Final Report Urban Planning Requirements

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URBAN GREEN
PLANNING
REQUIREMENT
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MARIA ANGELICA ALBANO
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1. INTRODUCTION
Open space provides a wide array of social, health,
economic, and environmental benefits to individuals and
the community. It is an essential ingredient for enhancing
an area's livability and improving its residents' quality of
life. Easy access to well-designed and diverse open
spaces will assist in managing the negative impacts of
rapid and massive urbanization and population growth
and enhancing the benefits of open spaces. There is a
significant body of international research and knowledge
of the wide-ranging benefits of open space.
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SOCIAL BENEFITS
• connect and build strong communities by providing opportunities for local people to
come together for a range of leisure, recreational, cultural, and celebratory activities
• enhance opportunities for social cohesion and inclusion; and
• improve livability in urban environments by offering affordable recreation

opportunities for all sectors of the community, including low-income families.
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HEALTH BENEFITS
• encourages physical activity;
• enhances physical and mental health;
• helps reduce the risks of developing chronic diseases;

• assists in recovery from mental fatigue; and
• enhances children’s development and well-being.

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ENVIRONMENT BENEFITS
• protection of areas of conservation, biodiversity, and cultural heritage
value
• reduction of air and noise pollution; and
• managing climate change impacts by providing shade and cooling,

contributing to urban heat abatement, contributing to storm-water
management, and serving as disaster evacuation centers.
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS
• Parks are a major attraction for recreation and tourism industries, and are
significant sources of revenue and employment for local communities;
• Active open spaces, especially sports fields, serve the same purpose by
attracting participants and spectators beyond the local area and thus have
a significant contribution to the inflow of economic benefits.
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1. ESTABLISH A SCOPE PURPOSE AND PROCESS
• Reviewing relevant policies, guidelines, or plans (such as the CLUP, Provincial
Physical Development Framework Plan, Regional Development Framework Plan,
etc.) that may impact or influence open space planning (eg, environmental, health,
social development plan, sports and recreation plan, etc.).
• Establishing a management group to manage and guide the planning project,

considering relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Defining the specific objectives of the open space planning project.

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2. ASSESSING EXISTING AND SUPPLY OF SPACE
A starting point for any urban green planning project is to assess the
context in which the project is set. There are a few perspectives to be
considered and the level of detail of each of these will depend on the
nature of the project.
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2. 1. Physical Context
2. 2. Social Context
2.3. Planning and Policy Context
2.4. Assessing Existing Supply

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3. IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS AND FUTURE DEMAND
• The expressed need or demand identified by key stakeholders in an early
consultation phase.
• Consideration of private backyard sizes, and private/communal open space

provided in high-density residential areas.
• Analysis of the existing open space supply and its suitability to provide for the
various needs and functions. Suitability considerations could include the quality
of spaces, size, ability to meet its function, and location.
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4. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
To ensure that urban green planning is successful, it is important to

understand and address the diverse needs and interests of the various
internal and external stakeholders, including government planners who are
likely to be affected by the outcome of the planning process.
Stakeholder engagement should be planned by a mandated community
engagement/community consultation framework (eg, Local Development Councils)
that has been legislated for all LGUs.
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CORE VALUES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• The public should have a say in decisions about actions that could affect their lives
• Public participation includes the promise that the public’s contributions will influence the decision
• Public participation promotes sustainable decisions by recognizing and communicating the needs and
interests of all participants, including decision-makers
• Public participation seeks out and facilitates the involvement of those potentially affected by or
interested in a decision
• Public participation provides participants with the information they need to participate in a meaningful
way
• Public participation communicates to participants how their inputs will affect a decision
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5. DEVELOP STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND ACTIONS
• Review the policy setting to define any arrangements that will be provisioned through established
policies, guidelines, and processes. These may include national, provincial, and local planning
provisions, ordinances, and other policies.
• By using the findings and outcomes of the urban green planning process to determine the mix
and levels of open space provision required, specific actions will be able to emerge for specific areas,
which may be in the form of specific recommendations or more general about seeking opportunities
that may arise in the future to achieve certain outcomes.
• Consider the status of land in terms of ownership, management and maintenance responsibilities,
and other roles and functions that need to be considered when formulating recommendations.
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An implementation plan might include details such as:
• Outline or summary of specific recommendations;
• Level of priority as defined and agreed by the organization;
• Resourcing considerations – costs, funding opportunities, staff time, and other operational
considerations;
• Responsible organization/department;
• Approvals and/or legislative processes required for implementation;
• Any contextual link to the document, which could include principles, specific site locations, and
reference numbers to actions; and
• Partnerships that need to be considered in the implementation of actions

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• enhance opportunities for social cohesion and inclusion; and

• improve livability in urban environments by offering affordable recreation

• enhances physical and mental health;

• helps reduce the risks of developing chronic diseases;

• enhances children’s development and well-being.

• reduction of air and noise pollution; and

• managing climate change impacts by providing shade and cooling,

• Establishing a management group to manage and guide the planning project,

• Defining the specific objectives of the open space planning project.

2.3. Planning and Policy Context

2.4. Assessing Existing Supply

• Consideration of private backyard sizes, and private/communal open space

To ensure that urban green planning is successful, it is important to

• Outline or summary of specific recommendations;

• Level of priority as defined and agreed by the organization;

• Approvals and/or legislative processes required for implementation;

• Partnerships that need to be considered in the implementation of actions

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