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FACULTY OF PHYSICAL PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE SYLLABUS FOR M.TECH. (URBAN PLANNING) (SEMESTER: I to IV) (Under Credit Based Continuous Evaluation Grading System) Examinations: 2014-15 ______________________________________________________________________________ GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY AMRITSAR ______________________________________________________________________________ Note: (i) Copy rights are reserved. Nobody is allowed to print it in any form. Defaulters will be prosecuted. (ii) Subject to change in the syllabi at any time. Please visit the University website time to time.

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FACULTY OF PHYSICAL PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE

SYLLABUS

FOR

M.TECH. (URBAN PLANNING) (SEMESTER: I to IV)

(Under Credit Based Continuous Evaluation Grading System)

Examinations: 2014-15

______________________________________________________________________________

GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY AMRITSAR

______________________________________________________________________________ Note: (i) Copy rights are reserved.

Nobody is allowed to print it in any form. Defaulters will be prosecuted. (ii) Subject to change in the syllabi at any time.

Please visit the University website time to time.

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M. Tech. (Urban Planning) (Two Years) (Semester System) (Under Credit Based Continuous Evaluation Grading System)

OUTLINE SCHEME

Semester-I

Credits Course No.

Course Code Title of the Course L T U

Total Credits

SPL501 C History of Urban Planning Thought 2 1 0 3 SPL502 C Principles & Techniques of Urban Planning 2 1 0 3 SPL503 C Urban Transportation Planning 2 1 0 3 SPL504 C Computer Applications and Computer Aided

Design 2 1 0 3

SPU505 C Survey of Locality 2 0 6 8 SPU506 C Geographic Information System 2 0 5 7

TOTAL 27 Semester-II Course

No. Credits

Course Code Title of the Course

L T U

Total Credits

SPL551 C Urban Planning Legislation 2 1 0 3 SPL552 C Urban Economics & Real Estate 2 1 0 3 SPL553 C Urban Planning Information System 2 1 0 3 SPU554 C Site Planning 2 0 5 7 SPU555 C Study of Town 2 0 6 8 SPL556 E Urban Landscape Planning & Design 2 1 0 3 SPL557 E Planning for Urban Utilities 2 1 0 3 SPL558 E Basics of Architecture & Building Construction 2 1 0 3 SPL559 E Urban Design & Conservation 2 1 0 3

TOTAL 27

SPE604 C Internship (6-8 weeks) [After 2nd semester inclusive of summer vacation; and Credits to be added in 3rd Semester ]

Viva-voce in 3rd semester;

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Semester-III

Credits Course No.

Course Code Title of the Course L T P

Total Credits

SPL601 C Urban Housing & Community Development

3 1 0 4

SPL602 C Urban Project Management 3 1 0 4 SPL603 C Planning Research and Models 3 1 0 4

SPE604 C Internship (6 weeks) SPP605 C Planning Studio –III (Site Planning &

DPR) 0 0 12 6

SPL606 E Metropolitan Planning & Development

3 1 0 4

SPL607 E Urban Governance 3 1 0 4 SPL608 E Urban Environment Planning &

Management 3 1 0 4

SPL609 E Planning for Informal Sector 3 1 0 4 TOTAL 22

SPF651 C Educational Tour - II (2 weeks) (to be conducted

after theory and planning practice classes of 3rd semester and viva-voce to be conducted in the 4th semester)

Audit Course

Viva Voce

Semester-IV

Credits Course No. Course

Code Title of the Course L T P Total

Credits SPF651 C Educational Tour (2 weeks) Audit

Course Viva Voce

SPD652 C Thesis 5 0 30 20 TOTAL CREDITS 20

Course No. to be added after the student opts for a particular course

I Student may opt a credit based undergraduate course from any department of the University

Credits to be added after the student opts for a particular course

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M. Tech. (Urban Planning) (Two Years) (Semester – I) (Under Credit Based Continuous Evaluation Grading System)

SPL501: HISTORY OF URBAN PLANNING THOUGHT

Credits: 2-1-0

Evolution of Planning thought from ancient texts and treatise (Vedic Literature) on Settlement Planning in India; Ancient Town Planning Considerations, Site selection and site planning processes, Classification of settlements and plans of ancient Indian villages and towns. Ancient Civilizations; Salient Town Planning Characteristics in Indus, Egyptian, Mesopotamian Greek and Roman Civilizations. Medieval Town Planning in Europe, Character of Medieval Towns in India; Fatehpur Sikri, Shahjahanabad. Renaissance period in Europe, the Boroque city, Industrial Revolution and its impacts, Model and New Town Movements, Colonial Settlement Planning in India; resort towns, port towns, and cantonments, Development of Regulations for control and planned growth of human settlements. Town Improvement and City Beautiful Movements, Conservationists and Parks Movements, Planning Theories by Ebenezer Howard, Camillo Sitte, Patrick Geddes and Clarence Perry. Planning Theories by C.A. Doxiadus, Lewis Mumford, F.L.Wright and Le Carbusier, Prospects of integration of new and old spatial forms, New Towns in India; Chandigarh, Auroville. Suggested Readings: 1. Gallion A (1963), “The Urban pattern; City Planning and Design”, D.V. Nostrand Company

Inc, N.York. 2. Nath R (1995), “Medieval Indian History and Architecture”, APH Publishing Pvt Ltd, New

Delhi. 3. Hall P (2002), “Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design

in the 21st Century”, Blackwell Publications, Oxford. 4. Hall P (1998), “Cities in Civilization; Culture, Technology and Urban Order”, Weidenfield

and Nicolson, London. 5. Lynch K (1981), “A Theory of Good City Form”, Cambridge Publications, London. 6. Ward S (2002), “Planning the Twentieth Century City”, The Advanced Capitalist World,

John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

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M. Tech. (Urban Planning) (Two Years) (Semester – I) (Under Credit Based Continuous Evaluation Grading System)

SPL502: PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUES OF URBAN PLANNING

Credits: 2-1-0

Planning definitions and concept, Categories of Planning (economic, social and physical) and their integration; Planning at different levels, Town as a physical, social, economic and functional entity, Town typology and their characteristics, Urbanization process and its implications. Site planning process; selection of site, site analysis, general principles and guidelines for plan preparation. Site Planning standards. Preparation of plans for residential, commercial, Institutional , recreational and industrial sites. Identification of problems and setting of goals, objectives and priorities, Preparation of plans ;Perspective Plan, Master Plan, Development Plan, Zonal Plans, Project Plans/Schemes; Implementation of Plans ;organizational, legal and financial aspects; Role of public participation in plan formulation and implementation.

