UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BAR804

Town Planning

L-T-P1-0-2 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Arch · Sem 8 (Core)

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Syllabus

6 units
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Town Planning & Theories

Definitions of town planning, form of planning, Elements and planning principal of city plan, Shapes of plan in accordance to road networks. Introduction to basic planning theories Indus Valley, Ancient (Vedic) planning systems.

Unit2

Unit 2: Planning Concepts and Evolution

Planning concepts related to City beautiful movement (Chicago, Chandigarh), Urban Utopia (Broadacre), Garden city (Letchworth), Radburn Theory (Radburn) and Neighbourhood planning.

Unit3

Unit 3: Planning Process & Standards

Understanding of planning process. Relevance of standards in planning as per URDPFI guidelines prepared by TCPO.

Unit4

Unit 4: Roads and Traffic Studies

Awareness of concepts related to various traffic problems in India. Understanding of PCU, Traffic volume, Road capacities, Road types; their sections and intersections, Traffic calming as per IRC guidelines.

Unit5

Unit 5: Modern Transportation Systems

New concepts in mass and rapid transportation systems e.g. BRT, LRT and Metro rail.

Unit6

Unit 6: Modern Approach in Planning

Introduction, Benefits and Planning components of Green City (e.g. Vancouver), Compact City (e.g. Sky city, China) and Smart City (e.g. Malta)

Course Objectives2 points
  • To develop an appreciation of the planning issues involved at the scale of a town or a city.
  • To expose the students to the history and development of planning, its relevance & application to modern day principles of town planning.
REFERENCE BOOKS10 books
  1. John Ratcliffe, An Introduction to Town and Country Planning, Hutchinson 1981
  2. Arthur B. Gallion and Simon Eisner, The Urban Pattern – City planning and Design, Van Nostrand Reinhold company
  3. Rangwala, Town Planning, Charotar publishing house
  4. G.K.Hiraskar, Town Planning
  5. Rame Gowda, Urban and Regional planning
  6. V.N.Ambedkar, Town and country planning and Housing, orient longman, 1971
  7. URDPFI Guidelines for Planning by TCPO.
  8. IRC Guidelines.
  9. Abir Bandhopadhyay, Town Planning.
  10. Binode Behari Dutt, Town Planning in Ancient India. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF SESSIONALS NO. OF MARKS PER S.NO. PARTICULARS TOTAL ASSIGNMENTS ASSIGNMENT 1 Tutorial of Module 2 - 6 5 5 25 Seminar/Presentation 2 1 10 10 of Module 1 TOTAL 35

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