FacultyofArchitecture&Planning,Lucknow,TagoreMargCampus-226007MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP)
ProposedSyllabus2019-201STSEMESTER
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):FirstSemester
NameoftheSubject:PLANNINGTHEORYANDTECHNIQUES
SubjectCode:MPL101 Semester:First
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudyHistory,TheoryandTechniquesofUrbanandRegionalPlanning.Contents Hrs.Unit-1 EvolutionofCityBuilding
Relevance of the study of evolution of settlements;Hunter, gatherer, farmer andformation of organized society; Cosmological and other influences, origins andgrowthofcities,effectsofcultural influenceonphysicalform;Humansettlementsasanexpressionofcivilizations;Basicelementsofthecity;Conceptsofspace,time,scaleofcities.
Unit-2 PlanningHistoryTownplanninginancientIndia;Medieval,renaissance,industrialandpost-industrialcities; City as a living spatial entity; Concepts of landmark, axis, orientation; Cityform as a living space; City as a political statement: New Delhi, Chandigarh,Washington D.C. Brasilia etc., Contribution of individuals to city planning: LewisMumford,PatrickGeddes,PeterHall,etc.,Dynamicsofthegrowingcity,impactofindustrializationandurbanization,metropolisandmegalopolis.
Unit-3 DefinitionsandObjectivesofPlanningDefinitions of town and country planning; Orthodoxies of planning; Goalformulation,objective,scope,limitations;Sustainabilityandrationalityinplanning;Componentsofsustainableurbanandregionaldevelopment.
Unit–4 TheoriesofCityDevelopmentandPlanningTheoriesTheories of city development including Concentric Zone Theory, Sector Theory,MultipleNucleiTheoryandotherlatesttheories;LanduseandlandvaluetheoryofWilliamAlonso;EbenezerHoward’sGardenCityConcept;andGreenBeltConcept;City as an organism: a physical, social, economic and political entity; EmergingConcepts:globalcity, inclusivecity, safecity,etc.;Cityof the futureand futureofthecity;Shadowcities,dividedcities;Modelsofplanning:AdvocacyandPluralismin Planning; Systems approach to planning: rationalistic and incrementalapproaches,mixed scanning andmiddle range planning; Equity planning; PoliticalEconomyModel; Typesofdevelopmentplans,planmakingprocess,RoleofGoalsandObjectives
Unit–5 SurveyTechniquesandAnalyticalModelsDatabaseforphysicalsurveysincludinglanduse,buildinguse,density,buildingage,etc., and socio-economic surveys; Survey techniques; Land use classification orcoding and expected outputs; Techniques of preparing base maps includingunderstandingtheconceptsofscales,componentsanddetailingforvariouslevelsofplanslikeregionalplan,cityplan,zoningplan,andlocalareaplan.Classificationofregions,delineationtechniquesofvarioustypesofregions,analysisof structureofnodes,hierarchy,nestingand ranksize;Scalogram,Sociogram,etc.;Planningbalancesheet;Thresholdanalysis;Inputoutputanalysis,SWOTanalysis
Unit–6 DemographicmethodsandPlanningStandardsMethodsofpopulationforecastsandprojections;LorenzCurve,GinniRatio,Theil’sindex, rations: urban – rural, urban concentration, metropolitan concentration;Location dimensions of population groups – social area and strategic choiceapproach–interconnecteddecisionareaanalysis.Spatial standards,performancestandardsandbenchmarks,andvariablestandards;UDPFIguidelines,zoningregulationsanddevelopmentcontrolrulesandregulations.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1 Hall,P. Cities of tomorrow: anintellectualhistoryofurbanplanninganddesigninthetwentiethcentury,
2001 Blackwell,London.
2 Birch, E.L. andSilver,C.
One Hundred Years of CityPlanning's Enduring andEvolving Connections, Journalof the American PlanningAssociation,Vol.75,Issue2,pp.113-122.
2009
3 Sandercock,L. MakingtheInvisibleVisible:AMulticulturalPlanningHistory
1998 University of CaliforniaPress,London.
4 Brooks,M.P. Four critical junctures in thehistory of the urban planningprofession: An exercise inhindsight, Journal of theAmericanPlanningAssociation,Vol.54,Issue2,241-248.
1988
5 McLoughlin,J.B. UrbanandRegionalPlanning.Asystemsapproach,
1969 FaberandFaber,London.
6 Faludi,A. AReaderinPlanningTheory, 1973 PergamonPress,London.
7 Healey,P. Collaborative Planning:ShapingPlacesin FragmentedSocieties
1997 Macmillan,London.
8 Peter,G.H. andTewdwr-Jones,M.
UrbanandRegionalPlanning, 2011 Routledge, London. FifthEdition.
9 MargaretRobert A introduction to town 1974 Hutchinson Educational,
planningtechniques UniversityofCalifornia
10 LewisB.Keeble Principlesandpracticeoftownplanning
1967 EstatesGazette
11 IanBraken UrbanPlanningMethods 2007 Routledge,
12 KruekebergD.A.andSilversA.A.
UrbanPlanningAnalysis 1988 JohnWilleyandSonsInc.
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoPlanningOrganization/DepartmentandsubmitReportonadoptionofConceptsand
Theoriesbythem.2 VisittoaLocalBody/DevelopmentAuthorityandsubmitreportwithrelevancetoadoptionof
PlanningTechniquesbythem.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):FirstSemester
NameoftheSubject:SOCIO-ECONOMICPLANNING
SubjectCode:MPL102 Semester:First
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TodevelopunderstandingwithrelevancetoSocio-economicIssuesinUrbanandRegionalPlanning.Contents Hrs.Unit-1 NatureandScopeofSociology
Sociological concepts and methods, man and environment relationships; Socio-culturalprofileofIndiansocietyandurbantransformation;Traditionandmodernityin the context of urban and rural settlements; Issues related to caste, age, sex,gender,healthsafety,andmarginalizedgroups;Displacement,resettlementandrehabilitationduetocompulsorylandacquisition.
