Housing, building, and land use controls /
By: Mañosa, Manuel, Jr.
Series: Vol. 1 & 2 Nos. 2,3 & 4 1974-75.Description: p.401-408.Subject(s): Buildings | Housing | Land use In: NEDA Journal of DevelopmentSummary: Pollution, blight, slums, squatters, disintegrating structures, and the like could have been minimized, the paper maintains, if some attention had been given to urban planning and controls. Most of the major cities have adopted controls of some sort, but these need review and updating. Among the controls in existence today are the different municipal and city ordinances, and subdivision regulations. Some of these are examined in the paper. Finally, recommendations are made in relation to the role of the government in the review formulation and implementation of some controls for housing, building and land useHousing in the Philippines (Special Joint Issue)
Pollution, blight, slums, squatters, disintegrating structures, and the like could have been minimized, the paper maintains, if some attention had been given to urban planning and controls. Most of the major cities have adopted controls of some sort, but these need review and updating. Among the controls in existence today are the different municipal and city ordinances, and subdivision regulations. Some of these are examined in the paper. Finally, recommendations are made in relation to the role of the government in the review formulation and implementation of some controls for housing, building and land use