ENP QUIZ NO.

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1. Presidential Decree 1308 Sec. 2a defines it as referring to 'all activities concerned with the
management and development of land, as well as the preservation, conservation and
management of the human environment
A. Urban Planning
B. Human Ecology
C. Environmental Management
D. Environmental Planning
2. Urban planning is "concerned with providing the right place at the right site at the right time"
for the right people.
A. John Ratcliffe
B. Lewis Keeble
C. Brian Mcloughlin
D. George Chadwick
E. Alan Wilson
3. Which is not a key feature of 'professional' planning process?
A. Proactive
B. Problem-solving
C. Algorithmic
D. Futuristic
E. People-driven
4. As defined by PD 1517 and by National Statistics Office, 'urban' area has the following
characteristics except one:
A. It exports substantial quantities of processed products
B. Core district's density is at least 500 per square kilometer
C. Overall density of at least 1000 persons per square kilometer in its entirety
D. Exhibits a street pattern
5. The most recent re-definition of 'urban' by NSCB (2003) does not include one of the
following.
Discuss
A. If a barangay has more fishery output and shellcraft activities compared to farms, then it is
considered urban
B. If a barangay has population size of 5,000 or more, then it is considered urban;
C. If a barangay has at least one establishment with 100 employees or more, then it is
considered urban
D. If a barangay has 5 or more establishments with a minimum of 10 employees, and 5 or more
facilities within the two-kilometer radius from the barangay hall, then it is considered urban
6. A 'city' is a significantly-large urban area which has:
A. A cluster of skyscrapers
B. A charter or legal proclamation
C. A rectilinear or orthogonal street design
D. A seaport or an airport
7. In a November 2008 ruling of the Supreme Court upholding RA 9009's amendment of Sec.
450 of RA 7160 LGC, the statutory requirements for an LGU's elevation to citihood are
Discuss
A. Contiguous territory of at least 100 km2 except for island/group of islands
B. Minimum annual income of P100 million based on 1991 constant prices
C. Population of at least 150,000
D. All of the choices
8. Under RA7160 Sec 452, what is the minimum population requirement to approve a Highly
Urbanized City?
A. At least 200,000
B. At least 500,000
C. At least 1 million
D. At least 10 million
9. This pertains to the process wherein large numbers of people, driven by demographic factors,
live together in important locations --a process that is always accompanied by economic
agglomeration, spatial alteration, and socio-cultural change
A. Industrialization
B. Urbanization
C. Social Transformation
D. Modernization
10. If 'pre-industrial society' was mainly agricultural, kinship-based, self-sufficient, and relatively
parochial, 'industrial society' in contrast
Discuss
A. Minimizes farming to channel capital into factories
B. Prioritizes mining of minerals and precious stones
C. Aims for mass production thru mechanization & automation
D. Relies on the output of white-collar professionals
11. Due to greater 'division of labor', there is more heterogeneity of population and classes of
workers beginning with
A. Primitive subsistence society
B. Pre-industrial society
C. Industrial society
D. Post-industrial society
12. The expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density,
monofunctional and usually car-dependent communities, in a process called suburbanization. In
addition to describing a particular form of urbanization, the term also relates to the social and
environmental consequences associated with this development.
A. Decentralization
B. Dispersion
C. Exurbanization
D. Urban Sprawl
13. In Michael P. Todaro's Labor Migration Model of Urbanization (1976), the central pull factor
or main attraction of Third World cities to rural migrants even when these cities are unprepared
to accept migration, is
A. "bright lights effect" or lure of city life and neon-lit entertainment
B. Possible benefits derived from proximity to seat of power and prestige of central city address
C. Abundance and plenitude in cities versus hunger and famine due to insurgency wars in the
countryside
D. Substantial wage differentials between urban labor and rural labor for the same level of skill,
task, or occupation
14. According to Dr. Francis Stuart Chapin Jr in the first comprehensive textbook on urban
planning ever written ( 1965 ), the explicit goals of urban planning are the following, except
one:
A. Health & safety
B. Convenience & amenity
C. tolerance & plurality
D. Efficiency & economy
15. The following are the stated goals of 'urban development policy' (NUDHF) in the Philippines,
except one:
A. To achieve a more balanced urban-rural interdependence
B. To slow down rural-to-urban movement by means of migration control and population
management
C. To optimally utilize land and resources to meet the requirements of housing and urban
development
D. To undertake a comprehensive and continuing program of urban development which will
make available housing and services at affordable cost
16. According to Dr Garrett Hardin, in an open access regime without defined property rights,
individuals enjoy free unlimited access to natural resources and right to use without exclusion;
each individual is motivated to maximize his or her own benefit from exploiting the resource.