Unit-2 CommunityandSettlementsSocial problems of slums and squatter communities, urban and rural socialtransformation and their impact on social life, safety, security; Crimes in urbanareasandtheir spatialplanning implications, social structureandspatialplanning;Role of socio-cultural aspects on growth patterns of city and neighborhoodcommunities; Social planning and policy, and community participation;Marginalization and concepts of inclusive planning, and gender concerns inplanning. Settlement Policy: National Commission on Urbanization, Rural HabitatPolicy and experiences fromdeveloping countries regarding settlement structure,growthandspatialdistribution.
Unit-3 ElementsofMicroandMacroEconomicsConceptsofdemand,supply,elasticityandconsumermarkets;conceptofrevenuecosts;Economiesofscale,economicandsocialcosts,productionandfactormarket;Differentmarket structures andprice determination;market failures, cost-benefitanalysis, public sector pricing; Determinants of national income, consumption,investment, inflation, unemployment, capital budgeting, risk anduncertainty, andlong-terminvestmentplanning.
Unit-4 DevelopmentEconomicsandLessonsfromIndianExperiencesEconomic growth and development, quality of life; Human development index,poverty and incomedistribution, employment and livelihood; Economicprinciplesinlanduseplanning;Policiesandstrategiesineconomicplanning,balancedversusunbalanced growth, public sector dominance; changing economic policies,implicationsonland.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. N.Jayapalan UrbanSociology 2002 Atlantic Publishers &Distributors,NewDelhi
2. William G.Flanagan
Urban Sociology-imagesandStructures
2010 Rowman & LittlefieldPublishersInc
3. Mani Monto, L.S.Ganesh & K.Verghese
Sustainability and HumanSettlements: FundamentalIssues, Modeling andSimulation
2005 SAGEPublicationsPvt.Ltd,NewDelhi
4. Dr.DNDwivedi PrinciplesofEconomics 2006 VikasPublishingHouse
5 KarlE.Case PrinciplesofEconomics 2009 PearsonEducation
6. Jhingan,M The Economics ofDevelopmentandPlanning
1998 VrindaPublications,Delhi,
ListofExercises/Practical:1. VisitstoaVillage/SmalltowntoascertainSocio-economicImpactofDevelopmentandsubmit
Report.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):FirstSemester
NameoftheSubject:TRAFFIC&TRANSPORTPLANNING
SubjectCode:MPL103 Semester:First
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudytheElementsofInfrastructureandRoleofTransportinUrbanandRegionalPlanning.Contents Hrs.Unit-1 IntroductiontoBasicConcepts
Definition, concepts, scope and utility of traffic engineering; relationship betweenthetrafficflowvariables,fundamentaldiagramsoftrafficflow;Definitionofcapacityandlevelofservice,factorsaffectingcapacityandlevelofservice,staticanddynamicPCU,Designservicevolume,capacitynormsforurbanroadswithdifferentwidths.
Unit-2 DesignofUrbanRoadInfrastructureUrban Road cross-sectional elements- right of way, carriageway, median, servicelane, footpath, curb, camber, side slope, service roadetc. fordifferenthierarchyofurban roads;geometryofhorizontal curvesandvertical curvesofurban roads,super elevation, sight distance, access control etc. along urban roads ; StreetLightings types and design ; guard rails; traffic signs andmarking; NMT facilities,roadlandscapedesignfeaturesonurbanroads.
Unit-3 DesignofIntersectionsTypesof intersections,visibility,Designprinciples–alignmentandverticalprofile,visibility,radiiofcurves,channelization;roundabouts-capacityanddesign;capacityofsignalizedintersection;Gradeseparatedintersectiondesignelements-rampgradient,accelerationanddecelerationlanes,weavingsections,etc..
Unit-4 TrafficManagementSystemsandSafetyIntroduction to traffic signals,warrant for signals,phasingand intergreenperiod,saturation flow, optimization of signals, Vehicle actuated signal facilities, co-ordinationoftrafficsignal,areatrafficcontrolsystem;Basicprinciplesofregulationand its enforcement; Traffic management measures, Transport SystemManagement techniques, Road safety- collection and analysis of accident data,accidentpreventionstrategies.
Unit-5 TransportInfrastructurePlanning,ManagementandDesignRole of transport, types of transport systems, evolution of transport modes,transport problems andmobility issues;Urban formand Transport patterns, landuse – transport cycle, concept of accessibility; Hierarchy, capacity and geometricdesign elements of roads and intersections; Basic principles of Transportinfrastructure design; Traffic and transportation surveys and studies, traffic andtravel characteristics; Urban transport planning process – stages, study area,zoning, data base, concept of trip generation Transport, environment and safetyissues;
principlesandapproachesoftrafficmanagement,transportsystemmanagement.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1 Papacostar, C.S.andPrevedons
Transportation EngineeringandPlanning
2001 PrenticeHallofIndia
2. Kaliyali,L.R. TransportPlanningandTrafficEngineering
Khannapublishers
3. O’Flaherty,C.A. TransportPlanningandTrafficEngineering
ButterworthHeinerman,AnImprintofEIsevier
4. Mohinder SinghandL.R.Kadiyali
Crisisinroadtransport 1989 KonarkPublishersPvt.Ltd.,NewDelhi
5. L.R.Kadiyali Traffic engineering andtransportationplanning
2007 Khanna Publishers, NewDelhi
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoTrafficandTransportSectionofLocalBodies/DevelopmentAuthorityandsubmit
reportontheaspectofDesign.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):FirstSemester
NameoftheSubject:ENVIRONMENTALPLANNING&MANAGEMENT
SubjectCode:MPL104 Semester:First
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudyTheoryofEnvironmentalPlanningandmanagement.Contents Hrs.Unit–1 ConceptsofEcology,EcosystemandEnvironmentalPlanning
History of Environmental Planning, Development of habitat patterns, settlementstructure and form in response to environmental challenges; Concepts of EcologyandEcosystem,UrbanEcosystem.
