- PLEMENT PLANNING
ARZ003 HL. cenlENT PLANNING
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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
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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
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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”
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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
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COMPILED BY AR. K. DHARMAMBIGAIAR2503 HUMAN SET. 6
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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
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‘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
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ls, follMded Ekistics as a science of human settlements, with a book on the
led int968 (Doxiadis 1968) has become recognized as trans-