Planning Surveys, Primary-Sampling techniques, interview Schedules and Questionnaire design, Secondary Data-Format and attributes of data in terms of its relevance, reliability and compatibility, Data presentation techniques, Data processing: Designing Performa for computers, classification, coding & tabulation, editing and control of error. Preparation of Base Map, Drawing size and format, Map types, Map Scales and their applications, Data Base management, data base and data bank, storage and retrieval systems, Data presentation techniques (Spatial data, Non-Spatial Data),diagrams, graphs, cartograms, choropleth, choro-schematic, choro-chromatic, dot method.

Suggested Readings: 1. Keeble L. (1972), ‘Principles & Practice of Town and Country Planning’, the Estates Gazette

Ltd., London. 2. Kopardekar & Diwan (1994), ‘Urban and Regional Planning-Principles, Practice and Law’

S.H. Kopardekar, Talegaon – dabhade. 3. Kulshrestha S.K. (Ed. 2006), ‘Dictionary of Urban and Regional Planning’, Kalpaz

Publications, Delhi. 4. Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment (G.O.I.), (1996), ‘Urban Development Plans

Formulation and Implementation Guidelines’, ITPI, New Delhi. 5. Saini & Mahavir (1985), ‘Urban Development Planning Strategies and Techniques’, Central

Electric Press, Delhi. 6. Thooyavan K.R. (2005), ‘Human Settlements – A Planning Guide to Beginners’, MA

Publication, Chennai. 7. Gupta, S. ( 1993 ), “Research Methodology and Statistical Techniques”, Deep & Deep

Publishers, New Delhi. 8. Kopardekar & Diwan (1994), “Urban and Regional Planning-Principles, Practice and Law”,

S.H. Kopardekar, Talegaon – Dabhade.

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M. Tech. (Urban Planning) (Two Years) (Semester – I) (Under Credit Based Continuous Evaluation Grading System)

SPL503: URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Credits: 2-1-0

Meaning, objectives & importance of urban transportation planning; transportation system & its components i.e. vehicle, network, terminals and operational controls; Hierarchies of Roads, vehicle characteristics and road user behaviour. Urban transportation planning process – objectives & stages; Surveys and studies in Urban transportation- traffic volume, parking, origin & destination, speed & delay, accidents. Process of preparing CTP and TSM. Road geometry – longitudinal and cross sectional elements; design considerations for road & junctions; traffic controls and regulation devices- traffic signs, signals and markings; Norms and standards for different components of transportation, Roadside infrastructure, Intelligent Transport System.

Urban public transportation system – Road, Rail, Water, Air, Mass transportation systems, Mass rapid transit systems, Light rail transit system, Intermediate transportation system; operation, integration and management of urban transportation systems- policies and strategies. Legal and organisational framework for urban transportation; funding of transportation systems; transport technologies and environmental impacts- relevance in urban transportation planning, Urban transport policies in India, Planning for Goods Transport System – Issues, objectives, surveys. Suggested Readings: 1. Arasan, V, Thamizh (2004),”Transportation Systems Planning and Operation”, Allied

Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

2. Guidelines on Low-cost Traffic Management Techniques for Urban Areas, (2001), Indian

Roads Congress.

3. Kadiyali, L. R. (1991),”Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning”, Khanna Publishers,

New Delhi

4. Kanda, Arun and Others (2002),”Transportation Systems: status and directions”, Phoenix

Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

5. Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, Govt. of India

6. Indian Journal of Transport Management, CIRT, Pune

7. Indian Highways (Journals), Indian Road Congress, New Delhi

8. Urban Transport Policy (2006), Ministry of Surface Transport, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

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SPL504: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

Credits: 2-1-0

Introduction to Windows operating system, file management in Windows, Introduction to MS Word, Preparing an Urban Planning report in MS Word, this should include typing, editing, formatting of text, page layouts and margins, working with Auto format, working with tables and tables operations and its formatting, addition of pictures and its formatting, working with diagrams and addition of drawings and its formatting, working with heading, headers, footers, footnotes, table of contents etc. inserting of files from other packages into MS Word. Introduction to MS PowerPoint, Preparation of Presentation on an Urban Planning topic, this should include preparation of slides, formatting of slides, master slides, handling of text, pictures, diagrams, drawing and inserted files from other packages, preparation of slide show, Animation of slides. Introduction to MS Excel, preparation of an Urban Planning Data Analysis Sheet using Excel, this should include, input and editing of data, types & formats of data, use of formulas in Excel, cell & sheet operations, operations on data of various types, mathematical and statistical operations on data, data presentation using graphs and charts. Introduction to AutoCAD, Setting up of a drawing – Coordinate system, Limits, Units, Precision, Introduction to Format, Draw, modify, commands in AutoCAD. Concept of Dimension, Layers, and Text, Arrays and Hatching in AutoCAD. Concepts of blocks and external referencing, Printing of drawing to a particular scale, concept of 3D in AutoCad. Suggested Readings: 1. Omura, George (2007), “Mastering AutoCAD”, BPB Publications, New Delhi. 2. Tickoo, Sham (2008), “Understanding AutoCAD”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. 3. Goldenberg, Joseph, “AutoCAD Architecture 2008 – Comprehensive Tutorial”

Audodesk.2008. 4. Aubin ,Paul F, “Mastering AutoCAD Architecture” 2008. 5. Elise, Moss , “AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentals” Autodesk 2008.