When no individual has adequate incentive to conserve the public resource, the resource will
likely become overused and overexploited.
A. The Stewardship of Nature
B. Communitarian Paradox
C. Fencesitter's Dilemma
D. Tragedy of the Commons
17. Related to Thomas Malthus' concept of 'k' as the population size constrained by whatever
resource is in silo rt est supply, this principle refers to "the maximum population of a given
species that can be supported indefinitely in a defined habitat without causing negative impacts
that permanently impair the productivity of that same habitat."
A. Limits to growth
B. Tipping point
C.
Range and threshold
D.
Carrying capacity
18.
In general, this refers to the characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a
certain level indefinitely; in particular, it refers to the potential longevity of ecological systems
to support humankind and other species.
A.
Resilience
B.
Endurance
C.
Sustainability
D.
Perpetuity
E.
Durability
19.
Which basic principle of 'Sustainable Development' means responsibility and accountability to
future populations?
A.
Common Heritage of Humankind
B.
Lnter-generational Equity
C.
Caring Capacity
D.
Parity 0f Compeers
20.
This type of planning has also been called 'synoptic,' 'static', 'normative,' and 'Utopian', because
it assumes a prior that professional planners have the intellige􀀇nce, noble in􀀇tentions. and
expertise to synthesize extensive data, analyze a relatively predictable world, and decide rightly
on crucial questions ,of broader public interest.
A.
Equity or activist or advocacy planning
B.
Strategic Planning
C.
Traditional planning or command planning or imperative planning
D.
Rational-Comprehensive Planning
21.
The concepts of "input-throughput--output-feedback" comes from what school of planning?
A.
Communicative Planning
B.
Liberal Pluralistic Planning
C.
Incremental Planning
D.
Systems Theory of Planning
22.
The main contribution of Norbert Weiner's 'Cybernetics' to the Systems Theory of planning is
the principle that planning should be -
A.
Cyclical, iterative, and self-correcting
B.
Free-wheeling and open-ended
C.
Wide-ranging and exhaustive
D.
Rigorous, exact, and mathematical
23.
Under the Systems Theory of Planning by George Chadwick and Alan Wilson, under which stage
do policy-makers or decision-makers make a firm resolve to pursue a specific course of action?
A.
System Description
B.
System Modeling
C.
System Projection
D.
System Synthesis
E.
System Control
24.
'Allocative' or 'regulatory' or 'policy planning' in the tradition of Herbert Gans and T J Kent is
concerned with solving chronic problems of society by allocating resources efficiently and
enacting laws, rules and standards. I! is therefore closest to which planning approach?
A.
Rational-comprehensive
B.
traditional or command planning
C.
Strategic planning
D.
Communicative planning
25.
Which principle of Strategic Planning rallies the organization and unifies its members around a
common purpose?
Discuss
A.
Solve major issues at a macro level
B.
Avoid excessive inward and short-term thinking
C.
Be visionary to convey a desired end-state but be flexible enough to allow and to accommodate
changes
D.
Engage stakeholders to pull together behind a single gameplan for execution
E.
Establish priorities on what will be accomplished in the future
F.
Communicate to everyone what is most important
26.
In the "Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities.Threats" tool as popularized by exponents of
Strategic Planning, the elements, aspects or characteristics that need to be reinforced, are
enumerated under which quadrant?
A.
'S'
B.
'W'
C.
'O'
D.
'T'
27.
Which is a significant accomplishment of "Advocacy Planning" movement as fathered by Paul
Davidoff (1965)?
Discuss
A.
Single women with children were assisted to find employment.
B.
Social planning was moved from 'backroom negotiations' into the open public forum.
C.
Documentation of long-lasting environmental changes was intensified
D.
