• Subject : Town Planning

LECTURE -4 • Lecture For : B. Arch IX Semester

• Lecture By : Dr. Bindu Agarwal
 Last class :
Evolution of planning thought - Development of town planning in Ancient
India
History of town planning in India : case studies of
• Indus valley
CONTENT
• Vedic
• Madurai

Today’s class :
Town planning Terminology: Elements of city plan and Distribution of Land
 Elements of city plan

• A town generally consist of

i. Town centre
ii. Suburbs : houses, small
shops etc
iii. Industrial areas
iv. Network of Roads
v. Open spaces
 ELEMENTS OF
CITY PLAN

i. Communications : These includes

i. Roadways
ii. Railways
iii. Airways
iv. Waterways
ii. Built up areas : These include
i. Residential areas
ii. Public and semi public buildings
iii. Commercial buildings
iv. Industries
iii. Open areas : These include
i. Open space for recreation like gardens,
parks, playfield etc
ii. Open lands, other than the above for
graveyards , cremation grounds, burial
places etc.
 COND……. .ELEMENTS OF
CI T Y PL AN

iv) Public Utility Service : These include

i. Drainage
ii. Electricity
iii. Gas
iv. Telephone

v) Public Amenities : These include

i. Post office
ii. Police Station
iii. Petrol Pump
iv. Fire Brigade Station
v. Dairies
vi. Dhobi Ghats
vii. Refuse deposits
 Distribution of land into built up areas and
open area :-
• Built up Area = 60% , open areas = 40% distribuation of
a) Built up areas detail :- area
1) Single Family houses 36.5% built up areas
2) Two family houses 5.0% open areas
40%
3) Multiple family houses flats 15.5% 60%

4) Business Shopping centres 3.0%

DISTRIBUTION Total = 60%

OF LAND

Built up area distribution=

60%
4
5%
3
26%

1
36.5
2
8%
 DISTRIBUTION OF LAND : OPEN AREAS

b. Open Areas : - Distribution of land

Open Area =40%
1) Parks 20%

2) Roads 20%
Total = 40%

Parks Roads
Assignment of PAR- 902/town planning studio
Assignment– 1 (In group of 4 students)

Case study of town planning of Indian cities study from ancient town planning
to present, cover all the silent features such as landscape, climate,
population/density, planning, town centres, public buildings, industries etc

1. Chandigarh,
2. Jaipur,
3. Gandhinagar,
4. Delhi,
5. Bhubaneshwar,
6. Naya Raipur

Note : Power point presentation focusing points on concept, land use, master plan etc. of the city
Next class will continue with …Assignment discussion , please message me your group with city and whose case study
you will do. Topic will be allotted on first come first basis.