Town Planning And Urban Management
I. Definition of Town Planning, Goals and objectives of Town Planning: Town
Planning as a multi-disciplinary approach and relationship of Town Planning with
other professions.
II. Historical Perspective of Urban Planning: Planning of historical towns in the
world. Examples of planned towns in Europe, Nile Valley region, Euphrates and
Tigris Valley region and Indus Valley region (Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Kot Diji and
Mehr Garh and Gandhara Civilization).
III. Urban Rural Differences and Hierarchy of Settlements: Urbanization and its
effects on the environment of urban areas.
IV. History of planning in Pakistan: 5 year plans, Regional Plans, Master Plans etc.
Town Planning And Urban Management
V. Managing Urbanization
How to manage urbanization
Best Practices
Land use classification policy
Building and development control
Removal of encroachments
Introduction to Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Town Planning And Urban Management
VI. Housing community and Economic Development: To prepare professionals with
the skills and knowledge of equitable development. Commitment to expanding
opportunities and providing quality of life for disadvantaged groups.
VII. Public Policy and Urban Design Management: Solving social and environmental
problems using:
a. Economics,
b. Policy analysis,
c. Political science and
d. Urban Design
VIII. Sustainability, Environmental Policy and Planning: How society conserves and
manages its natural resources and works to promote development, while conserving
and maintaining healthy environment.
IX. Urban Information Systems: Use of planning related software and spatial analysis
tools and systems e.g. GIS, SPSS etc.
SUGGESTED READINGS For Town Planning And Urban Management
| S.No. | Title | Author |
| 1. | Introducing Town Planning | Clara Greed |
| 2. | Introduction to Town and Country Planning | John Ratcliff |
| 3. | Town Planning for the Third World | A.K. Bhatti |
| 4. | Contemporary Urban Planning | J.M. Levy |
| 5. | Land Use, Planning, and Zoning | Peter J. Loughlin, |
| 6. | Town and Country Planning in the UK | J.B. Cullingworth, Vincent Nadin |
| 7. | Town Planning in Practice | Raymond Unwin, |
| 8. | World Cities and Urban | Mike Janks |
| 9. | Urban Land Use Planning | Philip R. B |
| 10. | Environmental Science: A Global Concern | William P |
| 11. | Megacity Management in the Asian and Pacific Region (Vol-2) | Stubbs, Jeffery Giles Clarke |
| 12. | Dying Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle | Somaiya N |
| 13. | Handbook on Urban Sustainability | Springer |
| 14. | Emerald Cities – Urban sustainability and Economics | Joan Fitzgerald |
| 15. | Growing Greener Cities | Eugene Birch, Susan Wachter |
| 16. | The Earth scan Reader in Sustainability Cities | David Sattethwaite |
| 17. | The Poverty Curtain | Dr. Mehboob –ul-Haq |
| 18. | Reflections on Human Development | Dr. Mehboob –ul-Haq |
| 19. | Smart Cities | Anthony Townsend |
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