First Semester
URP23M1.1C: SETTLEMENT EVOLUTION AND PLANNING THEORY
Periods/Week. Credits Int. Ext. Total End Exam
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2 0 0 2 2 50 50 100 W
Unit: I
Introduction Need to study history of planning. Relevance of evolution of human
settlements in modern context. Historic determinants of settlement evolution: mobility, socio-
cultural, benefits, climate, technology, political power, geographical location etc.
Cities in History Settlement types and patterns in the ancient, medieval, renaissance,
industrial, colonial eras, historical background of planning.
The Post-industrial City Changes in society and settlements following industrial revolution.
Political and ideological basis of planning in different contexts. Contribution of Ebenezer
Howard, Geddes, Mumford, Corbusier, Doxiadis and others to city planning Garden
City idea and new towns, Regional Planning – ideas and practices
Unit: II
Settlements in India: Pre-colonial Town and Cities in India Ancient texts and treatises on
settlements and area planning in India. Pre-colonial Planning.
The Colonial City Effects of colonization on the third world urban pattern and city structure
Planning under the colonial rule.
Garden – Regional City in India New Towns and IDSMT, Regional contexts of
metropolitan plans, Proposals of National Commission on Urbanization
The City of Neighborhoods and Communities Neighborhoods in planning, Birth and
development of the neighborhood idea, The Indian neighborhood, Urban renewal and its
aftermath.
Advocacy Planning and NGOs in Planning Rise of advocacy planning, Changing role of
NGOs in India, Urban social movement India, Postwar Developments in Britain, America
and India Master plan to structure plan and beyond, Urban modeling and empiricism,
Political influences and planning.
International Agencies and Privatization Nature of urban programmes by World Bank,
UNCHS, etc. Concept of privatization and its relevance.
Informal City of the Poor Concept of the informal sector, Concern for urban poverty.
Other Emerging Issues Gender issues in planning, Human rights and empowerment,
vulnerable groups – pavement dwellers, street kids, Social and communal conflicts in urban
area, Environmental issues in planning
Unit: III
Theories And Concepts: An Overview – Introduction, Definition of planning; the necessity
and rationale of planning; the characteristics of planning., The planning process; Normative
planning, positive planning and ameliorative planning.
Aims and objectives of physical planning. Levels of planning in India and their broad inter-
relationships, components of settlements.
Urban/Rural Settlements and their classification, Theories of Urban Structure, Urban
Subsystems Concepts of land location attributes and land uses, Determinants of Land use and
relationship to planning process, Demand and supply of land for urban use: means and
mechanisms for assessing demand and supply: impact on urban structure. General goals of
land policy.
Unit: IV
Rationales for land use planning, Approach to land use planning Land use and transportation
planning. Transport Network classification and standards, elements, etc., planning principles
Land use planning information system. Activity systems and choice of space qualities;
Systems approach and physical planning.
Unit: V
Urban Planning in India - An Overview. Development plan types, scope and objectives,
local/area, city and regional levels, Overview of Town Planning Process, case studies in
Urban Planning And Design Practice, other alternative approaches to planning-disjointed,
incremental; structure planning; blue print planning; process or adaptive planning; rational
comprehensive planning mixed scanning approach; Choice theory and advocacy planning and
their relevance. Action planning and its applications in Indian context. Brief overview of
techniques of Urban Economics Analysis (Economic base, input output, shift share, etc.)
Population studies and forecasting, Land use allocation models, (Lowry/gravity/LP),
Planning norms and standards.
References:
Urban Geography by Harold Carter, Urban Patterns by peter Haggart
Bracken, I. (1999) Urban Planning Methods: Research and Policy Analysis, Methuen,
London.
Berke, P.R. and Goodschalk, D.R., Kaiser, E.J and Rodriguez, D.A (2006) Urban
Land Use Planning, University of Illinois Press, U.S.A. Fifth Edition.
Wang X., Rainer A. and Hofe, V. (2007) Research Methods in Urban and Regional
Planning, Springer, Berlin.
