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1.9.2 Functional Components

1.9.2.1 Major Components

a. Housing Units- the separate living quarters that define a housing unit where the

occupants live and eat separately from other residents in the structure or building, and have

direct access from the building's exterior or through a common hallway.

b. Greenhouses- a structure in which plants are grown. Usually made w/ glass or plastic as

covering material and a structural assembly of frames to support the covering material. The

structure is used to house the crops under a controlled environment. This allows the

farmers to grow seasonal crops throughout the year while protecting the crops from insects

and the outdoor environment.

c. Community Center- are public locations where members of a community tend to gather

for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may

sometimes be open for the whole community or for a specialised group within the greater

community.

d.Marketplace - is a location where goods and services are exchanged. A place where

traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise.

e. Community Garden - is a single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of

people.

f. Allotment Garden - a plot of land made available for individual, non-commercial

gardening. Such parcels are cultivated individually, contrary to other community garden

types where the entire area is tended collectively by a group of people.

1.9.2.2 Minor Components

a. Chapel - is a religious place of fellowship, prayer and worship which will serve the

resettlement community.

b. Health Center- is a clinic staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses. Typical

services covered are family practice and dental care, but some clinics have expanded

greatly and can include internal medicine, pediatric, womens care, family planning.


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c. Management Hall a station whose function is to assess and collect the payments

residents for the housing units.

d. Training Center an area where trainings for livelihood and community building is

conducted for the residents.

e. Compost Pit Area an area where organic waste are collected to be converted into

organic fertilizer. It is consisted of cement walls with a compost turner that is on tracks that

run down the walls and turns the compost in between the walls.

f. Common Parking Area- parking spaces are shared by more than one user, which allows

parking facilities to be used more efficiently. It is a type of Parking Management. Shared

Parking takes advantage of the fact that most parking spaces are only used part time by a

particular motorist or group, and many parking facilities have a significant portion of unused

spaces, with utilization patterns that follow predictable daily, weekly and annual cycles.

g. Maintenance and Utility Area- an area where equipments not used in day-to-day

activities is kept. An area where tools & supplies are stored.

h. Waste Management Area- an area where waste and materials produced by human

activity undertake several processes to reduce their effect on health, the environment or

aesthetics.

i. Vegetable Stalls- an area where excess harvest will be sold aside from the market place

and will be located adjacent to the road.

j. Water Collection Area- an area where rain water is stored which will include a basin and

a sediment bowl. The water will then be used for the crops and for the maintenance of the

livestock sheds.

k. Leisure Spaces- includes all the recreational facilities and areas allotted for this

purpose. It will include spaces such as basketball court, a childrens park, etc.

l. Crops Nursery Area- an area where young plants are maintained in a controlled

conditions before the plants are transplanted into the field or into containers. This ensures

the plant has a strong root system and is well-shaped before it is exposed to the outside

environment.

m. Pig sheds- an area where pigs are kept for fattening. It would also house an area that

will accommodate breeding.


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n. Poultry Sheds- an area where poultry are made for economy in feed and egg

production.

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Housing Program of San Carlos City,Negros Occidental,Anicia C.

Sayos and Estela F. Paredes, June 1998

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