1. Beginning of Settlements
 River Valley Civilisations
 Struggle for Survival, Safety & Society
 Transportation, Trade & Commerce
 Farming, Hunting
 Fortification

2. 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

3. Indus Valley Civilsation 3000 B.
C.
 Mohan jodaro
 Harappa
 Advanced Town Planning Features
 Road Pattern
 Drainage
 Building Construction
 Public Bath & Monastry

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Ebenezer Honard -
(1902)
Garden City
Three Magnets: -
1. Town :- Central Park
2. Country:- Bright Homes & Gardens No smoke No slum
3. People:- Grand Arenues & Boul Evards.

7. Garden City

8. 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

9. Industrial City

10. 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.

11. Radburn

12. 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.

13. Master Plan
Zonal Plans District Plans
Area Plans
Town Planning
Schemes
Layout Plans
Program/ Project
Planning
Public Participation / Stake holders
meet
Plan implementation

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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

17. Jaipur

18. Chandigarh

19. Gandhi Nagar

20. Select a Site
1. Location
2. Hinterland study
3. Land quality
4. Land bearing Capacity
5. Availability / Nearness To infrastructure – physical : 1. Water
2. Electricity
3. Telephone
6. Transportation net work – Distance from
7. Plan for a projected population
8. Workout density pattern
9. Land use plan
10. Detailed sectoral plans

21. 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.)

22. Residential

24. 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.

25. 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

26. 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

27. Social Infrastructure - 1

28. Social Infrastructure - 2

29. Fatehpur Sikri