Unit–2 ResourceAnalysisandConservationResource analysis for various ecosystems and development imperatives (land,geology, soil, climate, water, vegetation) characteristics, exploitation, causativefactorsfordegradation,analyticaltechniques.
Unit–3 EnvironmentalZonesEnvironmental Zones (Hill, Coastal, Arid), characteristics, resources, settlementspattern,problemsandpotentials,regulatingmechanismsfordevelopment.
Unit–4 EnvironmentalPolicies,SignificantConventions,ConferencesEnvironmental Policies and initiatives including policies, strategies, protocols,treatiesandagreements.
Unit–5 EnvironmentalManagement,AppropriateTechnologies&ManagementResource Management: Including management of land, water bodies and waterchannels,forestsandwildlife,minerals.ManagementofUrbanAreas;Managementofsensitiveareas–hills,coasts,arid,wetlandsetc.(includingparticipatoryapproaches);managementofWatersheds.Techniques and case studies related to water harvesting, water treatment,recycling,wastedisposal,wasteminimization,andtheirimplications.Lowcostandcleanertechnologies.ModelsofCollaborationEnvironmentalPlanning.
Unit–6 AlternateEnergyTechnologiesTechnologies related to alternate energy- Solar, Biomass, Biogas, Hydro, Wind,Nuclearandtheirusefulnessforenvironment.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. Andrews,Goudie TheHumanImpactontheNaturalEnvironment–Past,PresentandFuture
2006 WileyPublishers
2. JamesK.Lein Integrated EnvironmentalPlanning
2002 WileyPublishers
3. V.H.Dale,MaryR.English
ToolstoAidEnvironmentalDecisionMaking
LatestEdition
Swinger
4. William Fox,Enslin VanRooyen(eds.)
The Quest for SustainableDevelopment
2004 Juta&Co.Ltd.,CapeTown.
5. J.S. Singh, S.P. Ecology Environment and 2008 AnamayaPublishers,New
6. UNEP EnvironmentalGuidelinesforSettlement Planning andManagement
LatestEdition
UNCHS, UNEP (Habitat),Kenya
7. PeterP.Rodgers,KaziF.JalalandJohnA.Boyd
AnIntroductiontoSustainableDevelopment
2008 PrenticeHallofIndia
8. FrankB.Friedman Practical Guide toEnvironmentalManagement
9thEdition
EnvironmentalLawInstitute,Washington.
9. Publications of CentralPollutionControlBoardonAir,WaterandNoisePollution,WasteManagement
www.cpcb.nic.in
10. NewandRenewableEnergySources
www.mnre.nic.in
11. EugeneOdum,MurrayBarrick,GaryWBarrett
FundamentalsofEcology 2005 Cengage
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoPublicHealthEngineeringDepartmentofLocalBodies/DevelopmentAuthority/State
Governmentandsubmitreport.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):FirstSemester
NameoftheSubject:HOUSING,RESETTLEMENT&REHABILITATION
SubjectCode:MPL105 Semester:First
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:ToprovideanExposuretotheBasicHousingandPlanningConceptsandIssues.Contents Hrs
.Unit-1 ConceptsandDefinitions
Shelter as a basic requirement, determinants of housing form, Census of Indiadefinitions,Introductiontopolicies,housingneed,demandandsupply,dilapidation,structural conditions, materials of constructions, housing age, occupancy rate,crowding,housingshortage,incomeandaffordability,povertyandslums,houselesspopulation.Varioushousingtypologiesviz.traditionalhouses,plotteddevelopment,grouphousing,multi-storiedhousing,villas,chawls,etc.
Unit-2 UrbanHousingUnderstanding housing as an important land use component of city plan /masterplan,considerationsforcarryingoutcitylevelhousingstudies,projections,landuseprovisions; Suitability of land for housing, housing stress identification, projectinghousingrequirements,calculatinghousingshortages,housingallocation.
Unit-3 HousingpoliciesandprogramsinIndiaRefugeesettlements,employeehousingprogram,NationalHousingPolicy1988,NHP1994,NationalHousingandHabitatPolicy1998,NationalUrbanHHP2007,NationalRuralHousingandHabitatPolicy.Programs:RajivAwasYojana,IndiraAwasYojana,PradhanMantriAwasYojanaetc.
