Introduction to

Settlement
Planning
Irtiqa Anjum
Assistant Professor
Poornima University
What is a SETTLEMENT?
Is it a Physical Conglomeration of streets and houses?
Is it a center of exchange and commerce?
Is it a kind of society, or even a frame of mind?
Does it have a certain size or a specific density?
How do you define towns &
cities?
A variety of criteria is employed to define towns and cities for census

Population size

Population density

Employment

Function of settlement

Level of Services

Sociological differences
What is Planning?
Doing better with the existing resources
Deals with
Development and use of land
Protection and use of environment
Public welfare
Growth of infrastructure like transportation, communication, etc.
Design of urban welfare
Fields related to PLANNING
Fields related to PLANNING
ARCHITECTURE
CIVIL ENGINEERING
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMICS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Who are Urban Planners
Technical professionals
Plan and program for the use of land
Concerned with the regulation of land-use and development
Constant planning with rarely static goals
Community and stakeholder participation and consultation
Authority to determine the proposal
Investigating development and check unauthorised development
or land-use
Responsibilities
Land use Planning
Long term development (eg. Strategic planning)
Regional Planning
Heritage and Conservation
Urban Renewal
Master planning
Transportation Planning
Economic Development
Environmental Planning
Urban Design
Infrastructure Planning
Early City Planning
Origin of First Cities
Necessary Preconditions for settlements
Prosperous and settled economy
Large surplus food for non agricultural urban population
Services and other job opportunities
Transportation
Social and cultural beliefs
Ancient City Planning
Greek cities
Roman cities
Egyptian
Mesopotamian
Medieval cities
Renaissance cities
Indus Valley
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YOU