TOWN Planning

By
Rangwala

Edition : 30th Edition : 2018

ISBN : 9789385039379
Size : 170 mm × 235 mm
Binding : Paperback
` 150.00 BUY Pages : 256 + 16 = 272

About the book CONTENT

An attempt has been made by the authors in this book to explain the general principles of the   1 : INTRODUCTION
subject of Town Planning. The subject matter is expressed in a simple language and practical   2 : Town Planning SURVEYS
manner. The treatment is clear, methodical as well as interesting and easy to follow.   3 : ZONING
The entire subject matter is canvassed in the chapters like:   4 : HOUSING
* Introduction   5 : SLUMS
* Town Planning Surveys   6 : PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
* Zoning   7 : industries
* Housing   8 : PUBLIC BUILDINGS
* Slums   9 : RE-PLANNING EXISTING TOWNS
* Parks and Playgrounds 10 : BUILDING BYE-LAWS
* Industries 11 : DEVELOPMENT PLAN or MASTER PLAN
* Public buildings 12 : URBAN ROADS
* Re-planning existing towns 13 : TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
* Building bye-laws 14 : MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
* Development plan Appendix 1 : chandigarh
* Urban roads Appendix 2 : gandhinagar
* Traffic management and Appendix 3 : RECENT PLANNED CITIES OF INDIA
* Miscellaneous topics. bibliography
Appendix I and Appendix II discuss about India’s best planned cities — Chandigarh and Gan- Index
dhinagar respectively. Appendix 3 is providing latest information of the ‘Recent Planned Cities
of India’
Lavasa – a planned hill station near Pune, Maharashtra;
GIFT city – a global financial and IT services hub near Gandhinagar, Gujarat;
Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR)
– a global manufacturing and trading hub, near Dholka, Gujarat.
The book now contains:
* 64 Self-explanatory neat diagrams
* 16 Useful tables and more than
* 270 Questions at the end of the chapters.
The book should prove to be extremely useful to the Civil Engineering students preparing for
the Degree Examinations of all the Indian Universities, Diploma Examinations conducted by
various Boards of Technical Education, Certificate Courses as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C.,
G.A.T.E., I.E.S. and other similar competitive and professional examinations. It should also
prove of interest to the practising professionals.

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 TOWN PLANNING
Detailed Contents
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 4-13. GRUH
1-1. General 4-14. Laurie Baker
1-2. Evolution of planning 4-15. Agencies for housing
1-3. Objects of town planning 4-16. Investment in housing
1-4. Economic justification for town planning 4-17. HUDCO
1-5. Principles of town planning 4-18. HDFC
1-6. Necessity of town planning 4-19. LIC Housing Finance Limited
1-7. Origin of towns 4-20. CIDCO
1-8. Growth of towns 4-21. Mega Projects of CIDCO
1-9. Stages in town development 4-22. Housing problem in India
1-10. Personality of town 4-23. National housing policy
1-11. Distribution of land uses QUESTIONS 4
1-12. Forms of planning
1-13. Site for an ideal town Chapter 5 SLUMS
1-14. Requirements of new towns 5-1. General
1-15. Planning of the modern town 5-2. Causes of slums
1-16. Planning of military towns 5-3. Characteristics of slums
1-17. Powers required to enforce T. P. schemes 5-4. Effects of slums
1-18. Cost of town planning 5-5. Slum clearance
1-19. Town planning in ancient India 5-6. Works of improvement
1-20. Indus valley civilization (IVC) 5-7. Open plot scheme
1-21. Mohanjo-Daro 5-8. Slum clearance and rehousing
1-22. Lothal 5-9. Prevention of slum formation
1-23. Present position of planning in India 5-10. Resources for slum clearance programmes
QUESTIONS 1 5-11. The Indian slum
Chapter 2 Town Planning SURVEYS QUESTIONS 5
2-1. General
Chapter 6 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
2-2. Necessity of survey
2-3. Collection of data 6-1. General
2-4. Types of surveys 6-2. Types of recreation
2-5. Uses of surveys 6-3. Location of urban green spaces
2-6. Methods adopted to collect data 6-4. Classification of parks
2-7. Drawings 6-5. Theme parks of America
2-8. Report 6-6. Park systems
QUESTIONS 2 6-7. Park design
Chapter 3 ZONING 6-8. Finance for parks
3-1. Meaning of the term 6-9. Parkways
3-2. History of zoning 6-10. Boulevards
3-3. Uses of land 6-11. Playgrounds
3-4. Objects of zoning 6-12. Space standards
3-5. Principles of zoning 6-13. Landscape architecture
3-6. Advantages of zoning QUESTIONS 6
3-7. Importance of zoning
3-8. Aspects of zoning Chapter 7 INDUSTRIES
3-9. Zonal plan for military towns 7-1. General
3-10. Transition zone 7-2. Classification of industries
3-11. Economy of zoning 7-3. Concentration of industries
3-12. Zoning powers 7-4. Requirements of an industry
3-13. Maps for zoning 7-5. Sitting of an industry
QUESTIONS 3 7-6. Measures to control location of industries
Chapter 4 HOUSING 7-7. Industrial townships
4-1. General 7-8. Treatment of industrial wastes
4-2. Importance of housing QUESTIONS 7
4-3. Demand for houses
Chapter 8 PUBLIC BUILDINGS
4-4. Building site
8-1. General
4-5. Requirements of residential buildings
8-2. Location of public buildings
4-6. Classification of residential buildings
4-7. Trends in multi-storeyed buildings 8-3. Classification of public buildings
4-8. Top 10 under construction high rise buildings in India during 2014 8-4. Principles of design of public buildings
4-9. Design of residential areas 8-5. Town centres
4-10. Rural housing 8-6. Grouping of public buildings
4-11. Low Cost Housing 8-7. Civic aesthetics
4-12. Rural housing boards QUESTIONS 8