Unit-4 LandDevelopmentandResultantResettlementLand Acquisition Models and Practices in India and elsewhere for projects.Compulsory Acquisition, land sharing and adjustment models, land pooling,negotiated land acquisition. Development induced relocation – voluntary andinvoluntaryresettlement;ResettlementandRehabilitationPolicies.Policiesofmulti-lateral/bilateralfundinginstitutions:WorldBank,AsianDevelopmentBankPolicies,NationalPolicyonResettlementandRehabilitationandStatePoliciesonRandRandSectorSpecificPoliciesinlargeprojectssuchasMulti-PurposeDamProjects,Miningprojects, Highway projects, SEZ, etc., Land Acquisition Act 1987, Land Acquisition,RehabilitationandResettlementAct2013
Unit-5 ImpactofResettlementandRehabilitation(RandR)PlanPoverty and Social Impact Assessment for Development projects: Linear Projects(Roads, railways, etc.), vis-à-vis non-linear projects (Township / industrial areadevelopment,dams, forests). Impactonvulnerableand indigenousgroups:Project
Affected People and Project Affected Assets, Impact on Women and Children,GenderActionPlans.ResettlementPlan:Context,content,structure,principlesandpractices: Economic, social and physical implications of resettlement andrehabilitation. Resettlement options and strategies, Self-relocation and projectfacilitated relocation; Case studies in Resettlement and Rehabilitation inDevelopment Sectors: Mining, Highways, Power, industrial and townshipdevelopment.FloodaffectedareasandotherinfrastructureprojectssuchasMumbaiTransportProject.
Unit-6 ParticipationasanImportantToolforResettlementandRehabilitationUseofParticipatorytoolsforResettlementPlanning.InstitutionalarrangementsforRand R – Role of NGOs / CBOs and other local, state, national and internationalorganizationsinresettlementandrehabilitation,MonitoringandEvaluationofR&Rinterventions.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. Dwyer,D.J. PeopleandHousinginThirdWorldCities
1981 OrientLongman
2. BeyerGlenH, Housing:afactualanalysis 1958 TheMacmillanCo.NY
3. Abrams,Charles Man’sStruggleforShelterinanUrbanizingWorld
1964 MIT,Harvard
4. Payne,Geofrey UrbanHousingintheThirdWorld
1977 RoutledgeandKeeganPaul,USA
5. AlNichols,JasonLaros
Inside the Civano Project(Green Source Books): A CaseStudy of Large-ScaleSustainable NeighborhoodDevelopment(Mcgraw-Hill'sGreensourceSeries)
2009 McGraw-HillProfessional
6. DouglasFarr SustainableUrbanism:UrbanDesignWithNature
2007 JohnWiley&Sons
7. AromarRevi ShelterinIndia-SustainableDevelopmentSeries
1990 StosiusInc/AdventBooksDivision
8. InternationalInstitute forEnergyConservation
EcohousingAssessmentcriteriaVersionII
2009 USAID
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoRegionalOfficeofHUDCOorStateHousingBoardandsubmitreport.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):FirstSemester
NameoftheSubject:PLANNINGSTUDIO-I
SubjectCode:MPL106 Semester:First
Duration:16weeks(160Hours) MaximumMarks:500 Credits:10
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeTutorial:3hrs./week ExternalAssessment(Vivaonly):Marks250
Practical:7hrs./week InternalAssessment(TAonly):Marks250
Aim:ToprovideAppreciationofSitePlanning,AreaPlanning,andLocalAreaDevelopmentPlan.FirstAssignmentFilmAppreciation(IndividualAssignment)Filmsrelatedtocitydevelopmentandsocio-economicissueswillbescreenedforstudents.Thepurposeof these films is toeducate thestudents’understandingofvariousdevelopment issuesandtoabsorbthemintheplanningpractice.Attheendofthefilm,adiscoursearoundthefilmwillalsobeheld.Afterviewingthefilms,eachstudentisexpectedtowriteaboutitsmainfocus,city/regioncontext,itsapplicabilitytoIndianenvironmentbyansweringthegivenquestionsinnotmorethanhalfapage.SecondAssignmentLiteratureReview(IndividualAssignment)Each student isexpected to read thearticlegiven froma journal /bookandwritea summaryofnotmorethanapage(250wordsonly)highlightingtheproblem,approach,methodology,analysis,howtheauthorarrivedattheconclusionanditsrelevancetoIndiancontext.Therewillbeanegativemarkingforwritingthesametextasintheoriginal(thatiscopyingfromtheoriginaltextgiventothem).ThirdAssignmentAreaAppreciation(GroupAssignment)Theaimoftheareaappreciationexerciseistoenablethestudentstounderstandandcontextualizethelocationoftheareainrelationtothecity,zoneandareainwhichtheparticularplaceissituated.Thisisdone in relation to thesocio-economic, spatialandcultural characteristicsof thatcity, zone, location,etc.Themainpurpose is tomakethestudentsappreciate the locationalattributesof landparcels forfuturedevelopmentinacity.Due to the sizeof thearea, this exercise isdone in groupsof studentsbeingassigned toaparticulararea.Thefollowingplanningissuesatarealevelshouldbeidentified:• ReviewoftheMasterPlan/Zonal/Areaplaninrelationtotheselectedareas.• Appreciation/Analysisofwardleveldata.• Perception of areas in terms of legal / illegal / authorized / unauthorized, Slums, Urban
Aesthetics.• SocialCategorizationsofpeople-Typeofpopulationliving,people’sperceptionaboutareaand
itsplanningproblems.FourthAssignmentSitePlanning(IndividualAssignment)Siteplanningisaprocesswherebytheoptimumutilizationofpotentialofsiteisconsideredrecognizingthe constraints the site has. It uses 3 dimensional space of the site and the associated locational
advantages,humanactivitiesandtheregulationsthatareassignedtoaparticularsite.Thesiteisdevelopedusingasetofstandards/normsinagivencontextwhichvariesfromlocationtolocation.A student is expected to understand the intricacies and interface between various variablessuchassoilconditions,topography,environmentaldimensions,location,spatialstandardsapplicabletothesite,etc.FifthAssignmentLocalAreaDevelopmentPlan(GroupAssignment)ACity isamulti-dimensional,dynamicanda futuristicspace.Understandingcity involvesappreciatingthismulti direction, and include them in the citymaking process. A job of physical planner does notmerelyunderstandthecurrentconflictindevelopmentbuttoemergeoutofthisandtocomeoutwithavision for the city. To arrive at this vision, a planner needs to understand the dynamics of variouscomponentsofthecityandhowandwhatlevelinterventionscanbemadetoachievethatvision.A groupof students areexpected to study an identified local area in terms itspresentproblemsandissuesandprojectafuturisticvisionintermsofscenariobuilding.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. Lynch,Kevin SitePlanning
2. Smith,Carl,et.al., Residential LandscapeSustainability–AChecklistTool
2008 BlackwellPub.,Oxford
3. MinistryofUrbanDevelopment
Revised Tool Kit forPreparationofCDP
2009 GovernmentofIndia,NewDelhi
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoLocalPlanningAgencyandFieldVisitforDataCollectionandsubmitReport.
