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CLE1016 URBAN PLANNING

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Pre-requisite NIL
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Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the history of town planning and its importance
2. To study the various steps involved in urban planning and to know the housing development
schemes
3. To learn the planning and management of different infrastructure facilities in a city
4. To understand the importance of public transport and non-motorized transport for a
sustainable city development
5. To know the importance of protecting the environment and natural resources in a city
6. To introduce the concept of smart cities in India
Expected Course Outcome:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to
1. Describe the importance of proper urban planning for a healthy city
2. Explain the steps involved in planning of a city using remote sensing and GIS
3. Describe housing development schemes
4. Plan and manage different infrastructure facilities in a city
5. Design public transport and non-motorized transport facilities for a city
6. Describe the importance of environment and natural resources in urban planning
7. Describe smart city developments in India and abroad and its various elements
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 2, 9, 10
Module: 1 Introduction 5 hours
History of Town Planning - Definitions and Objectives of Planning - Examples of planned and
unplanned cities - Retrofitting medieval towns and existing cities - Healthy city planning.
Module: 2 Basic Planning Methods 6 hours
Base map preparation - survey techniques - Analytical methods - region classification -
Demographic methods - population forecasting. Introduction of Remote sensing, GIS and GPS in
urban planning context - Regional planning
Module: 3 Housing Development 5 hours
Policies and schemes - Housing typologies - Housing for the poor and elderly - Housing finance
options –under privileged population management.
Module: 4 Infrastructure 6 hours
Planning and management of local streets, water supply, storm water drainage, municipal solid
waste management systems- New possibilities for recycling.
Module: 5 Transport And Mobility 7 hours
Costs of congestion - Public and Para-transit modes (taxis and autos) - Feeder systems for the use of
public transport - Non-motorized transport facilities - cycling and walking infrastructure - Integrated
public transport.
Module: 6 Environment And Public Health 5 hours
Environmental Quality - Sanitation - Physical and mental health challenges in urban and sub-urban
areas - Vulnerable population - Conserving natural resources
Module: 7 Smart Cities 8 hours
Smart city developments across the world - Specific priorities for Smart Cities in India - Leveraging
recent technologies in enhancing urban living: internet of things (IoT) - Recreation -Renewable
energy - Green corridors, green space and green buildings - Safety and security of urban population.
Module: 8 Contemporary issues 3 hours
Total Lecture hours 45 hours
Text Book (s)
1. Peter Hall, Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Urban and Regional Planning. Taylor & Francis, (2010).
Reference Books
Peter Hall, Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design Since
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1880. 4th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, (2014).
Randall Crane and Rachel Weber, The Oxford Handbook of Urban Planning. Oxford
2.
University Press, (2012)
Ian Bracken, Urban Planning Methods: Research and Policy Analysis. Routledge, Taylor &
3.
Francis, (2009).
Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer, Urban Transport in the Developing World: A
4.
Handbook of Policy and Practice. Edward Elger, USA, (2011).
Joy Sen., Sustainable Urban Planning. The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi,
5.
India, (2013).
6. Russ Lopez., The Built Environment and Public Health. John Wiley & Sons, (2012).
Eddie N. Laboy-Nieves, Fred C. Schaffner, Ahmed Abdelhadi, Mattheus F.A. Goosen.
7. Environmental Management, Sustainable Development and Human Health. CRC Press,
Taylor & Francis, (2008).
Carol L. Stimmel, Building Smart Cities: Analytics, ICT, and Design Thinking. CRC Press,
8.
Taylor & Francis, (2015).
DurganandBalsavar, Mahindra World City, Public Private Partnerships in Urban Planning,
9.
Mapin Publishers, (2012).
Mode of Evaluation: Continuous Assessment Test, Quizzes, Assignments, Final Assessment Test
Recommended by Board of Studies
Approved by Academic Council 47rd ACM Date 05.10.2017