1.1 TOWN PLANNING PRINCIPLES
GENERAL – EVOLUTION OF PLANNING – OBJECTS OF TOWN PLANNING
–ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION FOR TOWN PLANNING – PRINCIPLES OF
TOWN PLANNING – NECESSITY OF TOWN PLANNING – ORIGIN OF
TOWNS – GROWTH OF TOWNS – STAGES IN TOWN DEVELOPMENT –
PERSONALITY OF TOWN – DISTRIBUTION OF LAND- FORMS OF
PLANNING – SITE FOR AN IDEAL TOWN – REQUIREMENTS OF NEW
TOWNS – PLANNING OF A MODERN TOWN – POWERS REQUIRED FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF TOWN PLANNING SCHEME – COST OF TOWN
PLANNING – PRESENT POSITION OF TOWN PLANNING IN INDIA.
1.2 SURVEYS
GENERAL – NECESSITY- COLLECTION OF DATA-TYPES OF SURVEYS
FOR PLANNING A NEW TOWN- USES OF SURVEYS.
1.3 ZONING
MEANING OF THE TERM- USES OF LAND, OBJECTS AND PRINCIPLES
OF ZONING –ADVANTAGES OF ZONING – IMPORTANCE OF ZONING –
ASPECTS OF ZONING – TRANSITION ZONE –ECONOMY OF ZONING –
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ) – ZONING POWERS – MAPS FOR
ZONING.