GEOM-7350 Chapter 6

Density, as planners define it, means the number of land uses or land users on a specified unit of ground space in the community.

On specified parcels of land, includes public roads, lanes and other community land uses. It is also referred to as neighbourhood density.

Planners have devised ways, despite the diversity, of classifying the observations they make about land uses. The most highly regarded methods use 3 components and permit rigorous measurements to be made in each category. These measurements would usually be done for each parcel of land in the community. What are the names of the 3 components ?

The land-use component dealing with the function or purpose of a facility becomes more important because this will affect the other facilities and areas linked by transportation connections.

Five dimensions provide the planner with most of the information needed about the community environment. Which dimension does this describe?

With this dimension, the fundamental question of "How does this compare?" May be applied to a development proposal. This dimension is associated with the common notion of 'density'.

Five dimensions provide the planner with most of the information needed about the community environment. Which dimension does this describe?

With this dimension, the fundamental question of "How much?" may be broached; How much land is involved, how many dwelling units, how much traffic, how much commercial space, how much school population.

Another set of relational consideration in community land use results from the fact that various facilities are distributed differently across an urban region. Houses, stores selling daily needs, and elementary schools are usually widely distributed, whereas factories, department stores, hospitals, airports and auditoriums are not. The latter often tend to be concentrated in one or a few areas. Which relationship among land uses does this describe ?

On specified parcels of land, it does not include public roads, lanes or sidewalks or other community land uses. It is sometimes called parcel density.

The concern is usually with broad land-use purposes, such as those of a special district like the downtown and the facilities that serve and entire area. which spatial level does this describe ?

The standards of taste and appearance by which members of a community assess the bulkiness of buildings have to be taken into account.

Another important aspect involves how land uses in one part of a community are linked to and affect land uses in other parts. Households need to makes purchases of food and other goods, and thus create the need for access to stores. If that access is in the form of automobiles, the stores, which depend upon customers may provide a parking lot. Which relationship among land uses does this describe ?

Five dimensions provide the planner with most of the information needed about the community environment. Which dimension does this describe?

With this dimension, the planner is concerned primarily with the "relative" location of facilities, especially those of community-wide or district-wide interest; that is how facilities related to each other.

The planning issues tend to centre on the physical facility or improvements to be placed on the site: What type of building? How big will it be? What will it look like? There will also be concerns over the activities on the site and in the immediate vicinity. This describes which spatial level ?

The bulk of a building also has land-use implications. The bulkier the building, in general, the greater the number of activities associated with it.

a description of what actually takes place on parcels of land and in public spaces.

Just as we saw the physical planning perspective in previous generations evolving as new issues and ideals emerged so, too, are views of the built environment being extended nowadays, sometimes quite dramatically. Which are some of the more prominent new views being urged on planners and elected officials: BONUS: describe each one

The percentage of community area, including streets and roads, parks, and land for institutional uses, which the local government has direct control.

a description of the physical alterations made to parcels of land and public right-of-way, especially buildings and other structural features.

Five dimensions provide the planner with most of the information needed about the community environment. Which dimension does this describe?

With this dimension, the distribution of facilities, people, and activities may be reckoned. The planner often talks about accessibility and congestion in relation to this dimension.

Can you list the 10 basic principles land planners use when arranging land uses in a community? (p160)

The three land uses that are normally held in private ownership - residential, commercial, and industrial- constitute nearly _________ of the area of the community

The economics of buildings are directly associated with the matter of building bulk. The value of of the land, the economical size of the establishment, and the costs of building all enter into the original proposal made by those wishing to develop a site.

Five dimensions provide the planner with most of the information needed about the community environment. Which does this describe?

With this dimension, the planner considers the fundamental question of "what is it?" In land-use planning, the land may be occupied by residential, commercial, industrial or institutional uses.

Six land uses occupy most of the land in a typical community. What are the six ?

It is the job of the professional planner to understand the workings of built environments of communities, for, as noted, a great deal of planning centers around two issues:

The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) relates the floor area of a building to the area of the site. An FAR of _____ is the equivalent of a one-story building covering the entire lot OR a two story building on half the site OR a three story building on a third of the site.

The Floor Area Ratio is used to determine acceptable levels of building bulk at a particular site.

a description of the basic purpose of an enterprise or establishment located on a parcel of land.

What is it community planners plan? The focus is, and always has been, on the built environment of cities and towns. As the Alberta ministry responsible for community planning stated in 1978, the concern is with "the forces [that] influence the physical shape of communities".

Each parcel of land in a community is linked directly or indirectly to every other parcel. Take, for example, the common situation of a parcel of residential land with a single-family house on it. The road (a facility) provides for the access to the lot and house (another facility), while the sidewalk (a facility) provides space for children to walk and to play (an activity). This describes which relationship among land uses?

Almost every community may be seen as comprising a number of major functional areas that reflect basic human activities. These four functional elements become a focus of virtually every community plan.

Key public and private facilities each have a particular ____________ out into the community by virtue of the roles they play.

The amount of the community's space that is required for streets and roads.

There is less concern with structures and physical appearance and more with patterns of activity. Of special interest are the patterns associated with pedestrian movements and auto traffic, as well facilities such as schools, playgrounds, and shopping areas. The describes which spatial (scale) level ?