DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE8004: Urban Planning and Development

Assignment Question Paper

Assignment 1

1. Compare the trend of urbanization at International, National and State level.

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2. Define urban sprawl and discuss the causes and effects of urban sprawl.

Assignment 2

1. Define smart city and differentiate the features of a smart city with other cities.

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2. Enumerate the data and drawings required for the preparation of a master plan of a
town.

Assignment 3

Answer any 10 Questions

1. Define human settlement.

2. What the types of human settlement?
3. Classify urban and rural settlement.
4. Differentiate rural and urban area.
5. Classify the town based on population.
6. Define urban area.
7. What are the characteristics of urban area?
8. Write the advantages and disadvantages of urban area.
9. What is meant by the terms push and pull factors?
10. Define urbanization and suburbanization
11. Define town and city.
12. What is peri – urban area?
13. Define urban sprawl.
14. What is CBD?
15. What is suburb?
16. Define Urban Agglomeration.
17. Differentiate Statutory Town and census town.
18. Classify the urban areas based on administration.
19. What is the aim of Urban Development – Vision 2023 Tamilnadu?
20. What are the problems faced by India due to urbanisation?
 Assignment 4

Answer any 10 questions

1. What are the types of DCR?

2. Name the types of development plan.
3. What is the need for development control rules?
4. Differentiate between Land Acquisition and Transfer of Development Rights.
5. What are the types of development plans?
6. What is regional planning?
7. Difference between master plan and development plan.
8. List the objectives of master plan.
9. What is the necessity of master plan?
10. What are the drawings to be prepared for master plan?
11. What are the types of SEZs?
12. Name the objectives of SEZ.
13. What are the objectives of development control rules?
14. Define F.S.I.
15. What are the advantages and disadvantages of F.S.I.?
16. Compare sending area and receiving area.
17. What are the uses of TDR?
18. Define smart city.
19. What are the features of smart city?
20. Name the strategies followed for development of smart cities.
21. What is pan-city development?
22. Name some smart solutions.
23. Define special economic zones.