Monmonier, M. (1996) How to Lie with Maps, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
The Urban pattern: City planning and design, GALLION, A B.
Text book of Town Planning, BANDOPADHYAY, ABIR
Town Planning, RANGWALA, R C
Introduction to Town Planning, CATANES, A & SNYDER J
URP23M1.2C: TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS AND POPULATION STUDIES
Periods /Week Credits Int. Ext. Total End Exam
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2 0 0 2 2 50 50 100 W
Unit: I
Collection and Presentation of Data Introduction of Statistics: Statistical data and method of
analysis Types of Data. Designing a questionnaire, Tabulation and representation of data:
Line diagram, Pie diagram, Frequency distribution, Histogram, Radar diagram.
Unit: II
Measures of Central Tendency and Variances Significance of Averaging and Variation.
Calculation of Mean Median and Mode for Ungrouped and Grouped data. Merits and
limitations. Variance and standard deviation of Ungrouped and Grouped data, Lorenz Curve,
Skewness, Moments and Kurtosis.
Unit: III
Correlation analysis significance of study of correlation. Types of correlation, Karl Pearson’s
coefficient of correlation, properties of correlation coefficient, rank correlation. Partial and
multiple correlation.
Unit: IV
Regression analysis introduction and difference between correlation and regression analysis.
Linear bivariate regression model, coefficient of regression and its properties, computation of
regression equation, multiple regression analysis and application.
Unit: V
Forecasting and Time Series Analysis Requirement and methods of Forecasting system.
Types of time series data. Method of Trend analysis: Semi-average, Moving-average and
method of Least Square. Analysis and measurement of Seasonal and Cyclical variations,
Introduction to Non-linear Trends. Module.
Population Pyramid: Types and Properties, Human Sex Ratio, Dependency Ratio,
Components of Population Growth: Birth and Mortality Rate, Age composition, Migration,
Population forecasting method using statistical theories.
Reference Books:
Urban Planning: use of critical path Method / WORD, SOL A.
Operation research: an introduction / TAHA, H H
An introduction to town planning technique, MARGARET, ROBERT
Planning and forecasting technique: an introduction to macroeconomics applications,
RABINSON, J N
Planning Theory, FALUDI, ANDREAS
Landuse Planning: Techniques of Implementation, PATTERSON, T WILLIUM
Planning Theory, Techniques ITPI Reader volume
URP23M1.3C: HOUSING AND HABITAT PLANNING
Periods/Week. Credits Int. Ext. Total End Exam
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2 0 0 2 2 50 50 100 W
Unit: I
Concepts, definitions and components of Housing. Role of housing in socio-economic
development of a nation. Housing in relation to non-residential components of settlement.
Problems of Housing, significance of housing in economic and social development.
Unit: II
Basic Terms in housing, understanding concepts of Housing need, demand, supply and
shortage; Housing data analysis from Census; Theories and approaches to housing.
Housing process and sequence of development. Formal and non-formal housing. Housing
typologies; Housing development process; Nature of housing problem in urban and rural
India, Public health issues in housing; Housing for the poor, houselessness in India, old
housing, effects of Urbanization & Industrialization in Housing including problems and
possibilities of Slums and Squatters settlement in India and abroad.
Unit: III
Housing Policy and Finance Evolution of housing policy in India, Role of the government
and private sector in housing; housing programmes for the poor and night shelters;
Examples of housing projects, Introduction to housing finance; Affordability and Cost of
housing; Role of Financing organization. Critical Review of Current housing programmes.
Unit: IV
Social aspects: Housing characteristics and situation (indices and statistics), Housing in
five year plans and social housing programmes. Built environment and human behavior,
Evaluation of user’s satisfaction.
Unit: V
Housing norms, design and standards, units of housing design, layouts, densities and
neighborhood units; infrastructure and community facilities, form and structure of housing
as shaped by socio-economic and physical parameters. Finance for housing: priority in the
national plans – role of public and private agencies, role of cooperatives and various
institutions.
