Comments on: Rejuvenating Urban India http://urbanplanningblog.com/278/rejuvenating-urban-india/ Thoughts on Urban Planning and Design Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:21:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bharat Singh http://urbanplanningblog.com/278/rejuvenating-urban-india/#comment-140 Bharat Singh Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:27:12 +0000 http://urbanplanningblog.com/2007/08/20/rejuvenating-urban-india/#comment-140 Well written synopsis of the state of Urban Planning in India. I would however, add two aspects that are also key in improving the urban quality. 1) Reduction of rural to urban influx by dispersing urban/economic development stimulus to tier 3/4 cities to provide better socio-economic opportunities closer to rural areas. i believe the national level transportation projects are moving in that direction but sadly very little is being done to guide the economic stimulus that will be generated by that. There needs to be physical planning and policies that need to be put in place prior to the completion of the big highway/freight corridor projects. Our urban megacities cannot cope with the rapid increase in populations if they want to achieve better urban quality of life standards. 2) Physical Planning standards for urban areas need a systemic overhaul to shift the focus from just providing land of development to creating sustainable urban communities. We are loosing the urban social systems that are key to a healthy society with every 20 story, isolated, gated building that pops up. If this is not regulated soon, we will end up with a very isolatory lifestyle wherein obesity and mistrust would be the norm of urban Indian living; almost mimicking the scary futures we see in dark apocalyptic futures we often see in Hollywood movies. Well written synopsis of the state of Urban Planning in India. I would however, add two aspects that are also key in improving the urban quality.
1) Reduction of rural to urban influx by dispersing urban/economic development stimulus to tier 3/4 cities to provide better socio-economic opportunities closer to rural areas. i believe the national level transportation projects are moving in that direction but sadly very little is being done to guide the economic stimulus that will be generated by that. There needs to be physical planning and policies that need to be put in place prior to the completion of the big highway/freight corridor projects. Our urban megacities cannot cope with the rapid increase in populations if they want to achieve better urban quality of life standards.

2) Physical Planning standards for urban areas need a systemic overhaul to shift the focus from just providing land of development to creating sustainable urban communities. We are loosing the urban social systems that are key to a healthy society with every 20 story, isolated, gated building that pops up. If this is not regulated soon, we will end up with a very isolatory lifestyle wherein obesity and mistrust would be the norm of urban Indian living; almost mimicking the scary futures we see in dark apocalyptic futures we often see in Hollywood movies.

]]> By: Radha Chanchani http://urbanplanningblog.com/278/rejuvenating-urban-india/#comment-139 Radha Chanchani Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:55:41 +0000 http://urbanplanningblog.com/2007/08/20/rejuvenating-urban-india/#comment-139 Dear Sir, I am writing to you from Alchemy Urban Systems Pvt. Ltd, an urban planning firm based in Bangalore. We are in the process of compiling a paper titled "Techno-Legal Framework for Urban Planning in India: Lacunae in the Existing System and an Agenda for Reform". For this purpose, we needed to study the existing planning legislation/ laws in India / different States (i.e. Regional / Town and Country Planning Acts, Land Acquisition Act, Urban Land Ceiling Act etc). We have tried an extensive web search that has turned up little in terms of documents giving the Bare Acts for these. We would greatly appreciate it if you could guide us on where one could find or access this information on the net. Thanking you in advance. Best ~ Radha. Dear Sir,
I am writing to you from Alchemy Urban Systems Pvt. Ltd, an urban planning firm based in Bangalore. We are in the process of compiling a paper titled “Techno-Legal Framework for Urban Planning in India: Lacunae in the Existing System and an Agenda for Reform”. For this purpose, we needed to study the existing planning legislation/ laws in India / different States (i.e. Regional / Town and Country Planning Acts, Land Acquisition Act, Urban Land Ceiling Act etc). We have tried an extensive web search that has turned up little in terms of documents giving the Bare Acts for these. We would greatly appreciate it if you could guide us on where one could find or access this information on the net.
Thanking you in advance.
Best ~
Radha.

]]>