I. Definition of Town Planning, Goals and Objectives
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
Five-year plans.
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)
VI. Housing, Community and Economic Development
To prepare professionals with the skills and knowledge of equitable development. Commitment to expanding opportunities and providing quality life for disadvantaged groups.
VII. Public Policy and Urban Design Management
Solving social and environmental problems using:
- Economics
- Policy analysis
- Political science
- Urban design
VIII. Sustainability, Environmental Policy and Planning
How society conserves and manages its natural resources and works to promote development.
IX. Urban Information Systems
Use of planning related software and spatial analysis tools and systems, i.e. GIS, SPSS etc.
Recommended reading
19 titles| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Introducing Town Planning | Clara Greed |
| Introduction to Town and Country Planning | John Ratcliff |
| Town Planning for the Third World | A. K. Bhatti |
| Contemporary Urban Planning | J. M. Levy |
| Land Use, Planning, and Zoning | Peter J. Loughlin |
| Town and Country Planning in the UK | J. B. Cullingworth, Vincent Nadin |
| Town Planning in Practice | Raymond Unwin |
| World Cities and Urban | Mike Janks |
| Urban Land Use Planning | Philip R. B. |
| Environmental Science: A Global Concern | William P. |
| Megacity Management in the Asian and Pacific Region (Vol. 2) | Stubbs, Jeffery Giles Clarke |
| Dying Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle | Somaiya N. |
| Handbook on Urban Sustainability | Springer |
| Emerald Cities — Urban Sustainability and Economics | Joan Fitzgerald |
| Growing Greener Cities | Eugene Birch, Susan Wachter |
| The Earthscan Reader in Sustainability Cities | David Satterthwaite |
| The Poverty Curtain | Dr Mehboob-ul-Haq |
| Reflections on Human Development | Dr Mehboob-ul-Haq |
| Smart Cities | Anthony Townsend |
Others in Group III
You may take one subject from this group, so these are alternatives to Town Planning & Urban Management, not companions to it.