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Town and Urban Planning Basics
Town and Urban Planning Basics
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Region
On the basis of the elemental factor of space, a region is a geographic
or areal unit with certain limits and bounds. The unit may consist of a
few villages or a number of countries. A region may, therefore, be
thought of as an areal or spatial organization of varying dimensions.
ii) Regional
iii) Environmental
v) Infrastructure
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Urban Planning
…… is a technique and method of development that contributes to
the organization, development and evolution of urban areas and
their urbanizing environs, based on
in order to
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Regional Planning
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Environmental Planning
Environmental planning is a tool for environmental protection
and sustainable development of any area from environmental
point of view
view..
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Transport Planning
The process of analysis of travel demand in a city or region having
regard to socio-
socio-economic, land
land--use, and other factors and formulation
of policies, programmes
programmes,, plans and projects for its efficient
management..
management
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Infrastructure
The basic components of a human settlement that make it functional
and improve its quality of life and include network of water supply,
sewerage, drainage, electricity, communication, transportation and
facilities and services.
Utilities – basic public services like water supply, sewerage, drainage and
electricity supply
supply..
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Definitions and Bases of Planning
Objective
to provide healthy environment and conveniences to the people of
the area by physical arrangement of land-
land-use pattern and structure.
structure.
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Definitions and Bases of Planning
Social and economic aims town planning
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Characteristics of successful Town Planning:
Promotion of accessibility
Employment of resources as economically as possible
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Urban Planning Basics
Goal of Planning
to guide the development of a city or town so that it furthers the
welfare of its current and future residents by creating convenient,
equitable, healthful, efficient and attractive environments.
Proper organization of these activities i.e. planning will help the human being in
leading a richer and fuller life in liveable surroundings or environment.
Land is scare resource. Developed urban land is more scarce. With the increasing
urban population the use of land should be very judicious and optimum; hence, it is
important to use the land in sound principles of urban planning.
A comprehensive understanding of the process through which land uses get
allocated in a city at a particular point of time and change over a period of time (not
rigid but flexible) is necessary
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Land Use Planning
Land-use - an activity performed on a parcel of land, expressed by
category, through colour or black/white hatch pattern.
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Land Use Planning
Land-use planning aims to make the best use of land
resources by:
assessing present and future needs and matching it with
supply;
identifying and resolving conflicts between competing uses,
between the needs of individuals and those of the
community, and between the needs of the present
generation and those of future generations;
seeking sustainable options that best meet identified needs
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Land Use Planning
General Principles
Location Requirements - Indentify three major functional
areas in the urban complex –
i) the work areas,
ii) the living areas and
Geddesian Triangle
Folk (organism)
Comprehensive Planning
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