P 203 WEEK7_LAND USE PLANNING AND THE STATE

According to John Friedmann, ______ is the State's role to secure territorial boundaries against outside predatory forces and keeping the peace among the constitutive units of the state

• Protective

• Developmental

• Regulatory

• Redistributive

According to John Friedmann, ______ is the State's role to take surplus resources from rich districts to equalize redevelopment possibilities in less favored areas

• Protective

• Developmental

• Regulatory

• Redistributive

According to John Friedmann, ______ is the State's role to maintain those critical balances within the system of social relationships that will permit both change and growth to occur without excessive disruption of the system as a whole.

• Protective

• Developmental

• Regulatory

• Redistributive

According to John Friedmann, ______ is the State's role to coordinate national policies for both structural change and growth and undertaking projects of common benefit that exceed the ability of metropolitan districts.

• Protective

• Developmental

• Regulatory

• Redistributive

Land use and physical planning is a mechanism for identifying and evaluating alternative land use patterns that promote and ensure the various development policies and objectives of the State. Though mostly associated with the devolved function of local government units (LGUs), a great portion of land use planning functions is practically retained by the national government. These statements are_____

• Partly incorrect (1st statement is incorrect, 2nd statement is correct)

• All incorrect

• All correct

• Partly incorrect (1st statement is correct, 2nd statement is incorrect)

According to the 1987 Constitution, with the exception of agricultural lands, all other natural resources shall not be alienated. The exploration, development, and utilization of natural resources shall be under partial control and supervision of the State. These statements are_____

• Partly incorrect (1st statement is incorrect, 2nd statement is correct)

• All incorrect

• All correct

• Partly incorrect (1st statement is correct, 2nd statement is incorrect)

The following criteria may be used to identify potential Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZ) sites within the network of protected areas for agricultural and agro-industrial development (check all that apply)

• Agro-climatic and environmental conditions giving the area a competitive advantage in the cultivation, culture, production and processing of particular crops, animals and aquatic products

• Strategic location of the area for the establishment of agriculture or fisheries infrastructure, industrial complexes, production and processing zones

• The area has been in continuous possession and occupation of the applicant in the concept of "owner since time immemorial" or for not less than thirty (30) years

• Dominant presence of agrarian reform communities (ARCs) and/or small owner-cultivators and amortizing owners/ agrarian reform beneficiaries and other small farmers and fisherfolk in the area

According to the Revised Forestry Code, no land of the public domain 15% in slope or over shall be classified as alienable and disposable. As much as possible, lands 15% in slope or over that have already been declared as alienable and disposable shall be reverted to the classification of forest lands by the Department Head, to form part of the forest reserves. These statements are____

• All correct

• All incorrect

• Partly correct (1st statement is correct, 2nd statement is incorrect)

• Partly correct (1st statement is incorrect, 2nd statement is correct)

According to the Local Government Code of 1991, a city or municipality may, through an ordinance passed by the Sanggunian after conducting public hearings for the purpose, authorize the reclassification of agricultural lands in the following cases:

 (1) when the land ceases to be economically feasible and sound for agricultural purposes as determined by the Sanggunian; or

(2) where the land shall have substantially greater economic value for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes, as determined by the Sanggunian concerned. These statements are____

• All correct

• All incorrect

• Partly correct (1st statement is correct, 2nd statement is incorrect)

• Partly correct (1st statement is incorrect, 2nd statement is correct)

Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture (NPAA) refers to land reserved for agricultural activities. The specific types of land reserved for agricultural activities covered by the NPAA are: a. All irrigated and potentially irrigable land;

b. All alluvial, plain land that are highly suitable for agricultural production and/or can be devoted to food production;

c. All sustainable land that are traditional sources of food, and d) Lands issued a Notice of Acquisition/Valuation under the agrarian reform program

• All correct

• Partly correct (1st, 2nd, and 3rd statement is correct, while the 4th statement is incorrect)

• Partly correct (1st and 3rd statement is correct, 2nd statement and 4th statement is incorrect)

• Partly correct (1st and 2rd statement is correct, 3rd statement and 4th statement is incorrect)