2ndSEMESTER
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):SecondSemester
NameoftheSubject:METROPOLITAN®IONALPLANNING
SubjectCode:MPL201 Semester:Second
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudytheGrowthofMetroandMegaCitiesandtheirrelationshipwiththeirrespectiveRegions;andspatialplanningapproachesfortheirPlannedDevelopment.Contents Hrs.Unit–1 UrbanGrowthandSystemofCities
Growthofcitiesscale,complexityanditsimpactonnationaldevelopment,citiesasenginesofgrowth,citiesasecosystems,resourcesincities.Concepts,approaches,strategiesandtools;Policiesandprogramsatvarious levels,impactonmetroandmegacitydevelopment.
Unit–2 City–RegionLinkagesCity, fringe and the periphery - physical and functional linkages, peri-urbandevelopment.
Unit–3 MetroandMegaCities:ProblemsandIssuesGrowthtrendsandprocesses,characteristics,problems,conceptsandconcernsofurbansustainability, issues related todiversityandunintendedgrowth,economic,socialandenvironmentalsustainability,qualityoflife,inclusivityandequity,climatechange, transit oriented development, participatory planning. Inner city – issuesandproblems,approachtodevelopment.
Unit–4 ConceptsandTypologyofRegionsandRegionalDynamicsBasicConceptsinRegions,Definingaregion:fluidityandpurposiveness,TypologyofRegions: Resource Regions, Mega, Macro, Meso, and Micro Regions; RegionalDynamics:GrowthofMegaandMetroRegions:Scale,Complexityanditsimpactonnationalandinternationalscenario,convergenceanddivergence.RegionalEconomy,competitiveness among regions, backward and leading regions in development;SpecialRegions:SEZ,AgroRegions,Ecologicalregions,etc.Core, Fringe and Periphery in a Region and its planning; Tools and techniquesavailableforplanningregionsinIndia;Roleof73rdand74thConstitutionAmendmentActsinregionalplanpreparationandimplementation.
Unit–5 Regions,ResourcesinIndiaandItsPlanningRegions in Indian Context: Resource Regions, Corridors as regions, National, sub-nationalandStateasaregion,macro,mesoandmicroregionsinIndia.CaseStudiesfrom India: NCR and Delhi Mega Region, Mumbai Mega Region, Kolkata MetroRegion,ChennaiMetroRegion,andotherMetroRegionsinIndia.WesternandEasternGhats,NorthEasternRegion,CoastalRegions,andRiverValleyRegions; Corridors: Golden Quadrilateral, Delhi-Mumbai, Chennai-BangaloreIndustrialCorridor,North-SouthandEast-WestCorridorRegions.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. ITPI CityandMetropolitanPlanningandDesign
ITPI,NewDelhi
2. Ramachandran,R UrbanizationandUrbanSystemsinIndia
1998 OxfordUniversityPress,NewDelhi
3. Bawa,V.K. IndianMetropolis:Urbanization,PlanningandManagement
1987 Inter-IndiaPublications,NewDelhi
4 MMRDA Madras2011:ANewPerspectiveforMetropolitanManagement
1991 MMRDA,Chennai
5 NCRPB RegionalPlan2021 2005 NCRPB,NewDelhi
6 Balisacan,ArsenioM.,Hill,Hal,(ed)
TheDynamicsofRegionalDevelopment:ThePhilippinesinEastAsia
2007 ADBInstituteandEdwardElgar Publishing Ltd.,Cheltenham,USA
7 Chaudhuri,RayJayasri
AnIntroductiontoDevelopmentandRegionalPlanningwithspecialreferencetoIndia
2001 OrientLongmanLtd.,Kolkata
8 TCPO UrbanandRegionalPlanningandDevelopmentinIndia
1996 TCPO,NewDelhi
9 Carter,Harold TheStudyofUrbanGeography 1995 EdwardArnold,
10 R.P.Misra Regional Planning, Concept,Techniques,PoliciesandCaseStudies
2002 Concept PublishingCompany,NewDelhi.
11 JohnGlassonandTimMarshall
RegionalPlanning 2007 Routledge,Oxfordshire.
