TOWN PLANNING & URBAN MANAGEMENT CSS SYLLABUS (100 MARKS)

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I. Definition of Town Planning

  • Definition of Town Planning
  • Goals and objectives of Town Planning
  • Town Planning as a multi-disciplinary approach
  • Relationship of Town Planning with other professions

II. Historical Perspective of Urban Planning

  • Planning of historical towns in the world
  • Examples of planned towns in:
    • Europe
    • Nile Valley region
    • Euphrates and Tigris Valley region
    • Indus Valley region
      • Mohenjodaro
      • Harappa
      • Kot Diji
      • Mehr Garh
      • Gandhara Civilization

III. Urban–Rural Differences and Hierarchy of Settlements

  • Urban–rural differences
  • Hierarchy of settlements
  • Urbanization and its effects on the environment of urban areas

IV. History of Planning in Pakistan

  • Five-year plans
  • Regional plans
  • Master plans

V. Managing Urbanization

  • How to manage urbanization
  • Best practices
  • Land use classification policy
  • Building and development control
  • Removal of encroachments
  • Introduction to Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

VI. Housing Community and Economic Development

  • Skills and knowledge of equitable development
  • Commitment to expanding opportunities
  • Providing quality of life for disadvantaged groups

VII. Public Policy and Urban Design Management

  • Solving social and environmental problems using:
    • Economics
    • Policy analysis
    • Political science
    • Urban design

VIII. Sustainability, Environmental Policy and Planning

  • Conservation and management of natural resources
  • Promoting development
  • Conserving and maintaining a healthy environment

IX. Urban Information Systems

  • Use of planning-related software
  • Spatial analysis tools and systems
    • GIS
    • SPSS

FPSC RECOMMENDED BOOKS List for TOWN PLANNING & URBAN MANAGEMENT CSS SYLLABUS

S. No.TitleAuthor
1.Introducing Town PlanningClara Greed
2.Introduction to Town and Country PlanningJohn Ratcliff
3.Town Planning for the Third WorldA.K. Bhatti
4.Contemporary Urban PlanningJ.M. Levy
5.Land Use, Planning, and ZoningPeter J. Loughlin
6.Town and Country Planning in the UKJ.B. Cullingworth, Vincent Nadin
7.Town Planning in PracticeRaymond Unwin
8.World Cities and UrbanMike Janks
9.Urban Land Use PlanningPhilip R. B
10.Environmental Science: A Global ConcernWilliam P
11.Megacity Management in the Asian and Pacific Region (Vol-2)Stubbs, Jeffery Giles Clarke
12.Dying Cities: Surviving the Urban JungleSomaiya N
13.Handbook on Urban SustainabilitySpringer
14.Emerald Cities – Urban sustainability and EconomicsJoan Fitzgerald
15.Growing Greener CitiesEugene Birch, Susan Wachter
16.The Earthscan Reader in Sustainability CitiesDavid Satterthwaite
17.The Poverty CurtainDr. Mehboob-ul-Haq
18.Reflections on Human DevelopmentDr. Mehboob-ul-Haq
19.Smart CitiesAnthony Townsend

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