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Beginning of Settlements
River Valley Civilisations Struggle for Survival, Safety & Society Transportation, Trade & Commerce Farming, Hunting Fortification
Cities in History
Greek Cities (500 BC)
• Athens / Priene /Miletus • Grid Iron Pattern of Streets• Public Places• Agora ,Acropolis, Theatre ,Stadia• Democratic Way of Life
Indus Valley Civilsation 3000 B. C.
Mohan jodaro Harappa Advanced Town Planning Features Road Pattern Drainage Building Construction Public Bath & Monastry
Bejing – China 11th Cent A.D.
Forbidden City - Centre Imperial City - The palace /Tiananmen
Square Inner City - Home for Artisans,
Craftsmen, Artists, & Shops
Chinese city
Town Planning For Modern Cities
Environment Transportation - Linkages Industrial Seggregation High-rise Blocks
1. Commercial + Residential
2. Work – Commerce – Residence Master Plan
1. Long Term Comprehensive Planning
2. Focus on Social & Physical Infrastructure Besides Landuse Planning.
Ebenezer Honard - (1902)
Garden CityThree Magnets: -
1. Town :- Central Park
2. Country:- Bright Homes & Gardens No smoke No slum
3. People:- Grand Arenues & Boul Evards.
Garden City
Tony Garnier - (1904)
Industrial City
The city of Labour divided city into Four main Functions :-
1. Work :- Functionalism
2. Housing :- Space
3. Health :- High Sun’s hire exposure
4. Leisure :- Greenery
Industrial City
Radburn - (1923)
The new Motorage:- Social Planning
Mechanical means to be planned to facilitate Human life & Civilization.
Comprehensive planning
Ample sites for community use
Industries to be close to transportation nodes
Services to be well planned
Private public partnership for convenience of public – group of building be planned.
Radburn
ASPECTS OF TOWN PLANNING IN MODERN CITIES
Objective of Town Planning
An integrated balanced growth of cities:
Preparation of Master Plan depicting various land uses by way of optimum utilization of land earmarked for uses such as Residential, Recreational, Public & Semi-Public and Commercial and transportation besides open & green areas to achieve a habitable environment.
Master Plan
Zonal Plans District Plans
Area Plans
Town Planning Schemes
Layout Plans
Program/ Project Planning
Public Participation / Stake holders meet
Plan implementation
Existing Towns
Historical Background Changes faced Pattern of development Condition of the developed areas with respect to
Infrastructure (social & Physical) Existing land use pattern Existing densities Existing Transportation network.
Analysis /Identification of Gaps
Interact with the stake holders to plan for future
Add new areas for expansion
Redevelop /redensify existing areas
Improvement of existing areas in terms of infrastructure
Rehabilitation / up gradation areas
New Towns
1. Capital City/ Administer town
2. Industrial Town / Market Town
3. Dormitory Town
4. A counter magnet
5. Silicon- Valley / E-City
Objective/ Theme
Jaipur
Chandigarh
Gandhi Nagar
Select a Site
1. Location2. Hinterland study 3. Land quality4. Land bearing Capacity5. Availability / Nearness To infrastructure – physical : 1.
Water 2. Electricity 3. Telephone
6. Transportation net work – Distance from7. Plan for a projected population8. Workout density pattern9. Land use plan10. Detailed sectoral plans
Planning Standards
Road Network Why need standards
Hierarchy of roads For optimum utilization of space and resources
National High ways based on the paying capacity of the residents,
State High ways and to achieve a more habitable environment,
Arterial Roads standardization of spaces is required in a
Primary Roads planned development.
(Arterial Roads)
Sub Arterial Roads
(Collector Streets)
Local streets
Cycle tracks
Public Transport
Rail Network:- 1. Local Trains
2. Metro Rail
(Needs integration with Road transport.)
Residential
Parking Standards – Equivalent Car Spaces
Open 23 sqm.
GF Covered 28 sqm.
Basement 32 sqm.
Multilevel with Ramps 30 sqm.
Automated Multilevel 16sqm. (with lift)
Number of Cars Required Varies with the activity to be Planned.
LANDUSE
Residential / Neighborhood / Community Commercial – Hierarchy of Commercial Activities
City Centre
District Centre
Community Centre
Local Shopping Centre
Convenient Shopping Centre Recreational Transportation Industrial Public & Semi Public
Social Infrastructure (PSP)
Hospitals - Health
Schools - Education
Colleges - Sports
Communication - Post & Telephone
Security - Safety
Police - Fare
Social Cultural - Banquet Halls
Community Halls
Clubs
Exhibition Halls
Science Centre
Connection Centre
Other Community Facilities - Religions
Old Age Homes / Night Shelters
Cremation / Burial / Grounds
Social Infrastructure - 1
Social Infrastructure - 2
Fatehpur Sikri