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DATA COLLECTION & SITE ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 2

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THE PURPOSE OF SITE ANALYSIS

To provide the town planner/ designerwith a full understanding of theopportunities and constraints associated

with a property

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HOW TO GET TO KNOWING THE SITE?

A site visit is the best means of ensuringsite familiarity. This should be done with abasemap in hand on which annotations

can be made in the field.

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WHEN SHOULD WE VISIT THE SITE?

The visit should ideally be completedafter a review of previously available sitedata

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WHY SITE VISIT IS IMPORTANT?

to provide the designer with a sense ofwhat to expect on site

to allow for verification of previouslycompiled information

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a) Final Product :

Verified the details of final product

Ex: Identified what kind of land use thatyou proposed; the elements, the designand the function.

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b) Relationship between activities andstructured element at site:

Gathered the details of buildings

structures and its function which areproposed at the site

Ex: Designing a university campus must put

into consider various aspect of planning suchas the academic area, recreational area as

well as the hostel area.

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c) Asset and liabilities:

Verified the potential asset that can beconsidered at the site as well as potentialproblem areas at the site which isconsidered as liabilities

Ex: There is a beautiful pond at the site

which brings benefits to proposed design

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d)Land and landscape management

Identified the landscape managementpractice especially from the maintenanceaspect

Ex: To avoid any problems from occur at the

site due to lack of information at the site

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e) Suitability of consumer to the site

Identified the most suitable location at the

site to suit the human activities.

Related to space and structure

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WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN GATHERING DATA ?

1) Initial personal reconnaissance - notes,sketches, photos : apparent character,problems and possibilities

2) Collation of existing data: base and contourmaps, aerial photos, geological soil and watersurveys, climate records, ecological studies,engineering reports, census materials, legal

and public document control documents,official proposals, market report, traffic studiesand record of current controversies.

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3) Summary description of the off-sitecontext and its changes: geographiclocation, surrounding populations, social and

political structure, general economy,ecological and hydrographic system, land

use patterns, access system, principal off-

site destinations and facilities.

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4) Data on the site and its immediatecontext:

Categorized into 2 types of data:

a) Physical Data

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