References:
Financing of Housing and community Improvement Programmers / United Nation
Housing Act / H.M.O.S
Housing and town and country planning: Urban land Problems and Policies / ABRAMS, C.
Town and Country Planning and Housing / MODAK, N.V.
Low Cost housing in development countries / MATHUR, G C
Sustainable housing: Principles and Practice / EDWARDS, BRIAN
The Economics of Housing Policy / STAFFORD, D C.
Urban Housing in Third World / Payne, G Kobert Gill
URP23M1.4C: ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY FOR SETTLEMENT PLANNING
Periods/Week Credits Int. Ext. Total End Exam
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2 0 0 2 2 50 50 100 W
Unit: 1
Introduction to Economics:
Definition and scope of economics, the central problems of economics, relation between
Micro and Macroeconomics, scale of economies, Theories related to production, Supply
&Demand, income. Role of government in economics, market mechanism. National Income.
GDP, inflation, Indian financial institutions.
Introduction to Urban and Regional Economics:
Scope and relevance, Nature of Urban areas, agglomeration economies, Economic concepts
in urban planning, housing, transport, taxes, land use, location, etc; use of economic concepts
in regional planning; location, disparities in development, input output techniques, sectoral
development etc. Indicators of economic development used by World Bank & UNDP and
their interpretations.
Unit: II
Economic Planning in India
Planning Commission, National Five Year Plans, annual budgets, National Finance
Commission, National Development Council, State Finance Commission, allocation of
resources, State Plans and budgets (particular emphasis on Telangana) etc.; basic structure
and interpretations, income groups, definition of poverty, poverty lines, introduction to
poverty alleviation programmes, income distribution, inequalities and regional disparities,
national income (GNP and NNP) fiscal policy and inflation, Indian financial institutions-
Study of relevant documents.
Unit: III
Land Economics
Economic concept of land, basic principles of land economics relevance for spatial planning,
economic rent market mechanism, land use pattern and land values; location economics.
Land and real estate market, private ownership and social control of land, Economics and
Town Planning decisions, effects of legislation on land development and urban land
economics. Land development charges and betterment levy; land use restriction,
compensation and requisition, taxation of capital gain on land versus public ownership’s,
economic aspects of land policies at various levels of decision making.
Environment Economics
Evolution of environmental economics, Economics and ecology, Material/energy balance
and physical principles. Environmental externalities and property rights, Allocative efficiency
and Pigouvian taxes. Environmental valuation methods. Environmental policy issues and
instruments. Administrative mechanisms and pricing techniques.
Unit: IV
Urban Sociology
Introduction: Definition and scope of sociology, relation between sociology and town
planning. Sociological concepts of Marx, Talcot Parsons, Weber, Durkheim, Riesman, Jane
Jacobs, Gans, Castells, David Harvey, etc.
Sociology in India: Culture, language, religion, caste, rural community and its relationship
with urban community, social division of urban and rural poor
Unit: V
Urbanization and sociology
Urbanization and urbanism; Urban revolution; its preconditions brief history of urbanization
in the world leading to the industrial cities, related problems, concepts of urbanism and
urbanization; brief history of urbanization in India; Mughal and British influences of Indian
cities; post- independence urbanization; urbanization process as influences by socio cultural,
political, economic and administrative factors. Social problems of urban community, crime
delinquency and violence. Social aspects of urban rural migration.
References:
Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey D. Sachs
The Theory of Economic Development: An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and
the Business Cycle" by Joseph A. Schumpeter
Development Economics by Debraj Ray
Irwin McGraw Hill: Urban Economics
Mill & Hamilton: Urban Economic
Evans: Urban Economics
B.L. Mathur: Economic Planning & Development Theory & Practice Adams Sydie:
Sociological Theory
The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review by Nicholas Stern
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics by Thomas H. Tietenberg and Lynne Lewis
Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century" by Norman J. Vig and
Michael E. Kraft
Economics for Environmental Studies: A Strategic Guide to Micro- and Macroeconomics" by
Alfred Endres and Volker Radke
City: Urbanism and Its End by Douglas W. Rae
URP 23M1.1A: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Periods/Week Credits Int. Ext. Total End Exam
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1 0 3 4 4 50 50 100 P
Unit: I
Foundations of Information Technology in Planning
Introduction to Information Technology in Planning, Understanding the role of IT in
contemporary planning. Historical perspective: Evolution of technology in planning
processes .Overview of key concepts: Information systems, databases, and decision support
systems. Importance of data-driven decision-making in planning.