12 Peter Hall andMark Tewdwr-John
UrbanandRegionalPlanning 2008 Routledge,NewYork
13 JayasriRoyChoudhuri
An Introduction toDevelopment and RegionalPlanning
2001 OrientLongmanLtd,Kolkata.
ListofExercises/Practical:VisittoRegionalDevelopmentAuthorityandsubmitreport.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):SecondSemester
NameoftheSubject:INFRASTRUCTUREPLANNING&MANAGEMENT
SubjectCode:MPL202 Semester:Second
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudytheSignificanceofInfrastructureinUrbanandRegionalPlanningandDevelopment.Contents Hrs.Unit–1 WaterSupplyandSanitation
Quantityandquality,sourceofsupply,transmissionanddistribution,treatmentmethods,designguidelines.Sanitation–concepts,disposalsystems,lowcostsanitationoptions;engineeringaspectsofsewagedisposal;Wastewater–generation,disposalsystemStormwaterdrainage–systems
Unit–2 SolidWasteDisposalandManagementBasicprinciples,generation,characteristics,collection,disposal,management.
Unit–3 FireandElectrificationPlanningforfireprotection,servicesandspacestandards,locationcriteria;
Unit–4 TrafficandTransportationPlanningforinfrastructureandfacilitiesfortransport
Unit–5 SocialInfrastructureandGreenInfrastructurePlanningforEducation,health,civic,culturalinfrastructure,PlanningforGreenInfrastructure
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1 GatheDonaldE.;Billings,R.Bruce;Buras,Nathan,
Managingurbanwatersupply 2003 Dordrecht,KulwerAcademicPress.
2 Ghosh,G.K. WaterofIndia 2000 A.P.H. PublishingCorporation
3 Yadav,Satish Water Problems and itsManagement,
2004 HopeIndiaPublications
4 W’MaysLarry UrbanWaterSupplyHandbook 2002 McGrawHillHandbook
5 Butter,David UrbanDrainage 2004 David Butter & John W.Davis Spon Press (IIndEdition)London&NewYork,2004.
6. Nathanson,J.A.;John,P.E.,Wiley&Sons,N.R.Brisbane
BasicEnv.Technology:WaterSupply,WasteDisposal&PollutionControl.
1986
7. Bandela,Tare,D.G.
N.N.; MunicipalManagement
Solid Waste 2009 B.R.Publishing
8. Holmes,J.R. Manual on Municipal SolidWaste Management, , TheExpert CommitteeGoI,MoUD,CPNEEO2000ManagingSolidWasteinDevelopingCountries
1984 JohnPub.JohnSons,Singapore.
Wiley &
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoaInfrastructureDevelopmentAgencyandsubmitreport.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):SecondSemester
NameoftheSubject:REMOTESENSING&GISAPPLICATION
SubjectCode:MPL203 Semester:Second
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudythesignificanceofRemoteSensing&GISapplication
Contents Hrs.Unit–1 IntroductiontoRemoteSensing
Introduction to Remote Sensing – Aerial and Satellite, Spatial data and Attributedata;RemoteSensing,advantagesandapplications,remotesensingplatformsandsensors,
Unit–2 ApplicationofRemoteSensingremotesensingdataproducts,digitaldataformatsandcharacteristics,visual imageinterpretation methods, digital image classification methods, geometric andradiometriccorrections
Unit–3 IntroductiontoGISIntroduction toGIS Spatial data structures, vector and raster; spatial analysis anddecisionmakingusingGIS;Environmentaldatasources;ExposuretoEnvironmentalInformation System (ENVIS), Satellite images as input to GIS; Collection andpresentationofbaselineinformation.
Unit–4 ApplicationofGISDigitalrepresentationofgeographicdata,digitizationoffeatures,databasecreation,rasterandvectorbasedGISdata,overlayanalysis,buffering,query,spatialanalysisand3Danalysis.National Spatial Data Infrastructure in India, National Urban Information System,NationalMapPolicy
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. PeterGeoffreyHall
CitiesofTomorrow:AnIntellectualHistoryofUrbanPlanningandDesignintheTwentiethCentury
1996UpdatedEdition
BlackwellPublishing
2. IanL.McHarg DesignWithNature 1995 Wiley
3. JohnRandolph EnvironmentalLandUsePlanningandManagement
1stEdition2003
IslandPress
4. DeRoo,Gert;Miller,Donald,
Compactcitiesandsustainableurbandevelopment:Criticalassessmentofpolicies&plansfromaninternationalperspective
2000 AshgatePublishing
ListofExercises/Practical:
1 VisittoacasestudytownandsubmitreportonEIA.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):SecondSemester
NameoftheSubject:PLANNINGLEGISLATION&URBANGOVERNANCE
SubjectCode:MPL204 Semester:Second
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudytheRoleofGovernment,PrivateSectorandtheThirdSectorforGovernanceofCitiesandRegions.Contents Hrs.Unit-1 OverviewofUrbanGovernance
Definition,concepts,components,governmentandgovernance,hierarchyandstructure,formsofgovernance,processofinclusionandexclusion,
Unit-2 LegislationspertainingtoUrbanGovernanceInstitutionalframeandmechanismforurbangovernanceasenvisagedinthe73rdand74thConstitutionAmendmentActs.
Unit-3 InstitutionsandOrganizationsDifferences between institutions and organizations; approaches to understandingorganizations; types, structure and functions, their interface and conflicts, reach,and their effectiveness; Methods, process and evaluation; Present organizationsandinvolvedinurbangovernance.
Unit-4 UrbanLocalGovernanceandParticipatoryProcessesSystem,structure,functions,powers,processandresource,performance,interfacewithNGO’s, other agencies. Stakeholders’ participation, roles and responsibilities,accesstogovernmentbyvariousstakeholders.