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SPU505: SURVEY OF LOCALITY

Credits: 2-0-6

The purpose of the exercise is to train students in art of conducting surveys and studies of

a residential area of a city, understand the nature of different activities and preparation of survey

questionnaire of data. The aim is to understand the physical, social, visual and environment

aspects of an area and data presentation techniques. Following aspects are covered

1. Site in relation to the city and surrounding landuses.

2. Site inventory, topography, existing land use, site resources and physiographic

conditions.

3. Data collection –of following aspects: physical, socio-economic, physical and social

infrastructure, traffic and transportation, building condition, housing,

4. The study shall be suitably presented in form of a report illustrated with necessary

drawings, maps charts, diagrams and photographs.

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SPU506: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

Credits: 2-0-5

The students are required to understand the basic concepts of GIS and to represent

geographical features in GIS. Concept of digital maps and its advantages, raster and vector maps,

spatial and attributes data, various types of spatial and non-spatial analysis in urban planning

using GIS.

The students are required to learn about various data input methods in the ArcView of

ArcGIS software, which includes geo-referencing, digitization, query building, spatial and non-

spatial analysis, and final production of maps using GIS. For the purpose of digitization and data

existing data source may be used.

Exercises undertaken by the students will be submitted in the form of soft copy of

problems, hard copy of some problems, and reports / assignments.

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M. Tech. (Urban Planning) (Two Years) (Semester – II) (Under Credit Based Continuous Evaluation Grading System)

SPL551: URBAN PLANNING LEGISLATION

Credits: 2-1-0

Defining the law, legislation, bill, ordinance, bye-laws; rules and regulations; Sources and significance of law; Legislative competence of State and Central Legislatures; Property right relating to ownership and use of land under the Constitution of India; Concepts of Eminent Domain, Police Power, Compensation, Betterment Levy, Development Charge and Arbitration. Meaning, significance and contents of planning legislation; Planning Legislation as a positive tool for regulation and promotion of planned; Development controls including- zoning regulations, sub-division regulations, building bye-laws and periphery controls. Historical evolution of planning legislation in India; Model Town and Country Planning Acts of 1960, 1985 & 1996. Objectives and contents of important planning Acts including - The Land Acquisition Act, 1894; The Punjab Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1994; The Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922; The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966; The Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995; The Delhi Development Act, 1957; The Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977; The National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985; The Punjab New Capital (Periphery) Control Act, 1952; The Punjab District Planning Committees Act, 2005; The Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Objectives and contents of Acts related with conservation, urban art, redevelopment, slums, scheduled roads & controlled areas and housing including – The Ancient Monuments & Archaeological Sites & Remains Act, 1958; The Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973; The Punjab Development of Damaged Areas Act, 1951; The Punjab Scheduled Roads & Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act, 1963; The Haryana Housing Board Act, 1971; The Tamil Nadu Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1972; The Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995. Objectives and contents of legislation relating to environment including – The Indian Forest Act, 1927; The Factories Act, 1948; The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, The Environment Protection Act, 1986; and The Environment Tribunal Act, 1995. The Seventy-Fourth Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1992. Suggested Readings: 1. Das A.K. (2007), ‘Urban Planning in India’, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. 2. I.T.P.I. (1994) ‘Constitution (Seventy-Fourth) Amendment, Act 1992- Suggested Changes

in Municipal and Town Planning Acts’ , New Delhi. 3. I.I.P.A., ‘Nagarlok’, Vol. XIII, Jan.-March, 1981, No. 1. 4. Ministry of Law & Justice G.O.I. (1996), ‘The Constitution India’, Controller Publications,

Delhi. 5. T.C.P.O. (1999), ‘Town & Country Planning in India’, (Monograph), New Delhi. 6. Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment, Govt. of India, (1996), ‘UDPFI Guidelines’,

Vol. 2A, New Delhi. 7. Relevant Acts.

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SPL552: URBAN ECONOMICS AND REAL ESTATE

Credits: 2-1-0

Nature and scope of urban economics and its significance in urban planning; Basic concepts, economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, price, cost, revenue and value, land, capital, labour, enterprise, utility, demand, supply. Principle types of landuses; landuse capacity; highest and best use. Basic and non-basic activities; formal and informal sectors; economics and diseconomics of agglomeration and its impact on urban growth. Economics of Location - factors affecting different land uses such as residential, commercial, industrial, public and semi public; Land value - concept and factors affecting; Rent and modern theory of rent. Macro and micro approaches such as trade-off model and environment preference model. Real Estate – Concepts and characteristics; Urban real estate market problems; factors affecting real estate property, rights and interests, factors affecting, Speculation in Urban land; betterment and worsenment. Urban Land policy - contents and importance of development policy, objectives and measures of urban land policy, instruments for implementing urban land policy – Direct Govt. Action, legal and physical controls. Suggested Readings: 1. Alan, E.W. (1985), “Urban Economics – An Introduction”, BlackWell Publication, New

York. 2. Ralicuff, Darlodwen (1992), “Land Economics”, Michigan Publishers, New York. 3. Lean, W (1982), “Aspects of Landuse Planning”, Gonthic Publications, New Fersy 4. Paul, B. N. (1977), “Urban Land Economics”, The McMillan Press, London. 5. Raleich, Barlowe (1980), “Land Resource Economics”, Prentice Hall Publication, New

Jersy. 6. Arnott, Richard J, and Daniel P. McMillen (Ed.) (2008), "A companion to Urban

Economics", Blackwell Publishing, U.K. 7. Rateliffe, John, Micheal Stubbs and Mark Shepherd (2001), "Urban Planning and Real

Estate Development (Natural and Built Environment)", Spon Press, New York. 8. Mcdonald, John and Danial McMillen (2006), "Urban Economics and Real Estate : Theory

and Policy", Blackwell Publishing, U.K. 9. Report of the Committee of Urban Land Policy (1965), Ministry of Health, Govt. of India.

