Ekistics

Human settlements means the totality of the human community- whether city, town or village with all the social, material, organizational, spiritual and cultural elements that sustain it.

cluster of dwellings of any type or size where human beings live

it was coined by greek architect and urban planner Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis in 1942

to build a city of optimum size that is a city that respects human dimension

to accommandate technological evolution and the needs of man within the same settlement

to encompass all scales of human habitation and seeks to learn from the archeological and historical record by looking not only at great cities but at the total settlement pattern

“In order to create the cities of the future, we need to systematically develop a science of human settlement”

homogeneous parts (fields) central parts (built up village) circulatory parts (roads) special parts (monastery)

hamlet to metropolitan cities, small and sparsely spaced, large and closely spaced / classification of hs

plains, mountains, coastal / classification of hs

hierarchical or non hierarchical / classification of hs

form as the expression of content, function, and structure / classification of hs

based on 5 elements of hs

which are important to an understanding of the meaning and role of settlement / classification of hs

the age of settlement, their place in the continuum, their relative static or dynamic character, the whole process of their growth / classification of hs

the settlement creation natural and planned settlement / classification of hs

which society has created for settlement / classification of hs

Physical units
- man
- space
- family home
Social units - group of homes

consist of 15 ekistics units ranging from man to ecumenopolis, turn into 4 groups

the entire area of earth taken up by human settlement

a group of conurbations consisting of more than 10 m people each

a group of large cities and their suburbs, consisting of 3 to 10 m people. also called agglomeration

a large city & its suburbs consisting of multiple cities & towns having 1 to 3 million people

a city with a large population & many services having less than 1 million but over 3 lakhs people.

a ___ with abundant but not with as many services as a large city, having over 1 lakh up to 3 lakhs.

population of 20,000 to 1 lakh.

population of 1,000 to 20,000.

population of 100 to 1000

tiny population ( <100) and very few (if any) services, & few buildings

1 or 2 buildings of families with negligible services, if any.

functions that allow settlements to survive and grow

Built to transform the first and to house the other elements

Macro Scale
- Nomadic
• Agricultural
• Urban
• Urban-Industrial

Micro Scale
- Specific area at limited period of time

BY FACTORS&DISCIPLINES

Founded in 1594, was created by Spanish Governor Luis Perez Dasmarinas as a permanent settlement for converted Chinese immigrants (called sangleys) across the river from the walled city of Intramuros where the Spanish resided.

It was built to protect the seat of the Spanish government from hostile native revolts and raiding Chinese sea pirates.

The plans for Intramuros were based on ____ of Spain’s Royal Ordinance issued on July 3, 1573, in San Lorenzo, Spain. Its design was based upon a start fort or trace italienne and covered 64 hectares of land, surrounded by 8 feet thick stones and high walls that rise 22 feet.

the first European settlement established by the Spanish Cortes in the Philippines. Following Magellan, Spanish explorers led by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi sailing from Mexico and arrived in 1565 and established a colony in the island of ____. The Spaniards established settlements, trade flourished and renamed the island to “Villa del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus”

The region around Baguio was first settled primarily by the Kank Baguioana- eys and the Ibalois. In the nearby town of La Trinidad, Spaniards established a commondante or military garrison, although Kafagway, as Baguio was once known, was barely touched.

In 1901 Japanese and Filipino workers hired by the Americans built____the first road directly connecting Kafagway with the lowlands of Pangasinan. Before this, the only road to Kafagway was Naguilian Road.

On September 1, 1909, Baguio was declared a chartered city. The famous American Architect ______, one of the earliest successful modern city planners, laid a meticulous plan for the city in 1904. His plan was, nevertheless, realized only to a small extent,
primarily due to the growth of the city well beyond its initial planned population of 25,000 people.

Coordinates and manages activities and targets of all national housing agencies to ensure the accomplishment of the National Shelter Program.

Involves mainly in planning, regulation and adjudication over land use, housing and real estate development.

Sole national government agency tasked to engage in shelter production forthe low- income sector

Lead government agency mandated to undertake social housing programs catering to the formal and informal sectors. Develops and administers social housing program
schemes such as Community Mortgage Program (CMP)

Feb 14, 2019 ____ was signed into law. This law created the Dept of human settlements and urban development (DHSUD)

Assumes the functions of both HUDCC and HLURB