Unit-5 Law,IndianConstitutionEvolutionofPlanningLegislationSources of law: custom, legislation and precedent; Meaning and terms of law:legislation,ordinance,bill,act,regulation,andbye-laws;Significanceoflawanditsrelationship tourbanand regionalplanning,benefitof statutorybacking,eminentdomain powers and police powers; Concepts and contents related to planning,provision regarding property rights, legislative competence of Local, State andCentral government to deal with various matters concerning Town and CountryPlanning;Anover viewof legal tools connectedwithurbanand regionalplanningand development. Town and Country Planning Act, Improvement Trust Act,Development Authorities Act: objectives, content, procedures for provision animplementation of regional plans, master plans and town planning schemes;Concept of Arbitration, betterment levy development charges and publicparticipationinstatutoryplanningprocess,conceptofstructureplan,localplanandactionplanundertheLaw.NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct;EnvironmentalProtectionAct;LandAcquisitionAct:Concepts,procedureforcompulsoryacquisitionofpropertyanddeterminationofcompensation.Acts pertaining to SEZ; disaster management, and legal aspects of innovativetechniques such as Transfer of Development Rights, Accommodation Reservation(AR),AirRights,etc.
Unit-6 HabitatLawsandSignificance,DevelopmentControl&ProfessionalPracticeLawsrelatingtoSlumClearance,environment,housing, landscapeandtraffic,Lawsrelatingtoconservationandrestoration,historicalmonuments,archaeologicalsitesand remnants of national importance; contract management and execution ofprojects; Objectives of legal tools, critical evaluation of zoning, sub-divisionregulations,buildingregulationsandbye-laws,developmentcodezoning,peripherycontrol,landconversionintheperi-urbanareas.Aims and objectives of professional institute, sister bodies, professional role andresponsibilityofplanning consultants,professional ethics and codeof conduct andscale of professional charges. International Agreements (GATT and WTO) and itsimpactinIndia.FormulationofConsultancyprojectproposalandoutlines(EOI,RFP,etc); Formulation of Consultancy Contract Agreement and Contract ManagementScale of Professional Charges, and Collaborative projects; Role of Inter-Disciplinarygroups;appreciationofdecisionmakingprocessandtheprocessinrelationtovariedconsultancyassignmentsinplanning.Managementofofficeandpersonnel.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1 Rhodes,R.A.W. Understanding Governance:policynetworks,governance,reflexivityandaccountability.
1997 Open University Press,Maidenhead, GB,Philadelphia
2 Jayal, N.G.,Prakash,A.andSharma,P.K.
Local Governance in India:decentralizationandbeyond.
2006 OxfordUniversityPress,NewDelhi
3 Baud,I.S.A.andWit,J.de
New Forms of UrbanGovernance in India: shifts,models,networksandcontestations
2008 SageNewDelhi.
4. GoI. Indian Contract Act 1872;Indian Contract Act 1872; TheArbitration and ConciliationAct1996.ConstitutionofIndia;Constitution (73rd & 74thAmendment)Acts1992;ModelRent control Legislation; Slum(Improvement and Clearance)Act1956; LandAcquisitionAct1894 and amendmentsthereof; NCR Planning BoardAct, Environment (Protection)Act1986;Model Town Planning andRegional PlanningDevelopmentLaw;andotheracts
5. GovernmentofMaharashtra
MaharashtraRegionalandTownPlanningAct1966
6. GovernmentofvariousStates
State Acts related TownPlanning, Slum Clearance,Municipalities,DevelopmentAuthorities,etc.
7. Kulshrestha,S.K. UrbanandRegionalPlanninginIndia:HandbookforProfessionalPractice
2012 SagePublications,NewDelhi
8. ITPI Conditions of Engagement ofProfessionalServicesandScaleof Professional Fee andCharges
2011 ITPI,NewDelhi
9. CPWD CPWDManual2012 2012 CPWD,NewDelhi
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoLegalSectionorDivisionofLocalBody/DevelopmentAuthorityorSeniorLegalAdvisor
dealingwithPlanningLegislationandsubmitreport.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):SecondSemester
NameoftheSubject:INCLUSIVEPLANNING(ELECTIVE-I)
SubjectCode:MPL205-A Semester:Second
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudythevariousForms,ArenasandUsesofInclusionintheProcessesofUrbanandRegionalPlanning.Contents HrsUnit-1 UnderstandingInclusivePlanning
Definitionsandcomponents
Unit-2 StakeholdersProfileandNeeds,AccesstoShelter,ServicesandLivelihoodsUrbanPoor,InformalSector,Gender,Children,Elderly,Disabled,Displacedpeople,etc.;Slums-dimensions,causativefactors,determinants,locationcharacteristicsofsettlements; Informal sector - growth, characteristics, functions, economiccontributions,linkageswithformalsector,impactonUrbanDevelopment
Unit-3 ParticipatoryPlanningProcessandPolicies,ProgrammesandLegislationMethods,roleofstakeholders(includingcivilsocietyorganizations),etc.;RelatedActs,Fiveyearplans,policiesandprogrammesatvariouslevels.
Unit-4 PlanninginterventionsInclusivezoning,developmentandbuildingregulations,SlumImprovement.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1 Datta,A. TheIllegalCity:Space,LawandGenderinaDelhiSquatterSettlement,
2012 Ashgate,Burlington.
2 Roy,A.andOng,A.(Eds.)
Worlding Cities: AsianExperimentsandtheArt ofBeingGlobal
2011 WileyBlackwell,London.
3 Eijk,G.V. Unequal Networks: SpatialSegregation,RelationshipsandInequalityintheCity
2010 IOSPress,Amsterdam.
4 Harriss,J. Antinomies of Empowerment:Observations on Civil Society,PoliticsandUrbanGovernanceinIndia,EconomicandPolitical
2007
Weekly, Vol.42, No.26,pp.2716-2724.