Affirmative action and social amelioration were mainstreamed into national policy
E.
Businesses were compelled to draw their employees from the ranks of the poor.
28.
A member of the advocacy/activist/equity school of planning, this planner wrote the classic
"Eight policies, Rungs in the Ladder Citizen Participation" which describes the varying degrees
of people's involvement in policies,plans, and programs.
Discuss
A.
Ralph Nader
B.
Susan S. Fainstein
C.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
D.
Sherry Arnstein
29.
Of the Eight-Rungs in the Ladder of Citizen Participation (1969) which 'steps' would require the
planner to perform 'facilitation' role rather than 'advice,' 'direction,' or 'manipulation'?
A.
Counseling; therapy
B.
Consultation; placation
C.
Informi􀀛g
D.
Partnership; delegated power; citizen control
30.
For his grid-iron design of ancient Greek settlements such as Priene, Piraeus and Rhodes, he is
acknowledged as the Father of Town Planning in Western Civilization
A.
Vitruvius of Rome
B.
Ptolemy
C.
Hippodamus of Miletus
D.
Appolodorus of Damascus
31.
Which is a major contribution of classical Greek civilization 700-404 BCE to town planning?
A.
Polytheism or pantheon of Greek gods which sanctified all elements of Nature as being
animated by divine spirit
B.
The delineation between religious space & secular civic space as separate but complementary
spheres in society
C.
The concept of 'polis' or (Latin) 'civitas' which means that only residents of cities can truly be
called 'civilized'.
D.
The practice of direct democracy and the notion of citizenship which included women, the
poor,slaves, and aliens.
32.
Built below the Acropolis in the heart of the citystate, the 'marketplace' was the site where
ancient Greeks came together not only for trading and buying of foodstuffs but also for
political, social, and other secular activities
A.
'parthenon'
B.
'gymnasium'
C.
'erechtheum'
D.
'agora'
E.
'sumposion'
33.
They were considered the earliest regional planners in history (27 BCE -410 AD) because they
planned their cities and settlements with transport network, civil works, utilities, and military
defense, foremost in their minds?
Discuss
A.
Macedonian Greeks under Alexander The Great
B.
Romans under the dictatorial Emperors
C.
Persians under Cyrus the Great
D.
Egyptians under Ramses, Thutrnoses, and Nefertiti
34.
Recognized as 'father of landscape architecture,' he also began the 'Parks and Conservation
Movement' in the United States which advanced the idea that city parks and greenways can
structure urban space, stimulate mixed uses, dampen class conflict, heighten family and
religious values, and serve as aid to social reform.
A.
Frederic Law Olmstead Sr
B.
John Muir
C.
Gifford Pinchot
D.
George Perkins Marsh
35.
He wrote the famous book "Garden Cities of Tomorrow"(1902) and became a most influential
thinker with his effort to combine the best features of 'country' as shown in his diagrams of
three(3) magnets.
A.
Sir Frederic Osborn
B.
Sir Ebenezer Howard
C.
Sir Patrick Leslie Abercrombie
D.
Sir Raymond Unwin
36.
The Garden City Movement in the United Kingdom directly addressed large-scale problems
caused by the __?
A.
The Scientific Revolution
B.
British-American War of Independence
C.
Industrial Revolution
D.
World War II and the Holocaust
37.
The Garden City Movement shaped the British policy of "urban containment", with following
features, except one:
Discuss
A.
Greenbelts, green girdles, and clear edges for all cities
B.
Mass transit to link 'mother city' with 'garden cities'
C.
Homestead of about one acre per family
D.
Preservation of more farmland & open space
38.
Considered as the "Father of City Planning in America," he prepared plans for the City of Manila
and the City of Baguio from 1903 to 1911 with the assistance of Pierce Andersson.
A.
John Hay
B.
William Howard Taft
C.
Robert Kennon
D.
Daniel Hudson Burnham
E.
Francis B. Harrison
39.
"Make no little plans. They have no magic and probably themselves will not be realized. Make
big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded
will never die ... "
A.
Leon Battista Alberti
B.
Daniel H. Burnham
C.
Baron Georges Eugenes Hausmann
D.
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
40.
"First we shape our buildings; thereafter, our buildings shape us." This quotation is attributed
to
A.
