CIVIC SURVEY

PRESENTED BY; Group #4

PRESENTED TO; Engr. Farhan Malik
 GROUP MEMBERS
• Muhammad Hassan (GROUP LEADER)
• Muhammad Usman (CO-LEADER)
• Huzaifa Maaz Qureshi
• Muhammad Noman Ali Bakhtawer
• Babar Khan Gandapur
CIVIC OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY

• This is local level small scale survey conducted for

redevelopment scheme, slum improvement scheme and
master plan development.
• The socio-economic survey is the foundation stone of
planning structure. Because it is the detailed house to house
survey which helps a town planner to diagnose the core
problems & issues to develop its remedies through planning.
CIVIC OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY

• The civic survey or town survey is conducted with

special reference to the conditions prevailing in and
around the town to be planned. The topics which are
usually covered in the civic survey are as follow:
 COMMUNICATION AMENITIES

• The means of communication such as roads, railways and

waterways are studied together with their inter-relationship.
• A study of the characteristics of traffic and its density also
made.
 CONTOUR

• The study of contours of the area helps in deciding the gradients

of roads, location of waterworks and sewage plants, etc.
• The information regarding contour of the area is also utilized in
the location of public building which require commanding sites
and of airport which required a leveled ground.
 EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND VALUES

• It includes the study of agricultural lands, residential and

commercial areas, parks, open spaces, location of airports
etc.
• It also help in deciding the amount of betterment charges
and in getting an overall picture of the financial implications
or liabilities in planning a town.
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND & HOUSING

• It includes the study of general historical development of the

town, present policy of administration, physical and social
aspects of the area, etc.
• The characteristics of houses, distribution and reaction of
people to houses, etc. are studied.
 INDUSTRIES

• The character, distribution, types and special requirements

of the local industries are studied.
• It includes the study of the present and future population to
be served by the town planning scheme, family structure,
density of population, migration tendencies etc.
 PRESERVATION OF NATURAL FEATURES

• The buildings, open spaces and spots of the

natural beauty, which are auto be preserved, are
considered.
 PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEALTH & PUBLIC
SERVICES

• It includes the study of buildings to be used by common

people.
• A study is made of the general health of inhabitants, death
rate, causes of special diseases etc.
• A study of public services such as water supply, sewerage,
telephone, gas, electricity, etc. is made.
 TOPOGRAPHY

• The topography of the area is studied with reference

to climatic conditions, location of river sand streams,
etc.
 TYPES OF ASPECTS COVERED
• Physical Features:
• Communication:
• Traffic Problems:
• Open Spaces:
• Industrial Survey:
• Housing Survey:
• Population:
• Health Conditions:
• Landscape Survey:
• Land-cultivation:
• Public Services: