environment
IIII. total population
V. economic condition

a. I,II,III
b. I,III,V
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA

A nation currently has a population of 100m and an annual growth rate of 3.5% if the growth rate
remain constant what will be the population of the nation in 40 years?

A. 150m
b. 200m
c. 300m
d. 400m***
e 500m

100M (1+3.5%)^40 =
395.92 M ~ 400M

Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and use of land,
planning permission, protection and use of the environment, public welfare, and the design of the urban
environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as
transportation, communications, and distribution networks.
Refers to activities concerned with the management and development of land, as well as the
preservation, conservation and rehabilitation of human environment.

a. Environmental planning***
b. Environmental management
c. Urban planning
d. Land use planning

It refers to the body of scientific concepts, definitions, behavioral reationships, and assumptions that
define the body of knowledge of urban planning.

A. Planning
B. Panning Theory***
C. Planning Process
D. Planning Concept

It refers to a dualistic tenure system of Latin-America characterized by a relativel few large commercial
estates which are over 500 hectares and numerous small properties which are under 5 hectares.

A. Latifundium
B. Allodial tenure system
C. Hacienda
D. Latifundio-minifundio***

According to IRR of RA 9184, that in line with the commitment of the GoP to promote good governance
and its effort to adhere to the principles of:
I. Competitiveness
II. Economy
III. Efficiency
IV. Equity
V. Accountability
VI. Transparency
a. II, III, IV
b. IV, V, VI
c. I, II, III, IV, V
d. I, II, III, VI
e. II, III, IV, V, VI***

The body principally responsible for the CLUP is no less than the highest policy-making body,
_____________.

a. legislative council***
b. local chief executive
c. congress
d. governor

The political components of local planning are as follows:

I. Local Sanggunian
II. Local Development Council
III. Congressmans Representative
IIII. Civil Society Organizations
V. Private Sector

a. I,II,III,IV
b. I,II,IV,V***
c. I.II,III,IV

Basic views of planning to wit:

I. Economical
II. Political
III. Environmental
IIII. Technical
V. Spiritual
a. II,IV***
b. I,II,III
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA

Explicitly the LDC may draft for the adoption of the Sanggunian a series of private investment incentives
ordinances that include, among others, fiscal measures such as_________.
I. local tax breaks
II. reduced transaction costs through the setting up of one-stop shops
III. elimination of graft and corruption
IIII. direct provision of infrastructure support like access roads, power and telecommunication lines.
V. collection fines and penalties
a. I,II,IV,V
b. II,III,IV,V
c. I,II,III,IV
d. AOTA

Which three component are used as a way to analyze how the environment is impacted by human use?
A. Culture poverty death rate
b. Tech. Affluence population***
c. Pollution chemical water use
d. Pollution affluence tech
e. Time population affluence

Competitive bidding consists of the following processs:

I. Advertisement & Pre-bid conference
II. Eligibility screening of prospective bidders
III. Receipt and opening of Bids
IV. Evaluation of Bids
V. Post Qualification & Award of Contracts
VI. Post Bid Conference
VII Award of Contracts

a. I, II, III, V, VI, VII

b. I, II, III, IV, V***
c. III, IV, V, VI, VII
d. II, III, IV, VI, VII
e. I, II, III, VI, VII

During the past 100years human population growth is primary due to a/an_ in the_?

A. Decrease death rate

b. Increase death rate
C decreate birth rate
d. Increase infant mortality rate
e. Increase birth rate.***

In the old definition of urban areas in the Philippines used since the 1970 census, the minimum
population required for a barangay to be considered urban is ____. However, according to the updated
definition (NSCB Board Resolution No. 9, s 2003), if a barangay has a population of ___ or more, it is
considered urban.

a. 500; 3000
b. 1000; 3000
c. 1000; 5000***
d. 500; 5000

These are numerous small properties under 5 hectares which are intended mainly for subsistence-
oriented small holdings and are generally formed by indigenous and peasant households.

A. Mini haciendas
B. Latifundios
C. Minifundios***
D. Substinence agricultural estates.

A city is a significantly large urban area which has?

a. a rectilinear street design
b. a cluster of tall buildings
c. a public transport terminal/seaport/airport
d. a legal proclamation or charter***

Which of the following is NOT considered criticism of rational-adaptive-comprehensive or synoptic

planning?

a. Long and tedious process

b. Has no window for participation***
c. Massive, extensive, voluminous data
d. Tends to be Utopian

This ancient city did not excel in philosophy and science but excelled in engineering such as in civil
works, road building, hydraulics, water provision and sewerage.

a. Miletus
b. Athens
c. Babylon
d. Rome***

Refers to the low density fragmented use of land for urban purposes at a scale expanded faster than
what is required occurring along the margins of existing metropolitan areas is a generally formless
manner.

a. Suburbanization
b. Leapfrog development
c. Premature urbanization
d. Amorphic sprawl***

Refers to the capacity of a given biologically productive area to generate an on-going supply of
renewable resources and to absorb its spillover wastes.

A. Ecosystem
B. Ecology
C. Ecological footprint
D. Biocapacity***

It refers to the acquisition of goods, consulting services, and the contracting for infrastructure projects
by the procuring entity.

a. purchasing
b. PhilGEPS
c. HoPE
d. procurement***
Cities were planned to decongest the entire city by increasing density at the core.

a. Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City

b. Ebenezer Howards' Garden City
c. Le Corbusier's Radiant City***
d. Arturo Soria y Mata's Linear City

Popularized the planning method "Survey-Analysis-Plan" and introduced the concept of "region" to
planning.

a. Benton MacKaye
b. Lewis Mumford
c. Sir Patrick Geddes***
d. Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie

Which of the following is arranged in increasing population?

a. Ecumenopolis, eperopolis, metropolis, megapolis

b. Eperopolis, metropolis, ecumenopolis, megapolis
c. Metropolis, ecumenopolis, megapolis, eperopolis
d. Metropolis, megapolis, eperopolis, ecumenopolis***

This model recognizes the influence of transportation on land use such that growth occurs along major
transport routes and that higher levels of access means higher land values.

a. Sector Model of Homer Hoyt***

b. Multiple Nuclei Model by Chauncey Harris and Edward Ullman
c. Concentric Ring Model of Ernest Burgess
d. Galactic Model by Peirce Lewis

Which among the five basic elements of the city by Kevin Lynch are strategic spots which an observer
can enter?

a. Paths
b. Nodes***
c. Edges
d. Landmarks

It is prohibited by the LGC or by the goverment to use the fund in?

A. Entertainment
B. Personal and Religious Affair***
C. Investment
D. Recreation.

A propulsive urban center of a region processing a complex of expanding industries where the
agglomeration of activities induces growth in its surrounding hinterlands.

a. City Capital
b. Growth Pole
c. Central Place
d. Growth Center***

This theory introduces a hierarchy in services such that there are "low order" services which is found in
every center and "higher order" services which are found only in major cities.

a. Urban Bid Rent Theory

b. Location Theory
c. Central Place Theory
d. Growth Pole Theory

Which of the following is NOT part of Clarence Stein's Six Principles of New Towns?

a. Put factories and other industrial buildings where they can be used without wasteful transportation of
people and goods
b. Provide ample roads for cars on the street***
c. Bring private and public land into relationship
d. Plan simply, but comprehensively

Spontaneous and inevitable process of development of backward areas because of pulls in input
demand from developed regions.

a. Polarization effect
b. Trickle down effect***
c. Backwash effect
d. Spread effect

Refer to the process of which respurce of land are put to effect.

a. Land tenure
b. Land valuation
c. Land administration
d. Land management**

Refer to the process of determining recording and disseminating information about the ownership value
and use of land when implemented land management policies.

a. Land management
b. Land administration**
c. Land tenure
d. Land valuation

Which of the ff does not belong to the group?

A. Project defenition
B. Project feasibility
C. Project implementation***
D. Project approval & financing
E. None of the above

Ans: C.investment phase while A,B,D pre investment phase.

In 1964, Republic Act 4341 established this center to create a pool of professional
planners in the Philippines.

