Module 5 - Sociology

The management and modification of natural environment into built environment such as fields, pastures, and settlements and the human use of land.

• Landuse

• Landcover

• Built-use

• Equitable distribution of land uses with respect to population

(a)  

What is the color representation for Residential landuse in a Master Plan

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

• White

What is the color representation for Commercial landuse in a Master Plan

• Yellow

• Blue

• White

• Violet

What is the color representation for Public and Semi Public landuse in a Master Plan

• Green

• Blue

• Green

• Red

What is the color representation for Vacant landuse in a Master Plan

• Blue

• Greenish blue

• White

• Yellow

What is the color representation for Public Utilities in a Master Plan

• Brown

• Green

• Grey

• White

What is the color representation for Open Spaces landuse in a Master Plan

• Bluish Green

• Greenish Blue

• Blue

• Green

The price, of a particular site of land is what a fair exchange brings in terms of money during an agreed trade or transaction between two parties, one of whom is the landowner

(a)  

Factors affecting land value

Answer explanation

The legal or governmental forces

• the type and amount of taxation,

• zoning and building laws,

• planning and restrictions.

The social factors

• population growth or decline,

• changes in family sizes,

• typical ages,

• attitudes toward law and order,

• prestige and

• education levels.

• The economic forces

  • value and income levels,

  • growth and new construction,

  • vacancy and

  • availability of land.