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 TOWN PLANNING
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Chapter 9 RE-PLANNING EXISTING TOWNS 11-9. Development plan for hill station
9-1. General 11-10. Report
9-2. Objects of re-planning 11-11. Stages of preparation of development plan
9-3. Defects of existing towns 11-12. Method of execution of development plan
9-4. Data to be collected 11-13. Conclusion
9-5. Urban renewal projects QUESTIONS 11
9-6. Decentralization and recentralization Chapter 12 URBAN ROADS
9-7. Garden city 12-1. General
9-8. Surface drains 12-2. Objects of urban roads
9-9. Refuse of town 12-3. Requirements of a good city road
QUESTIONS 9 12-4. Factors to be considered
Chapter 10 BUILDING BYE-LAWS 12-5. Classification of urban roads
10-1. General 12-6. Types of street systems
10-2. Objects of bye-laws 12-7. Through and by-pass roads
10-3. Importance of bye-laws 12-8. Outer and inner ring roads
10-4. Function of local authority 12-9. Expressways
10-5. Responsibility of owner 12-10. Freeways
10-6. Applicability of bye-laws 12-11. Precincts
10-7. Principles underlying building bye-laws 12-12. Road aesthetics
10-8. Set-back or building line QUESTIONS 12
10-9. Light plane
10-10. Floor space index Chapter 13 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
10-11. Off-street parking 13-1. General
10-12. Fire protection 13-2. Objects of traffic management
10-13. Minimum plot sizes 13-3. Traffic surveys
10-14. Thickness of walls 13-4. Traffic congestion
10-15. Plinth 13-5. Traffic control
10-16. Cellar 13-6. Road junctions or intersections
10-17. Height of floors 13-7. Parking
10-18. Loft 13-8. Traffic capacity of roads
10-19. Stairs, lifts, lobbies and corridor 13-9. Road traffic problems
10-20. Sanitary accomodation 13-10. Road accidents
10-21. Ventilation 13-11. Traffic signals
10-22. Sills of openings 13-12. Road signs
10-23. Stairway or staircase 13-13. Road markings
10-24. Ramps 13-14. Street lighting in a town
10-25. Roofs 13-15. Traffic problems of existing towns
10-26. Parapets and terraces 13-16. Peculiarities of traffic
10-27. Mosquito-proof water tank QUESTIONS 13
10-28. Refuse area/disposal of solid waste
10-29. Discharge of rain water Chapter 14 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
10-30. Provision of letter box General
10-31. Margin and maximum built-up area 14-1. Airports
10-32. Permissible built up area in margin 14-2. Betterment and compensation
10-33. Projections in margins 14-3. City blocks
10-34. Margins from common plot 14-4. Conurbations
10-35. Open space 14-5. Cul-de-sac streets
10-36. Definitions of some terms 14-6. Focal points
10-37. Building bye-laws for the buildings in gamtal area 14-7. Green belt
10-38. Bye-laws for cinemas, theatres, multiplex, meeting halls, lecture 14-8. Land Use Planning
halls, town halls, auditorium, etc. 14-9. Neighbourhood planning
10-39. Bye-laws for drive-in cinemas 14-10. Protective strips
10-40. Bye-laws for GASOLINE filling stations and gasoline filling 14-11. Public utility services
cum service station 14-12. Radburn layout
QUESTIONS 10
14-13. Rapid transit
Chapter 11 DEVELOPMENT PLAN or MASTER PLAN QUESTIONS 14
11-1. General
Appendix 1 CHANDIGARH
11-2. Objects of development plan
11-3. Necessity of development plan Appendix 2 GANDHINAGAR
11-4. Data to be collected
Appendix 3 RECENT PLANNED CITIES OF INDIA
11-5. Drawings to be prepared
11-6. Features of development plan bibliography
11-7. Planning standards
Index
11-8. Development plan for military town

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