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SPL553: URBAN PLANNING INFORMATION SYSTEM

Credits: 2-1-0

Classification of information and data; Information collection - traditional methods, drawbacks, need for alternative technology; Topographical maps – sources, Survey of India (SOI)specifications, Study of SOI grids; Traditional land records - shajra plan, revenue record, jamabandi, intekaal. Sources of demographic data - census, statistical abstract and national sample survey. Census of India Series and Tables – primary census abstract, town & village directory, housing tables, migration tables, economic tables, census atlas. Aerial photography - concepts, types of aerial photography survey, elements of photointerpretation, photo-grammetry- thermal photography, sources, costs.

Remote Sensing - electromagnetic radiation, spectral signatures, satellite imageries, false colour composite (FCC), thermal imagery, types of sensors used; image interpretation; Imageprocessing; Sources of satellite imageries, costs. Applications of aerial photography - physiographical analysis, calculation of heights, land usestudies, residential densities, networks, areas prone to flooding, encroachments, open spaces,vegetation covers, development controls, site selection, etc.; Small format aerial photographyand its application. Application of satellite imageries - broad land use; residential types, open spaces, vegetation covers, networks, urban growth and fringe areas, water tables. Suggested Readings: 1. Mlilles, Thomas & Ralph W. Kiefer (2000), “Remote Sensing & Image

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2. Chouhan, T.S. & K.N. Joshi (Editions) (1992), “Readings in Remote Sensing Application; Scientific Publications”, Jaipur.

3. Wajahat, Habibullah, (2005), “Computerisation of Land Records”, Sage Publishers, New Delhi.

4. Warren, R. Philipson (Chief Editor) (1997), “2nd Ed. Manuals of Photo Interpretation; American Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing”, Michigan.

5. Haryana Land Records Manual (1990), Director, Land Records Department, Haryana. 6. National Map Policy (2005), Survey of India, Dehradun.

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SPU554: SITE PLANNING

Credits: 2-0-5

Each student in a group or individually shall be required to complete a Site Planning

exercise of an urban area. The exercise should be of residential/commercial/ industrial/

institutional/ transportation/ environment or any other type that has applications in Urban

Planning. The exercise should cover the following aspects:

a. Preliminary site investigation and analysis:

i. Site inventory: topography, soil characteristics, existing land uses, site resources

and physiographic conditions.

ii. Site suitability for development – slope, drains, buildings, roads and other

infrastructure.

iii. Site in relation to the city and surrounding landuse

b. Data collection and mapping

c. General planning guidelines

d. Application of norms & standards

e. Requirements

f. Design consideration and conceptual plans

g. Design details of building blocks, Parks and facilities, circulation.

h. Site Plan proposals with landscape and infrastructure such as water supply and sewerage

network details.

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SPU 555: STUDY OF TOWN

Credits: 2-0-6

Students shall be required to undertake the study of an urban area for purposes of

preparing its Master Plan/development plan. This exercise therefore offers an opportunity to the

students for learning the processes involved in the collection and analysis of data at the town

level comprehensively. The study thus involves the collection and analysis of data regarding

each and every aspect related with the establishment, nature & status and functioning of the town

including historical evolution, regional setting, landuse, physical setting, socio-economic

infrastructure, energy & environment, housing, tourism, urban design, heritage, legal,

administrative & financial aspects.

The study so conducted shall be submitted in form of a detailed report illustrated with

suitable maps, charts, sketches, photographs etc. underlining the major issues related with the

planned growth and development of the town.

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SPL556: URBAN LANDSCAPE PLANNING & DESIGN

Credits: 2-1-0

Theory of Landscape Planning & Design: Definition and objective of landscape design and planning; inter relation of landscape design with urban design; Trends in landscape planning, Landscape design process, Elements & principles of landscape design. Landscape Elements: Hard and soft i.e. vegetation, land, water, rock etc.; type, species, composition & structure of vegetation for landscaping. Geographic & climatic determinants of plants, Plant selection criteria and plantation plan, Environmental concern. Landscaping of Parks & Gardens: History, study and types of open spaces, parks and gardens. Philosophy & principles of French,Japanese, Italian & Mughal garden. Techniques & design considerations for gardens, recreational & leisure areas – parks, gardens, open spaces etc. Landscaping of Living & Work Area: Approaches and concepts of landscaping residential, commercial and administrative area, industrial areas, airport zones. Landscape along lines of movement – roads, rails & water channels. Case studies for landscape concepts/projects in Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore. Suggested Readings: 1. Brian Clouston (1990), ‘Landscape Design with Plants’, Hienemam Newnes, Oxford. 2. Bring Mitchell, Wayembegh Joose (1981), ‘Japaneese Gardens – Design and Meaning’,

McGraw Hill Book Company, New York. 3. Halprin Lawrence (1972), ‘Cities’, Mit Press, Cambridge. 4. Krishen Pradip (2006), ‘Trees of Delhi’, Dorling Kindersley India (Pvt.) Limited, New

Delhi. 5. Laurie Michael (1975), ‘An Introduction to Landscape Architecture’, American Elsevier

Publishing Company (Inc.) New York. 6. Root James B.(1985), ‘Fundamentals of Landscape and Site Planning’, Avi Publishing

Company, West Port, Connecticut. 7. Simonds J.O. (1983), ‘Landscape Architecture’, McGraw Hill book Company (Inc.), New

York. 8. Singh Chattar, Wattas Rajnish (1998), ‘Trees of Chandigarh’ B.R. Publishing, Delhi. 9. Subhadra Menon (2000), ‘Trees of India’, Timeless book, New Delhi. 10. Tandy Cliff (1974), ‘Handbook of Urban Landscape’, Watson Guptill Publications, New

York. 11. Treib, Marc (1993), ‘Modern Landscape Architecture: A Critical Review’, MIT Press,

Cambridge. 12. Maciocco Giovanni (2008), 'Urban Landscape Perspectives ', Springer Publishers, Berlin. 13. Dunnett Nigel, Hitchmough James (2004), 'The Dynamic Landscape: Design, Ecology and

Management of Naturalistic Urban Planting', Taylor and Francis, U.K.

