document on ‘Reinventing Planning’, which looks planning as promoting integrated, inclusive and participatory development, in contrast to past technocratic and narrow physical planning approaches to spatial planning have also been emerging for some time, and there have been initiatives to develop more appropriate approaches for developing countries (Todes, Karam, Klug, & Malaza, 2010). Also, many international and nation level initiatives were taken for inclusive urban planning and participatory development
since independence, urban planners and other state holders have accepted that development policies for urban and rural areas have failed or have not worked as expected. Cities in Nigeria especially, Ibadan have been observed to have changed in size, spatial organization or morphology, quality and distribution of public services and infrastructure and in it employment base. Despite many efforts aimed at making the urban problems solved through the enactment of plethora of planning laws and regulations
A Review of Scenario Planning Tools for Urban Planning; Challenges and Opportunities for Pakistan M. Q. Hussnain, Dr. Abdul Waheed Department of Urban & Regional Planning, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad Corresponding author e-mail: plannerqadeer@gmail.com Abstract The level of complexity, uncertainty and subjectivity involved in urban planning process has created the need for computer assisted planning support systems (PSS). Scenario Planning tools are a subset of PSS which
Urban planning system using power control to contribute to the management of the natural environment. For Peninsular Malaysia, Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (as amended) provides the framework for the current land use planning system. Local authorities are automatically a local planning authority (LPA) uses power and planning tools provided by the law to carry out the role of developing and controlling development in the area (Chua & Deguchi, 2008). The development plan involves the design structure
2.1 Introduction A study of urban park design on users’ attachment plays an important role for enabling social interaction and fostering community development (Nassar, 2014). The understanding in design development of urban park layout and planning may consider users need will contribute to the encouragement and stimulating social cohesion. The chapter highlights the information of design planning of urban parks for users’ attachment helps in improving social interaction. In other words, this
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Urban Greening broadly refers to the integrated approach of planting, preserving and management of all forms of vegetation in cities and peri-urban areas of social, economic and environmental benefits (Byrne et al., 2010). Urban greening can be synonymously used with the term urban greenspace which refers to a broad variety of green areas within cities, (Roy et al., 2012). These include all types of parks, sporting fields, private backyards and gardens, street trees
Abstract Green belts are important for urban planning. It contributes in many sociological, physical and environmental benefits. To get optimal advantages by them it is necessary to know which species are being planted in these green belts. Species identification and inventorying is also necessary for the wellbeing of both the environment and human health. This study is planned to identify the species in the green belt of …….. and to analyze the health effect of the abundant species on the community
upon its diverse street life and urban designing. In this almost all-inclusive city, we could find highly-planned boulevards and viaducts extending in all directions that link up all parts of the international city, which is a practical application of the political scientist and anthropologist James C. Scott’s state-driven urban planning. Spontaneously, numerous shopping centers and urban central parks provide residents and visitors with reasons to be imposed to urban streets life, where we can find
“Handsome is as handsome does. All that glitters is not gold” (Jacobs 15). The appearance of certain areas in a city can be deceiving. The planned green areas might be aesthetically pleasing but are of no use to the residents of that area. They require storefronts and public sidewalks utilized for socializing. Therefore, Jacobs’ main point throughout the reading is that a city cannot be planned as a utopia. A city is too complex. It must develop and grow with the people who reside within. Jacobs
quality thereby reducing the air pollution and improving the human health. Utilization of alternative fuels and hybrid/electric vehicles for transportation can further propel economic growth and reduce energy dependency of a country. Though the importance of green vehicles has been realized by the government, corporate houses and even the consumers, there has not been enough acceptance of it in the market. There is still an uncertainty about the ecological and economic benefits that can be sought