Land Use Categories and Representation

LAND USE CATEGORIES AND
REPRESENTATION
Land Use Planning Definitions:
• Refers to the rational and judicious approach of allocating available

land resources to different land using activities and for different functions
consistent with the overall development vision/goal of a particular city•
• refers to a document embodying a set of policies accompanied by maps and

similar illustrations which represent the community desired pattern of
population distribution and a proposal for the future allocation of land to
the various land-using activities.
OBJECTIVES
• To promote efficient utilization, acquisition and disposition of land ensure

the highest and best use of land
• To direct, harmonize and influence discussions and activities of the

private and public sectors relative to the use and management of lands
• To reconcile land use conflicts and proposals between and among

individuals, private and government entities relative to the present and
future need for the land
• To promote desirable patterns of land uses to prevent wasteful

development and minimize the cost of public infrastructure and utilities
and other social services•
• to preserve areas of ecological, aesthetic, historical and cultural

significance
COMMERCIAL AREAS
• Central Business District (CBD)•
• Major CBD – shopping, service area with largest dept. and

variety stores, specialty shops, business and professional
services, hotels, theaters, etc.•
• Minor CBD – market as main feature (types: wholesale market,

wet and dry market); quasi- residential-commercial or mixed use
development.
• Commercial Strip – extension of CBD•
• Neighborhood Center – local sources of staple and

convenience goods and services; built around supermarket with
convenience stores; population served: 7,500-20,000.
SITE SELECTION CRITERIA
• Site must be most desirable general area as established

by the economic survey•
• Site must be owned or controlled by developer• Land

cost must be in keeping with overall economic
consideration•
• Existing zoning must permit shopping center development•
• Site must contain sufficient land to permit construction

facilities•
• Land must be in one piece, free of intervening roadways,

right- of-way, easements, major waterways, etc•
• Topography and shape of site must permit advantageous

planning
NATIONAL LAND USE AND
ALLOCATION SCHEME
• Land Classification which involves the assessment of

unclassified lands under the public domain which include
surveying, classifying, studying and mapping areas into
agricultural, forest or timber, mineral and national parks; –
National government/DENR; congress delineates limits of
forest lands and national parks.
• Land Reclassification is the subsequent classification,

allocation and disposition of lands of the public domain,
classified as alienable and disposable into specific uses; –
National government/DENR in coordination with LGUs.
TYPES OF MAPS
• GENERAL PURPOSE – shows suite of physical and cultural features at the
same time.
Reference Map – shows simple properties of map data. Example: world map,
road map, sketch map.
Base Map – working map for the preparation of various maps.
Example: general base map, urban base map.
•THEMATIC – depicts one single feature of the earth’s surface representing

one or two themes.
Topographic Map– shows a limited set of features including terrain, streams,

boundaries, and roads.
• Climate Map – gives the prevailing type of rainfall in the area.
Hydrogeologic Map – shows existing geologic features, rock types and ground
and surface water.
Slope Map – groups area exhibiting a particular range or degree of inclination.

Soil Map – shows the spatial distribution of different soil classification units in a
locality.
• Land Classification Map – categories of land by the Forest Management Bureau.

1. Forest Reserve
2. Mossy Forest
3. Commercial Forest
4. Logged Over Areas
5. Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
6. Swamp lands/Water bodies
7. Alienable and Disposable Land
TYPES OF MAP
• Population Density Map – shows concentration of population by class intervals

in relation to land area.
• Cadastral Map – public record of land ownership.
• Land Values Map – indicates relative prices and values of land in an area.
Land Use Map – shows spatial distribution of different land uses.
General Land Use –distribution of land uses covering the entire town.
General Land Use Plan –reflects the planned distribution of land uses.
Urban Land Use Map – distribution of land uses in the urban center.
Urban Land Use Plan –indicates planned distribution of urban land uses.
• Zoning Map – shows the zones or districts according to present and

potential uses of land.
THANK YOU
ASWATH S AJAY JOUSUA

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LAND USE CATEGORIES AND

• Refers to the rational and judicious approach of allocating available

• refers to a document embodying a set of policies accompanied by maps and

• To promote efficient utilization, acquisition and disposition of land ensure

• To direct, harmonize and influence discussions and activities of the

• To reconcile land use conflicts and proposals between and among

• To promote desirable patterns of land uses to prevent wasteful

• to preserve areas of ecological, aesthetic, historical and cultural

• Central Business District (CBD)•

• Major CBD – shopping, service area with largest dept. and

• Minor CBD – market as main feature (types: wholesale market,

• Commercial Strip – extension of CBD•

• Neighborhood Center – local sources of staple and

• Site must be most desirable general area as established

• Site must be owned or controlled by developer• Land

• Existing zoning must permit shopping center development•

• Site must contain sufficient land to permit construction

• Land must be in one piece, free of intervening roadways,

• Topography and shape of site must permit advantageous

• Land Classification which involves the assessment of

• Land Reclassification is the subsequent classification,

•THEMATIC – depicts one single feature of the earth’s surface representing

Topographic Map– shows a limited set of features including terrain, streams,

Slope Map – groups area exhibiting a particular range or degree of inclination.

• Land Classification Map – categories of land by the Forest Management Bureau.

• Population Density Map – shows concentration of population by class intervals

• Cadastral Map – public record of land ownership.

• Zoning Map – shows the zones or districts according to present and

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