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SPL557: PLANNING FOR URBAN UTILITIES

Credits: 2-1-0

Urban utilities: definition, types, role and importance of urban water supply system, sources of water for urban settlements: surface sources, ground sources, suitability, comparison, collection and conveyance, planning for water supply system for urban settlements: assessment of water demand for various uses, future demand projection, population characteristics affecting demand, densities of population, water zoning system. Water distribution system: components – intake work, treatment plants, pumping stations, storage and OHSR, pipe size and hierarchy, pipe materials, pipe network for water distribution, norms and standards, planning & design considerations. Issues related to quality of water, standards for drinking water, water treatment processes in brief: sedimentation, coagulation, filtration and disinfection, Govt. policies and programs related to urban water supply and concerned dept. Role and importance of urban sanitation, types of sanitary systems: privies – pit privy, bore hole privy, concrete vault privy, chemical toilet, removable receptacle privy etc., wet process onsite treatment - septic tank, soak pits, off-site treatment and sewerage system. Sources of sewage and its quantity estimation, components of sewerage system: sewer pipes, cross-sections, materials, pipe hierarchy and network types, manholes, treatment plant, disposal works, planning and design consideration.

Sewage pumping, need and methods, Sewerage disposal and treatment, screening, skimming, chemical precipitation, biological treatments, activated sludge treatment, sewage disposal and utilization, biogas plants, Govt. policies and programs related to urban sewerage system and concerned dept. Definition and Role of urban storm water system, Storm water collection system components, concept of design storm – rainfall intensity, frequency, hydrographs and its use, rational method of storm water calculation, runoff coefficient for various types of surfaces, urban development and amount of storm water generation, storm sewer cross-sections, planning and design consideration for storm sewers in urban settlements. Rain water harvesting and ground water recharging: purpose, components, methods, planning and design considerations, Govt. policies and programs related to urban drainage system and concerned dept. Suggested Readings: 1. Birdie, G.S. and J. S. Birdia, (2005), "Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering", 7th Ed.,

Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company, New Delhi. 2. Wurbs, Ralph A. and Wesley P. James (2007), "Water Resource Engineering", Prentice

Hall India, New Delhi. 3. Trifunovic N. (2006), "Introduction to Urban Water Distribution", Taylor & Francis, U.K.

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SPL558: BASICS OF ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Credits: 2-1-0

Theory of Architecture: Architecture – its meaning and relation to Urban Planning, Principles of design i.e. unity, repetition, rhythm, harmony, axis, symmetry etc; Different types of architecture scale and various types of proportions. Building Byelaws and Development controls: Their purpose; terminology used i.e. FAR, FSI, Building line, setback etc; Aspects dealt i.e. Built up area, open space requirement, building line etc; their impact on form and structure of cities taking case study of a Medieval town (developed without controls), planned cities (like Chandigarh which developed under strict control) etc. Climatology and site planning: Building plan; arrangement of group of building & site planning taking into account the climatic conditions. Consideration for site planning various types of building i.e. residential, commerce, recreational, administrative and industrial.

Building components: Study of building in terms of components like foundation, walls, staircase, roof, floor etc. Building Material: Advantages and Disadvantages of various types of building materials like mud, bamboo, stone, brick, timber, glass and fiberglass. Use of materials in different types of development like technology park, low cost housing, earthquake prone areas. Suggested Readings: 1. Arora S.P. and S.P. Bindra (1997), “A Textbook of Building Construction”, Dhanpat Rai

& Sons, Delhi. 2. Barry R. (1998), “The Construction of Building (Vol 1-5), “BSP Publishing Books, Oxford. 3. Ching Francis D.K. (1996), ‘Architecture Form, Space and Order”, Van Nostrand

Reinhold, New York. 4. Gann David M.(2000), “Building Innovation”, Thomas Telford Publishing, London 5. Green Norman B. (1981), “Earthquake Resistant Building Design and Construction”, Van

Nostrand Reinhold, N. York. 6. Heath Tom (1984), “Method in Architecture”, John Willy and Sons, N.York. 7. Jain A. K. (1992), “Building System for Low Cost Housing”, Management Publishing

Company, Dehradun. 8. Koenigsberger O.H., Ingersoll T.G., Mayhew Alan, Szokaley S.V. (1998), “Manual of

Tropical Housing and Building”, Orient Longman limited, Chennai. 9. Komar A. (1974), “Building Material and Component”, MIR Publisher, Moscow. 10. Kukreja C.P. (1978), “Tropical Architecture”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. 11. Mckay J.K. (1993), “Building Construction”, Orient Longman Limited, Bombay. 12. Centre for Science and Technology of Non-Aligned and other Developing Countries

(1993), “Low Cost Housing in Developing Countries”, Oxford & IBH Publishing, Bombay. 13. National Building Code (2006).

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SPL559: URBAN DESIGN & CONSERVATION

Credits: 2-1-0 Definition, subject matter and importance of Urban Design and its relevance in urban planning; Urban design in historical context; Concepts & terminology of Urban design. Bye laws regulations & urban Design relationship, influence of growth and change on forms & functions of city and its impact on the urban design. Policy and Guide lines for Urban design with special reference to urban arts commission. Definition, scope and importance of conservation and its relevance in Urban Planning; Urban conservation-theory and philosophy; concepts of listed buildings and Heritage Zones. Process of preparation of plans at various level. Guidelines for urban conservation. Conservation movement- an international perspective; ICCROM, ICOMOS, World Heritage Commission CIPA, Conservation Charters. History of conservation movement in India, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Ancient Monuments Protection Act of 1904 (Amended in 1951, 1958) – other legislative provisions in State Acts with particular reference to Punjab. Urban Design case studies (a) Connaught Place, (b) New Delhi. Urban conservation case studies (a) Heritage Zone – Mall Shimla, Amritsar. Suggested Readings: 1. Abdi Ali Mohammad (2008) “ Spatial planning as an Approach to Achieve sustainable

development in Historic Cities” (website : www.waset.org /journals /waste /v 46/-40 .pdf) 2. Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities, by Dennis Rodwell (2007). Blackwell,

oxford. 3. Dobby Alan (1978)," Conservation and Planning", London, Hutchinson. 4. Feilden, B. M (1989), "Guidelines for Conservation: A Technical Manual", New Delhi. 5. Feilden, BM and Jokilehto, Jikka (1998), "Management Guidelines for World Cultural