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoaLocalBody/AuthorityandsubmitaReportwithfocusonInclusivePlanningbeing
practicedbythem.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):SecondSemester
NameoftheSubject:ADVANCEDTRANSPORTPLANNING(ELECTIVE-I)
SubjectCode:MPL205-B Semester:Second
Duration:16weeks(48Hours) MaximumMarks:100 Credits:3
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeLecture:2hrs./week ExternalAssessment:Marks50
Tutorial:1hr./week InternalAssessment:Marks50
Aim:TostudyPlanningofAdvancedUrbanTransport.Contents Hrs.Unit-1 UrbanTransportTrendsandPolicies
Urbanization trends, urban transport systems in various cities, impact ofurbanizationonurban transportation;mobility trendsand issues;Urban transportpolicies and issues related to sustainability; strategies for urban transportimprovement;internationalbestpractices.
Unit-2 UrbanTransportandLandUseUrban forms and structure and its impact on travel pattern, land use -transportcycle, concept of accessibility and its impact on land use, Principles of Land use-transportmodel
Unit-3 TransportPlanningSurveysandStudiesUrbantransportplanningprocess;studyareadelineation,zoning;dataneeds;surveysandstudies;analyticaloutputsandtheiruse.
Unit-4 TransportDemandModelingAggregate demand modeling approach- trip generation models, trip distributionmodelsanditscalibration,modalsplitmodelsanditscalibration,trafficassignmenttechniques;calibrationandvalidationchecks;alternatescenariodevelopment,modeltestingandevaluation;freightgenerationmodels.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. BlackJohn UrbanTransportationPlanning
2. Hutchinson,B.G. Principles of UrbanTransportation SystemPlanning
McGrawHillBook
3. Bruton,M.J. Introduction to TransportPlanning
4. Catanese,A.J. New Perspective in UrbanTransportationResearch
1972 LexingtonBooks
ListofExercises/Practical:1 VisittoaTransportPlanningCell/SectionofDevelopmentAuthorityandsubmitreport.
NameoftheCourse:MastersinUrban&RegionalPlanning(MURP):SecondSemester
NameoftheSubject:PLANNINGSTUDIO-II
SubjectCode:MPL206 Semester:Second
Duration:16weeks(160Hours) MaximumMarks:500 Credits:10
TeachingScheme ExaminationSchemeTutorial:3hrs./week ExternalAssessment(vivaonly):Marks250
Practical:7hrs./week InternalAssessment(TAonly):Marks250
Aim:TocarryoutCityBasedStudyfocusingPlanningandDesign.Contents Hrs.Unit-1 Geo-InformaticsLaboratoryTraining
The laboratory trainingwill be conducted in accordancewith the studio exercise.Introduction to Geo-informatics, introduction to Remote Sensing – Aerial andSatellite; introduction to GIS, Spatial data and Attribute data; Satellite images asinputtoGIS;Collectionandpresentationofbaselineinformation.
Unit-2 DevelopmentPlanThestudioexercisefocusesontheplanning,developmentanddesignaspect(inlinewith the other core and elective courses offered in the semester). The exercisepertains to large cities and emerging metropolitan cities and ranges frompreparationofsustainabledevelopmentplanstosectorspecificthemespertainingtotourism,SEZs,etc.Thestudioexerciseenablesstudentstodevelopanapproach/frameworkforthetask;itisfieldbasedasadatabaseisgeneratedthatisanalyzedandtheplanandstrategiesareformulated.Initial study involves understanding of the exercise through theories, study ofsimilarcasestudies,awarenessofrelevantnormsandstandardsthroughextensiveliteraturesearch.Studentsarerequiredtoprepareacomprehensivelistofrequireddata and identify probable sources before making a field visit to the case studytown/city.Studentsareencouragedtotranslatelearningfromthecoreandelectivesubjectstothestudioexercise.TheintroductionofGISinthestudioenablesthemto apply it in the studio exercise. Students are expected to analyze the datacollected and come out with proposals and recommendations for planneddevelopmentof the city. Theentire exercise is alsodocumented in the formof atechnicalreport.The second exercise is a short and intensive exercise of one-month duration. Itpertainstotopicalissuesi.e.propertytaxreforms,informalsector,developmentofrailwayland,etc.Thestudyisbasedonprimarysurveysandstudentsareexpectedtoanalyzetheinformationandarriveatrecommendations.
Text/ReferenceBooks:S.No. NameofAuthors TitlesoftheBook Edition NameofthePublisher
1. Dellinger,A. ValidityandtheReviewofLiterature, Review in theSchools
2005
2. Hart,C. DoingaLiteratureReview,ReleasingtheSocialScienceResearchImagination
198 London: SageUniversity.
and Open
3. Taylor,G. AStudent’sWritingGuide:How to Plan and WriteSuccessfulEssays
2009 CambridgeUniversityPress
4. ColinNeville,C.
Neville, The Complete Guide toReferencing and AvoidingPlagiarism
2007 McGraw-HillInternational
5. Punch,Keith An Introduction to SocialResearch: Quantitative andQualitativeApproaches
2005 Sage
6. Neuman,William Basics of Social Research:QualitativeandQuantitativeApproaches
2007 Pearson,AllenandBacon
7. Bryman,Alan SocialResearchMethods 2008 OxfordUniversityPress
8. Finlay,B. StatisticalMethodsfortheSocialSciences
2009 PearsonPublisherUniversityofFlorida,US
ListofExercises/Practical:1 Visittothecasestudytownandsubmitreport.