Unit: II
Fundamentals of Planning Software and Tools
Introduction to expression, data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., MS. , Power Point,
Excel, Tableau etc).Use web based applications like Google Docs, Google files etc. to
understand their use in the planning field.
Unit: III
Data collection and Survey Techniques for planning
Various data sources for planning and their importance in analysis and decision making,
Principles of effective survey design, Traditional methods (paper based) and Modern
techniques (online and mobile applications) for data collection., Geospatial technologies in
surveying: GPS, GIS, and remote sensing.
Unit: IV
Introduction to GIS in Planning
Basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Introduction to various web based and free
software’s of GIS like QGIS, Saga GIS,GRASS GIS etc, Spatial data types and sources.
Creation of Data using online sources, GIS applications in land-use planning and
environmental impact assessment.
Unit: V
Planning software and Project management:
Utilizing project management tools for planning: Gantt charts, task allocation, and resource
management, Collaborative project planning using online platforms. Data Analysis and
Visualization Tools for Planners, Applications of tools like Tableau and Power BI.
Visualizing planning data for decision support. Data-driven insights for effective planning.
References:
Information Technology for Management: Transforming Organizations in the Digital
Economy" by Efraim Turban, Linda Volonino, and Gregory R. Wood
GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems by Paul Bolstad
Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists: Using Open Source Software by Martin
Wegmann, Benjamin Leutner, and Stefan Dech
Getting to Know ArcGISby Michael Law and Amy Collins.
URP23M 1.3E: DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE
Periods/Week Credits Int. Ext. Total End Exam
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2 0 0 2 2 50 50 100 W
Unit: I
Concepts and definitions of disaster - hazard, vulnerability, resilience, risk; Disaster
Management meaning and concept, method and approaches for disaster management-pre-
disaster stage preparedness, mitigation, prevention and post disaster stage relief, recovery,
rehabilitation.
Unit: II
Categories of disasters - natural and manmade Natural disasters origin, causes and their
management – earthquake, tsunami, cyclone, flood, land slide; Disaster Profile of India –
Mega Disasters of India and Lessons; Bengal Famine, Bhopal gas tragedy, Bhuj
earthquake, Tsunami; Factors affecting Vulnerability
Unit: III
Geo-informatics in Disaster Management- Remote Sensing (RS), Applications of GIS for
assessment of disasters, Preparation of vulnerability maps for different type of disasters,
Prioritization analysis for mitigation of different types of disasters.
Unit: IV
Disaster Management Act 2005, Institutional framework under Disaster Management act
2005Role of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Unit: V
Introduction: From Risk to Resilience; Disaster Vulnerability and Social Resilience;
Community Vulnerability Analysis; Patterns of Social Vulnerability; Governance and
Community Resilience; Disaster, Society, and Sustainability
References:
Savindra Singh, Jeetendra Singh, Disaster management, Pravalika
Publications,Allahabad,2016
Alexander David, Introduction in Confronting Catastrophe, Oxford University
Press,2000.
Kapur, Anu& others, Disasters in India Studies of grim reality, Rawat Publishers,
Jaipur,2005.
MuktaGirdhar, Natural Disasters, Amy publication, Dariyaganj, New Delhi,
2019.
Andharia J. Vulnerability in Disaster Discourse, JTCDM, Tata Institute of Social
SciencesWorking Paper No. 8, 2008.
Govt. of India: Disaster Management Act 2005, Government of India, New Delhi.
