Definition of Human settlement, Urban area, Town, City, Urbanisation, Suburbanisation, Urban sprawl, Peri - urban areas, Central Business District (CBD), Classification of urban areas – Trend of Urbanisation at International, National, Regional and State level.
Principles of Planning – Types and Level of Plan, Stages in Planning Process – Goals, Objectives, Delineation of Planning Areas, Surveys and Questionnaire Design.
Scope and Content of Regional Plan, Master Plan, Detailed Development Plan, Development Control Rules, Transfer of Development Rights , Special Economic Zones- Development of small town and smart cities-case studies
Site Analysis, Layout Design, Planning Standards, Project Formulation – Evaluation, Plan Implementation, Constraints and Implementation, Financing of Urban Development Projects.
Town and Country Planning Act, Land Acquisition and Resettlement Act etc., Urban Planning Standards and Regulations, Involvement of Public, Private, NGO, CBO and Beneficiaries. TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
Reference Book:
1. Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai 2. Goel S.L., Urban Development and Management, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, 2002 3. Thooyavan, K.R., Human Settlements – A Planning Guide to Beginners, M.A Publications, Chennai, 2005 4. CMDA, Second Master Plan for Chennai, Chennai 2008
Text Book:
1. Goel, S.L Urban Development and Management, Deep and Deep publications, New Delhi 2002 2. George Chadwick, A Systems view of planning, Pergamon press, Oxford 1978 3. Singh V.B, Revitalised Urban Administration in India, Kalpaz publication, Delhi, 2001 4. Edwin S.Mills and Charles M.Becker, Studies in Urban development, A World Bank publication, 1986
