Habitat & Environment

Subject Code: MURP106 Subject Name: Habitat&Environment Teaching Marks for Marks for external Total Credits Duration of Schedule Sessional work Examiner Marks Examination Lecture Studio 2 25 75 100 2 3 hours Approvals BOS: 21/01/2021,31/03/2021 Sub Academic Council:

Academic Council: 9/11/2020 BOM:

Signature eo University Schoolof Architecture and Planning Masterof Planning(Urbanand Regional Planning) Paper Setting Total Eight Questions: Q.No. 1 MCQ which is compulsory, Each unit shall have one question, totalofquestionstobeattemptedfive Objective:

The purpose of this course is to make students aware of various aspects of housing scenario and Environmental issues.

Content:

Habitat:

Module1 Housing Design- determinants of housing form, housing need, demand and supply, dilapidation, structural conditions, materials of constructions, housing age, occupancy rate, crowding, housing shortage, income and afford ability, housing layouts, housing density, community facilities, public and private sector housing development, Various housing typologies viz. traditional houses, plotted development, group housing, multi-storied housing, villas, chawls, etc., slums and squatters, night shelters, public health issues related to housing, theories of housing, housing norms and standards.

Housing Policy- five year plans, national housing policy- review, policy framework for urban and rural housing, affordable housing policy. Contribution of housing to micro and macro economy, contribution to national wealth and GDP, housing taxation, national budgets, fiscal concessions, forward and backward linkages.

Module 2 Understanding housing as an important land use component of city plan / master plan, considerations for carrying out city level housing studies, projections, land use provisions, Suitability of land for housing, identification, projecting housing requirements, calculating housing shortages, housing allocation, migration leading to formation of slums and squatters, squatter formations by illegal occupation, growth of informal sector, development of informal sector, role of informal sector in housing stock, economy, commercial activities, etc., implications in planning, environmental degradation.

Neighborhood Design-elements of neighborhood structure, Planning and design criteria for neighborhoods, norms and criteria for area distribution, housing and area planning standards, Case studies of neighborhood planning, net residential density and gross residential density, development controls and building byelaws, UDPFI guidelines, NBC provisions. Rental Housing in India- Overview, current practices and future initiatives.

Approvals BOS:2 21/01/2021,31/03/2021 Sub Academic Council:

Academic Council: 9/11/2020 BOM:

Signature JC University School of Architecture and Planning Masterof Planning(Urban and Regional Planning) Environment Module3 Ecological Concept-fundamentals of ecosystem, structure and function, environmental degradation, pollution, resource depletion, population growth, urbanization. Environmental Policies and Initiatives- UN / International Conferences/ Conventions /National issues).

Module 4 Planning for Environmentally Sensitive Zones, Methods of data collection, analysis. Database for conservation (land suitability analysis, carrying capacity, and vulnerability analysis) Methods of addressing environmental quality, Introduction to environmental impact assessment environmental management plans, sustainable development.