What Is Urban Plannig

WHAT IS URBAN PLANNIG
Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the control of the
use of land and design of the urban environment, including transportation networks,
to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities. It
concerns itself with research and analysis, strategic thinking, architecture, urban
design, public consultation, policy recommendations, implementation and
management. A plan can take a variety of forms including strategic plans,
comprehensive plans, neighborhood plans, regulatory and incentive strategies, or
historic preservation plans. Planners are often also responsible for enforcing the
chosen policies. The modern origins of urban planning lie in the movement for urban
reform that arose as a reaction against the disorder of the industrial city in the mid-
19th century. Urban planning can include urban renewal, by adapting urban planning
methods to existing cities suffering from decline. In the late-20th century, the term
sustainable development has come to represent an ideal outcome in the sum of all
planning goals.
ELEMENT OF URBAN PLANNING
Urban design aims to realize high-quality urban space processes seen from the ability
of the space in shaping the lifestyle of healthy urban communities. For this reason, the
elements of urban architecture that influence the process of the formation of space in
question must be directed and controlled according to the outlined development
scenario
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF URBAN PLANNING
Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development
and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the
infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation,
communications, and distribution networks.
WHY IMPORTANT
Urban planning is a valuable force for city leaders to achieve sustainable

development. It is a means to bring about a difference; Planning helps make the most
out of municipal budgets by informing infrastructure and services investments,
balancing demands for growth with the need to protect the environment.
· A framework for growth
Thriving cities have a vision and follow it through with a framework to develop
in an orderly manner. A framework is not about centralized command and
control but a way to anticipate needs, coordinate efforts, and draw a path to a
horizon that is collectively held. Major efforts to enhance livability, prosperity
and equity have taken place in a number of well known cities. Such
transformational impact is not a product of spontaneity, instead of constructive
planning.
· A planned city is a well prepared city
Anticipating the future allows us to be better prepared today. By staying ahead
of challenges, city leaders are ready to see opportunities and manage risks
from a vantage point. With reliable information on the current situation, they will
be able to make connections between the long-term vision and short term
actions. On the other hand, cities that don’t actively plan for their future will likely
be left behind.
· Planning improves impact
Local leaders are elected and appointed to deliver improvement. Given the
magnitude of the challenges cities face, it is unlikely that all desired
improvements will happen at once. Successful cities build momentum by
undertaking priority projects that are aligned with the vision. Planning identifies
pressing issues and available resources and makes sure that initiatives are not
redundant or going in different directions.
· An appropriate Urban form is very important
Housing, employment, accessibility and safety are key concerns for urban
dwellers. These topics are strongly correlated to urban form. The right policies
on density, land use, public space and the layout of infrastructure and services
can make a difference in delivering quality of life at the right price point.
Designing a spatial pattern that addresses citizens’ concerns is a means for
delivering a better city.
· Urban planning positively impacts urban economy
Making sure there are plenty of jobs in a city is a priority for local leaders. Cities
compete to attract investment with a view to generating economic activity.
Planning coordinates the spatial location and distribution of economic activity
and facilitates value capture from public investment and the transformation of
rural to urban land.
· A collectively held plan allows cities to build lasting relationships
City leaders that are able to see opportunity in urbanization would need to
engage all possible contributions toward capturing it. A collectively held
framework gives local leaders a road map to reach out to citizens, energize
departments and mobilize partners so that they become engaged in realizing
the vision.
· A broader territorial perspective helps cities attain economies of scale
Cities do not operate in vacuums. Their footprint is associated with a
surrounding region with which they share resources and opportunities. Rather
than just looking within municipal boundaries, cities that plan together can make
a competitive advantage out of cross-municipal coordination. In addition to
spatial efficiencies, this would allow them to draw on economies of scale to
boost their negotiation power.
· Continuity generates credibility
Successful cities have ensured continuity of plans through political cycles,
realizing that a stable road map would make them more credible. Investment is
a long term endeavour that benefits from predictable conditions. Spatial
planning is an asset to reduce uncertainties and thus its continuity contributes
to the creation of transparent opportunities for an engaged society.
· Anticipating is more cost effective than reacting to problems
Local leaders have the opportunity of driving constructive change if they move
away from laissez faire. Cities that plan in sufficient scale would be in a position
of anticipating rather than reacting, hence being able to tackle the root of the
problem. Unplanned spatial patterns are inefficient and require more resources
to maintain, and the high cost of bad or no decisions is likely to make them
irreversible.
· A framework gives consistency to messages
Communication is a key asset for cities, but the opportunity to connect and
convey a city’s advantages can be undermined by empty or contradictory
messages. Momentum and support are increased when the local leader can
demonstrate substantive, even if incremental, progress that is consistent with
the collective vision and framework for action
What do urban designers do?
1. Developing ‘visions’ for places – using creativity and imagination to invent or re-invent
the environments we live and work in.
2. Designing built spaces – from whole towns and neighbourhoods to individual streets
or squares.
Advising on the design of developments and regeneration projects.
3. Researching and analysing places and people – understanding the physical, political,
economic, spatial and psychological context of the places you work with and the
people who use them.
4. Influencing people by using your skills and knowledge to help others make better
decisions and teach them how to make successful places.
5. Developing guidance and policies relating to the built environment.
6. Community consultation – helping the public to take part in planning and designing
their neighbourhoods.
7. Graphic representation – from sketching and technical drawing to using the latest
technologies and packages in visualisation and computer aided design.
SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable development has been defined as development that meets the needs
of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs. ... Several themes common to all definitions of sustainable urban
development have emerged: A change in the quality of growth.

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