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- PLEMENT PLANNING ARZ003 HL. cenlENT PLANNING LTPISc 3003 AIM: To provide an overview of the vocabulary of Human settlements, while looking at planning concepts and processes in urban and regional planning and urban renewal. OBJECTIVES: 7 {introduce the elements of Human settlements and the classification of Humansettlements 7 70 puttine the form and structure of settlements and illustrating through case studies 7 10 familiarize the students with modern concepts of Settlement Planning. ‘0 outline the scope and content of Urban planning, Urban renewal and Regional planning and the various plans to be prepared. UNIT | INTRODUCTION # 9 Elements of Human Settlements — human beings and settlem: nature shellg&Network — the Eoin “Locational, Resource functions and Linkages — Anatomy & classification of Humat based Population size & Occupational structure. UNIT Il FORMS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS rf > 8 ar and circular —Cormbinations Structure and form of Human settlements — Linear, non- reasons for development — advantages and disadvantages — €gse studies — factors influencing thy growth and decay of human settlements. ge 9 8 UNIT Ill PLANNING CONCEPTS Planning concepts and their relevance jan ractice in respect of EbenezerHoward Garden city concepts and content rick’Geddes — Conservative surgery ~ case study ~ CA Perry — Neighborhood concept Leyeorbugjer — "ag" and case studies i : ig area, land use plan and Zoning regulations ~z0n use plan -- planned unit development (PUD) — need. UNIT IV URBAN PLANNIL Scope and Content of Master play — plan — need, linkage to master plgn and fat applicability and DER” 4 » UNIT V URBANRI \L AND REGIONAL PLANNING 9 langMeaning, Redevelopment, Rehabilitation and Conservation — Regional Pia: Urban Ren — Area delingation, jon plan, hierarchical system of settlements, their sizes an: functions * ® * as TOTAL: 45 PERIODS REQU ING: 1.¢.05 istics, ‘An Introduction to the Science of Human Settlements’, Hutchinson, London’ty 2. AndroD&{homas, ‘Housing and Urban Renewal, George Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1986. 3. Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment, Government of India, New Delhi, ‘Urban Development Plans: Formulation & Implementation’ - Guidelines - 1996. REFERENCES: 1. Madras Metropolitan Development Authority, ‘Master Plan for Madras Metropolitan Area, Second Master Plan - 1995. 2. Government of India, ‘Report of the National Commission on Urbanisation’, 1988. 3. Hansen N., ‘Regional Policy and Regional Integration’ Edward Elgar, UK, 1996. 4. Centre for Human Settlements, Anna University, Chennai ‘Development Plan for Uthokottai Taluk, CheyyurTaluk’, 1999 SS age | COMPILED BY AR. K. DHARMAMBIGAI AR2503 HUMAN SET. 6 ork sholls& Networ Elements of Human Settlements - human beings and sotlernents — Maierrants Location = their functions and Linkages — Anatomy & classification of Human settle Resource based Population size & Occupational structure. !TRODUCTIUN 1.0 GENERAL Definition of human settlements nan beings live. Human Settlement means cluster of dwellings of any type or size where. P as their For this purpose, people may erect houses and command some rode number of economic suppor-base. A settlement can therefore range in size ffm. # cade The dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrs gg ie term may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities. > _ EKISTICS is the science of human settlements. > It includes regional, city, community planniag and dwellin > It involves the study of all kinds of humali@ettle ecology - the physical environmef cultural, political and occasiong > Itwas coined by Konstantino3y ign. ‘a view to geography and gy and anthropology, and psycholo: We are living through a crisis; cause we have failed to respond properly, we are heading towards.a disaster. Out lements are lagging behind the world's progress, we are moving without coordination and adjustment and we istantinos A. Doxiados, to the Science of Human Settlements (1968) have not defined ou EkistiGSeAn Introducti Se ls, follMded Ekistics as a science of human settlements, with a book on the led int968 (Doxiadis 1968) has become recognized as trans-

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