A. Institute of Planning***
B. UPLB Institute of Environment Science & Management
C. Local Government Academy
D. Development Academy of the Philippines

The focal points in a town center area: (Chapter 5, RPS)

I. City or Municipal Hall

II. Parish Church
III. Central Market
IV. Public Market
V. Plaza or Central Park
VI. Central Business District

A. All of the above

B. None of the above
C. I, II, III, IV
D. I, II, V, VI***
E. VI, V, III, I

Refers to those areas declared as such under existing statutes and pertinent executive
issuances.

A. Blighted areas
B. Productive area
C. Areas for priority development***
D. Resettlement area
E. Urban areas

Ans: Ra 7279 udha sec3)

Refers to the acquisition of lots of varying ownership through purchase or expropriation
of the purpose of planned and rational development and socialized housing programs
without individual property boundary restrictions.

A. Land banking
B. Land swapping
C. Land assembly or consolidation***
D. Land grabbing

"Small property owners" refers to those whose only real property consists of residential
lands not exceeding __sq.m in highly urbanized cities and__sq.m in other urban areas.

a. 150 and 450

b. 350 and 600
c. 300 and 800***
d. 250 and 600

1.Environmental planning can be divided into these two general categories:

A.Land cover and land use***

B.Building use and land use
C.Land cover, building use, and land use
D.Land cover and building use

2.The "spiral unto death" refers to the decline in what kind of transportation?

A.Canals
B.Horses
C.Public buses***
D.Bicycles
E.Subways

3.By the late 1920s, there was one car per ______ Americans.

A.3
B.5***
C.10
D.25
E.50
4.Transfer of Development Rights programs are established and administered by private firms.

A.True
B.False***

5.Transfer of Development Rights programs are similar to Purchase of Development Rights programs.

A.True***
B.False

6.Which of the following is NOT true about urban growth boundaries?

A.They make it difficult for the building industry to know where to build***
B.They are a theoretical line drawn around a community

7. A comprehensive plan should serve as a guide for related actions, such as zoning ordinances and
subdivision regulations.

A.True***
B.False

8.The comprehensive plan as we know it today has been around for about how long?

A.25 years
B.50 years
C.100 years***
D.200 years
E.2,000 years

9.The comprehensive plan is a document meant to cover a span of how long?

A.About one year

B.About five years
C.About ten years
D.About twenty years or more ***
E.The entire future of the community

10.According to Kevin Lynch, the termination of a _________ is at its __________.

A.edge; path
B.path; landmark
C.landmark; path d.node; edge
E.district; edge***

11. Good design is concerned with which?

A. Both how the design looks and how it functions***
B. How the design looks
C. How the design functions

12. Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of New Urbanism?

A.Poor construction standards***

B.Lack of affordability
C.Focus on the suburbs
D.Top-down planning

13. Who argued that laws about land and property only work because people accept them and because
they are for the public good?

A.John Locke***
B.Ebenezer Howard
C. Adam Smith
D.Luc Anselin

14.What are the two parts to a modern zoning ordinance?

A.Map and graphs

B.Map and text***
C.Graphs and text

15. Zoning is used to implement the land use plan.

A.True***
B.False

16. A single-story building covering 50% of its 10,000 sq. ft. lot has a floor-area ratio of:

A.0.5***
B.1.0
C.1.5
B.2.0

17. Zoning separates land uses into categories based on two primary factors: physical and functional.

A.True***
B.False

18. What were the "3 Gs" of Spanish colonialism in North America?

A. Guns, Germs, and Grains

B. God, Glory, and Gold***
C. Goodness, Geography, and Gems
D. Globalization, Government, and Graves
13. Which of the following is NOT true about urban growth boundaries?

A. They make it difficult for the building industry to know where to build ***
B. They are a theoretical line drawn around the community.
C.They define an area to accommodate anticipated growth for a given period of time.

The world population in 2011 reached 7 billion people. According to the UN, the world population in
2050 is estimated to be?

A. 8.1 Billion
B. 8.7 Billion
C. 9.2 Billion
D. 10.8 Billion