Heritage Sites", Rome, ICCROM. 6. Litwin .W.Stephen (2004) “ Streetscape improvements in an historic tourist city a second

visit to King Street , Charleston , South Carolina” Tourism management 26(2005)421-429 (website : http: // www.sciencedirect .com/sciemce/article/pii/so261517704000421) Ashworth .G.J (2009) )“ Town walls , Walled Towns and Tourism : paradoxes and Paradigms”, Journal of Heritage Tourism , Vol 4(4) 299-314 (website :www.ema.edu.ee)

7. Meller, Helon. Pattrick Geddes (1990), "Social Evolutionist and City Planner", Routledge, London.

8. Mohan, I (1992) “The world of walled cities: Conservation environmental pollution, urban renewal and Development Prospects “ Mittal Publication New Delhi.

9. Mynor, Charles (1989), "Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas", Longman, London. 10. Lynch, K (1960), "The image of the City", Cambridge, MIT. 11. Siddiqi w.H (2000) “ Luchnow : The Historic City” Sundeep Prakashan , New Delhi 12. Speiregen, Paul D. (1965), "Urban Design: The Architecture of Towns & Cities. New

York", Mc GrawHill. 13. “Urban Design Handbook”, January 2009 ( website :brgov .com/dept/planning /design /pdf

/urban design Handbook .pdf) 14. Wiles Craig (2007) “ Consideration of Historic Authenticity In Heritage tourism Planning

and Development “ Proceedings of the 2007 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium (Website : nrs.fs.fed.us /pubs / gtr /gtr- nrs –P -23 papers /4 1 wiles –p23 .pdf)

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SPL 601: URBAN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Credits: 3-1-0

Housing definition and subject matter, Housing Ideologies, Housing need, demand and supply, Housing typologies and characteristics, Residential mobility, political, social, economic and physical factors affecting housing, Urban slums; causes and consequences. Housing Concepts; Fundamentals of housing design and layouts. Considerations and space requirements for plotted and flatted layouts for different income groups, housing area modules, Residential densities. Low cost housing, Low cost and eco-friendly building materials (indigenous, agricultural, industrial, others), innovative housing, Land for housing, informal housing networks, Role of public, private and co-operative sectors, Role of Institutions ; Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), Central Building Research Institute(CBRI), Building Materials Training and Promotion Council(BMTPC). Participatory models and their application in housing, Housing and Community development Schemes. Housing finance networks and institutions, Community micro-finance institutions; Self Employed Women Association Bank(SEWA), Grameen Bank, Bangladesh, Role of Community Building Organizations(CBO) and Non-Government Organizations (NGO), Slum dwellers Association, India, Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC). Housing sector reforms and their implications, Housing and Habitat Policy, National Slum Development Policy, International Agencies in Housing and Community Development (World Bank, UN-HABITAT, Asian Development Bank), Planning and implementation of housing projects/programmes, Case studies of Housing Projects; slum networking, housing in disaster prone areas. Suggested Readings: 1. Mathey.K, (1992), Beyond Self-help Housing, Mansell Publishing Ltd., London. 2. Payne,G., (1999), Making Common Ground, Intermediate Technology Publications, Ltd,

London. 3. Hardoy,J.E., and Satterthwaite, David, (1989), Squatter Citizen, Earthscan Publications,

London. 4. Poulouse, T., (1989), Reading Material on Housing, ITPI Publication, New Delhi 5. Dwivedi, R. M., (2007), Urban Development and Housing in India 1947 to 2007, New

Century Publications, New Delhi.

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SPL602: URBAN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Credits: 3-1-0

Concept and classification of project, Meaning, Objective, stages and Significance of project Management in urban planning, Life cycle of a project; Techniques of Project Management. Parameters and components of project formulation, Stages of project formulation and their significance, Identification of a project, feasibility Analysis : Techno-Economic Analysis Design and network analysis, Network techniques of project formulation, Network Rules, Critical Path Method (CPM) & Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Time estimates and, Work schedule- concepts & techniques, Project appraisal and report. Monitoring of Project: stages, criteria and techniques, Project Evaluation: criteria stages and steps of project evaluation; Techniques of project Evaluation. Discounted Cash-flow analysis, Cost-benefit analysis: Financial & social cost-benefit analysis. Application of cost and benefit analysis in developing countries – case studies in Transportation project, Housing project, UIDSSMT projects, JNNURM Suggested Readings: 1 Chandra, Prasanna, (2002), Projects Planning, Analysis, Financing, Implementation and

Review, Sage Publishers, New Delhi. 2 Harod, Kerzner, (2006), Project Management- A System Approach to Planning,

Scheduling and Control, John Wile & Sons, USA. 3 M. Shaghil and M. Mushtaqu, (1993), Project Formulation Concept & Approach,

Printwell, Jaipur. 4 M. Shaghil and M. Mushtaqu (1993), Project Planning Management, Vol I, II, III,

Printwell,Jaipur. 5 JNNRUM Guidelines (2005), Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation,

Govt. of India, New Delhi.

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SPL603: PLANNING RESEARCH AND MODELS

Credits: 3-1-0

Definition and needs of Research, Scientific research and methods, System approach of research, Levels of research: micro and macro; Major steps in the conduct scientific research, induction, deduction and verification; Selection and formulation of research problems, reviewing of literature, Designing a research, Pre test and pilot study. Hypothesis, formulation and testing of hypothesis, Tests of Hypothesis – meaning, importance and different concepts, z-test, t-test, F-test, Chi-square test. Lorenz Curve; Correlation and Regression Analysis – meaning, types, importance, methods of measurement, Research Compilation and report: contents and style, factors in the organization of a research report, writing of foot notes, quoting styles, references, cross referencing and bibliography; Issues & areas of urban planning research and data.