Winston Churchill
B.
George Washington
C.
Theodore Roosevelt
D.
Napoleon Bonaparte
41.
This was an American movement in the 1890s that stressed the design of settlements according
to the principles of "grandeur, exuberance, monumentality, drama and tension, cohesiveness,
and symmetry" as demonstrated in the planning of Washington DC, Paris, Chicago, San
Francisco, among others:
A.
City Beautiful Movement
B.
City Functional Movement
C.
City Efficient Movement
D.
New Towns Movement
42.
The US Supreme Court's decision in 1926 to uphold the power of an LGU to regulate land use
through ordinance in the landmark case of "Village of Euclid vs. Ambler Realty Company is
reckoned as the watershed moment for
Discuss
A.
City Beautiful Movement
B.
City Functional Movement
C.
City Efficient Movement
D.
Regional City Movement
43.
The major objective of Le Corbusier's (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) cubist "Radiant City' design (
1923) meant for 3 million people consisting of 'uniform 60-storey tower-blocks set in a huge
park' was to:
A.
Use high-rise structures to improve safety of people and security of vital institutions
B.
Increase city density by building high on a small part of land
C.
Increase the public's enjoyment of environmental amenities and viewscapes from varying
heights
D.
Capture the retail market which justifies why prices are necessarily high in central locations or
CBDs
44.
Don Arturo Soria y Mata, a Spanish engineer, suggested that the logic of utility connections
(electricity, sewer,concept of telephone lines, gas and water pipes) be the basis of city layout;
thus he considered the impact of technology in his concept of an elongated urban form running
from Cadiz, Spain up to St. Petersburg,Russia
Discuss
A.
Ciudad Conectada
B.
Ciudad Alongada
C.
Ciudad Lineal
D.
Ciudad Larga
45.
Tony Garnier (1917) conceptualized a lush green city of about 35,000 inhabitants where 'man
would rule by h􀀇imself.' thus there would be no police, no churches, no rigid forms of social
control in this Utopian place complete with landscaped homes, factories, trade schools,
transport and leisure facilities.
A.
Esplanade
B.
Axle lndustrielle
C.
Post-Industrial Motor City
D.
Linear IndustriaI City
46.
In Clarence Stein's Six (6) Principles of Regional Planning (1920), which one concerns traffic
congestion caused by roadside parking?
A.
Plan Simply,but comprehensively
B.
Provide ample Site in the right places for community use
C.
Put factories and industrial buildings where they can be used without wasteful transportation of
people and goods
D.
Cars should be stored in homes
E.
Bring private land and public land into relationship
F.
Arrange for the occupancy of houses
47.
Frank Lloyd Wright proposed an alternative (1932) to the congestion in huge metropolis by way
of urban decentralization wherein each American family would be granted at least one acre of
federal land in a self-contained agro-industrial settlement.
A.
Eco-city
B.
Broadacre city
C.
Exurbia
D.
Micropolis
E.
Suburbia
48.
The New Towns Movement of 1920s might have contributed to scattered and uncontrolled
development in continental America but the main reason for its suburban sprawl after World
War II was__?
Discuss
A.
Rapid fall of real estate prices in the countryside due to financial meltdown from sub-prime
lending
B.
Increased value of rural land due to Hoover's Interstate Highway Act of 1956 which funded
federal highways and freeways across many states
C.
The widespread use of commuter trains and monorail
D.
The popularity of automobile as means of transportation
49.
Which of the following is not a feature of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Broadacre City' ( 1932)?
Discuss
A.
Each person regardless of age has one acre of federal land
B.
Food garden or small farm would be right next to the house
C.
Manufacture &commerce set up in twelve 15-storey buildings
D.
Work within walking distance from the home
E.
Railroad and freeway to interconnect cities
F.
Densification would preserve much open space
50.
He proposed the 'neighborhood unit' (1929) as a self-contained 'garden suburb' bounded by
major streets, with shops at intersections and·a school in the middle; its size would be defined
by school's catchment area with a radius of quarter-mile or 402 meters. This incorporated
Garden City ideas and attempted at some kind of social engineering.
Discuss
A.
Clarence Perry
B.
Clarence Stein
C.
Clarence Thomas
D.
Clarence McKay