Definition of Concept, Theory and facts, Process of theorization, Meaning and definition of Model, classification of models, role of different types of models used in urban planning, process of model application and its scope and limitation. Understanding and evaluation of operational models related to landuse, transportation, location/allocation of activities, land value, accessibility, and simulation of urban growth, in terms of their objectives, theoretical structure, mathematical formulation, applications and limitations. Suggested Readings: 1. Gibbs, Jack P., (1960), Urban Research Methods, D Van Nosttrand Co Inc. New York 2. Gomm, Roger, (2003), Social Research Methodology: A Critical Introduction, Palgrave

Macmillan, Manchester 3. Goode, W.J. and Hatt P. K., (1982), Methods in Social Research, McGraw-Hill Inc., New

York 4. Keeble, Lewis, (1972), Principles & Practice of Town & Country Planning, Estates Gazette

London 5. Gopal, M.H., (1970), An Introduction to Research Procedures in Social Sciences, ASIAN

Publication House, Delhi. 6. Crotty, Michael, (2003), The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in

the Research, Sage Publishers, London. 7. Kumar, Ranjit, (2005), Research Methodology – An Introduction, Pearsons Education,

Baba Balak Nath Printers, New Delhi. 8. T.S. Wilkiinson and P.L.Bhandarkar, (1984), Methodology and Techniques of Social

Research, Himalaya Publishers, New Delhi.

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SPE 604: INTERNSHIP

(6 Weeks)

Each student shall be required to undertake internship in a office/firm dealing with infrastructure planning and development projects during summer vacation for a period of 5 to 6 weeks. The exact period of internship shall be decided by the Internship Coordinator, appointed by Board of Control. The objective of internship is to expose the students to the live infrastructure planning and development projects and structure and functioning of the office/firm. The students shall finally submit the Internship Report in summary format (20 pages) after the completion of internship to the Internship Coordinator. The report will be evaluated by the Internship Coordinator.

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SPP605: PLANNING STUDIO-III (Site Planning & DPR)

Credits: 0-0-6

A: Site Planning for an Urban Area (9 Weeks) Each student in a group or individually shall be required to complete a Site Planning exercise of an urban area. The exercise should be of residential/commercial/ industrial/ institutional/ transportation/ environment or any other type that has applications in Urban Planning. The exercise should cover the following aspects: a. Preliminary site investigation and analysis:

i. Site inventory: topography, soil characteristics, existing land uses, site resources and physiographic conditions.

ii. Site suitability for development – slope, drains, buildings, roads and other infrastructure. iii. Site in relation to the city and surrounding landuse

b. Data collection and mapping c. General planning guidelines d. Application of norms & standards e. Requirements f. Design consideration and conceptual plans g. Design details of building blocks, Parks and facilities, circulation. h. Site Plan proposals with landscape and infrastructure such as water supply and sewerage

network details. B. Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) (6 Weeks)

The students shall undertake the preparation of project/s in detail. The aim of the exercise is to understand a project while preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR) of designed project/s of various nature i.e. Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Residential, Transportation or any other project. The exercise will be completed as per the following stages:

a) Study of the Project The study of project is to highlight the prime objectives of the project and set Network priorities of the project.

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b) Preparation of Development Project

The identify the components as major tasks of project and set their priority for the implementation with the help of PERT/CPM charts. The students shall be required to prepare cost estimates of the various identified tasks and total project cost along with the time frame. They shall identify the returns from the project, total seed money required, working capital and breakeven point on timeframe.

c) Project Implementation and Monitoring Mechanism

To identify agencies, financial and legal mechanism involved in the implementation of different components of the project.

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SPL606: METROPOLITAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Credits: 3-1-0

Definition of Urbanization and Metropolitanization process; metropolis and related concepts-Conurbation, necropolis, Primate city, metropolitan region and area of influence, megalopolis, world cities, global city, Classic and neo classic definitions. Metropolis and its growth process Socio-economic character of metropolis, Issues and problems in metropolitan planning and development. Area of influence of Metropolis, Primate city, Degree of primacy and its phenomena, metropolitan region and its characteristics. Centralization and decentralization processes Form and concept for metropolitan planning and developments. Sheet Galaxy, Core, Star, Ring and multinucleated. Policies and Development strategies of Metropolis and its region in UK, USA and South Asian Cities. Broad guidelines of UNDP and other International Agencies for Metropolitan development,. General Global Issues and action programs—relevance for Indian Cites.

Metropolitan planning and development process: surveys and studies, development strategies, preparation of plans and their implementation, Constraint in plan implementation - Physical, administrative, legal and financial constraints in plan implementation. Case studies on metropolitan planning and development – mega cities and metropolitan cities Suggested Readings: 1. Chalres, M. Christinae and Robert Harper, (1992), Modern Metropolitan System, Charles E

Merrill Publish Co., U.S.A. 2. Johan, W. Dickey, (1985), Metropolitan Transportation on Planning, McGraw Hill Book

Co., New Delhi. 3. Rao, M. Partap, (1990), Planning for Metropolitan Cities – A Suggestive Approach,

Concept, New Delhi. 4. Ramachandran, R., (2000), Urbanization and Urban System in India, Oxford University

Press, U.K. 5. Sandhu, Ranvinder (2006), Urbanization in India – A Sociological Approach, Sage

Publication, New Delhi.

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SPL607: URBAN GOVERNANCE

Credits: 3-1-0

Governance and Management: Meaning, objectives and various parameters: Key issues related to

Urban Development in general and in India in particular. Process of decision making for Urban

Development at National level; Recommendations of various committees, Task Forces and

Working Groups including NCU; Policies, programmes/schemes and provisions in the National

Five Year Plans.

Various National level organizations related to urban development; their background, powers,

organization structure, resources and achievements with case studies of TCPO, HUDCO,

NCRPB, NIUA, CBRI, CRRI, BIS, NBCC, CPCB, NHB. Process of decision making for Urban

Development at State level. Urban Development in Punjab State – Policies, Programmes and

Provisions. Various state level organizations related/concerned with Urban Development in

terms of their background, functions, powers, organizational structure, resources and

achievements with case studies of PUDA, PIDB, PSWSSB, SPCB, PSIDC.

Role of Municipal Bodies, Improvement Trusts and City/Urban Development Authorities in

Urban Development; Study of these organizations in terms of their background, functions,

powers, organizational structure, achievements and limitations with case studies of MC, I.T.,

City level Planning & Development Authorities in the State of Punjab. Role of Non-

Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Urban Development; Role of Private Organizations in

Urban Development and their relationship with Local/State Governments; Public-Private

partnership; Citizen/public participation in Urban Development. JNNURM and urban

governance.

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Suggested Readings:

1. HUDCO – Latest Corporate Profile, HUDCO, New Delhi.

2. Urban & Regional Planning & Development in India, 1996, Town & Country Planning

Organization, , Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

3. TCPO – Retrospect & Prospect, Town & Country Planning Organization, Ministry of

Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

4. National Capital Region Planning Board – Latest Annual Report and NCRP Board Act -

1985, IHL, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

5. Report of the National Commission on Urbanization, Vol. I & II (1988), Ministry of Urban

Development & Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

6. The Punjab Regional and Town Planning & Development Act (1995), Deptt. of Urban

Development, Govt. of Punjab, Chandigarh.

7. UDPFI Guidelines, Vol. 1 (1996), Min. of Urban Affairs & Employment, Govt. of India,

New Delhi.

8. Current Five Year Plan Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

9. JNNRUM Guidelines (2005), Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation,

Govt. of India, New Delhi.

10. Punjab Development Report (2005), Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

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SPL608: URBAN ENVIRONMENT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

Credits: 3-1-0

Definition Concept and Component of Environment & Ecology; Types of environment and their relationship - Natural resources and their uses—Issues of Environment and Ecology. Planning and Management of urban Environment-Concept and Issues, Urban Environment Planning process and plan formulation objectives and process. Environmental considerations in Urban & Regional Planning. Environmental Impact Assessment: meaning, significance, parameters for EIA, framework; Environmental impact statement and related concepts, Techniques for Environmental Impact Assessment. Strategies of preparation of Environment Plan of a city, Special surveyed and studies. Environment measures to be adopted in different areas. Issues with Solid Waste Collection, Transportation and Disposal system in Cities, General guidelines. Global and National Environment Polices and programmers; Climate change and Global Warming, Legal measures in India for protecting environment: Environment protection Act 1986. State of environment in Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh. Suggested Readings: 1. Centre for Science & Environment (2006), State of India’s Environment – A Citizen

Report, CSE, New Delhi. 2. Mohan, I., (1989), Environment Awareness & Urban Development, Ashish Publication

House, New Delhi. 3. Nathansen Pe Jerry A., (2000), Basic Environment Technologies, Prentice Hall. 4. Pachauri, R. K., (1999), Looking Back to Think Ahead, TERI New Delhi. 5. Sinha, Subroto, (2000), Regional Environment Plans – Issues and Approaches, TERI, New

Delhi. 6. Sounier, Richard E. and Richard A. Meganch, (2008), Dictionary and Introduction to

Global Environment and Governance, Earthscan, London.

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SPL609: PLANNING FOR INFORMAL SECTOR

Credits: 3-1-0

Concept, characteristics and importance of informal sector in urban areas; Socio-economic perspectives of the urban processes and infrastructural base of informal sector in urban planning process in the context of poverty, migration, urbanization, etc.; Dichotomy and association of informal and formal sectors. Urban planning and informal sector activities; Size and composition of informal sector. Significance of informal sector in urban planning; Key issues in understanding and tackling the problems of informal sector. Estimation of infrastructural requirements for informal sector; Formulation of proposals; short term and long term planning measures for informal sector; General planning and design considerations for informal sector as part of urban planning.

Informal sector in residential, commercial and industrial context; Current planning practices and approaches for informal sector – basic need approach; Community planning approach; urban basic services approach; Planning for informal sector – Residential, Commercial, Industrial; Principles and techniques of low cost infrastructure for informal sector. Policies and programs for informal sector in the context of urban planning; Planning and administrative tools for informal sector; Case study of informal sector in Chandigarh and Amritsar.

Suggested Readings: 1. Chapin, F.S., (1972), Urban Land Use Planning, University of Illinois Press, Chicago. 2. Goode, W.J. & Hatt P.K., (1982), Methods in Social Research, McGraw-Hill Inc.,New

York. 3. Harvey, David, (1973), Social Justice and the City, London, Edward Arnold. 4. Keeble L., (1972), Principles & Practice of Town and Country Planning, the Estates

Gazette Ltd., London. 5. Morris, R.N (1965), The Sociology of Housing, Alden Press Limited, London 6. Muth . F (1969), Cities and Housing, the University of Chicago Press, London. 7. Urban Development Plans Formulation and Implementation Guidelines, (1996), Ministry of

Urban Affairs & Employment (G.O.I.), ITPI, New Delhi.

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SPF651: EDUCATIONAL TOUR

(Two Weeks) Audit Course

Each student shall be required to go for educational tour to different places preferably

two metropolitan cities in the country. The duration and places/organizations to be visited, and

teacher incharge for the tour shall be decided by BOC from time to time. The objective of the

Educational tour is to expose the students to various Planning & Development organizations and

specialized projects.

The students shall submit the report in summary format (20 pages) of the tour regarding

organizations/offices/projects visited .The Tour report shall be evaluated through Viva-Voce by

the teacher Incharge/s.

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SPD652: THESIS

Credit: 5-0-30 (total 20)

The main objectives of preparing a thesis is to provide an opportunity to each student to

undertake an independent study/research to explore in depth and to develop a subject of his/her

own choice demonstrating the ability to use effectively the tools of independent investigation

and judgment. The theme of the thesis should offer scope to adopt a fresh approach in

formulating a concept of developing a methodology, effective and useful in the realm of urban

planning. Each student shall prepare thesis on a selected topic under the supervision of a guide.

Both thesis topic and guide shall be approved by BOC. The thesis shall be presented in the form

of a report well illustrated by maps, drawings, charts, sketches, photographs, etc.