AN IDEAL TOWN PLANNING

(Based on study of town planning of Indus Valley

Civilization, Ancient Ahmedabad and Chandigarh)

Group Id No.3

(B.E. CIVIL 4th year)

Aditya A. Chaudhari-1418BECI30005
Jaladhi V. Chitaria-1418BECI30021
Ami P. Khatri-21518SBECI30065
Prapti N. Shah-21518SBECI30070
 INTRODUCTION
We are going to study in detail the town planning scheme of ancient
India-Indus Valley Civilization, Ancient Ahmedabad, and the modern
Chandigarh city.
Thus we will give an idea about town planning schemes
chronologically
We are willing to create a small town using various inputs from the
study we have done
We are going to include all the favourable aspects of ancient,medivial
and modern town planning processes and create a town which we
would call an ideal town
 INTRODUCTION
STAGES OF WORK
Stage-1:Detailed study of town planning systems of Ancient, Medieval
and Modern era
Substage-1:Detailed study of town planning of Indus Valley Civilization
Substage-2:Detailed study of town planning of Ancient Ahmedabad
Substage-3:Detailed study of town planning of Chandigarh city
Stage-2:Create an IDEAL TOWN
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE
We would be able to know about advantages and disadvantages of
ancient ,medivial and modern town planning
We would be able to find solutions to eliminate the disadvantages
Creation of an ideal town in with minimum amount of shortcomings
in which basic principles of town planning will be used
RESEARCH PAPERS
 Research paper 1
STREET DEVELOPMENTS: CASE OF AHMEDABAD, INDIA

Author-VINAY SHAH
February 5, 1982
This study identifies and analyses the existing street patterns of the
cities in India
Useful to us- planning manuals of the past were lacking in many
technical matters which are important for the contemporary situation
 Research paper 2
New insights into Harrapan Town Planning, Proportions and Units,with
special reference to Dholavira
Author-Michel Danino
(Paper published in Man and Environment, vol. XXXIII, No. 1, 2008,
pp. 66-79)
The paper attempts to outline some of the abstract concepts
underlying Dholaviras geometry.
Useful to us-we will come to know about unit of lengths and ratios
used for geometrical configuration
 Research paper 3
CAPTURING RAINWATER- A way to augment Chandigarhs water
resources
Authors- Water Management Team Centre of Excellence, Sustainable
Water Management , Centre for Science and Environment
June 2010
Water demand study, methods to conserve rain water
Useful to us- an ideal rain water harvesting scheme
 Research paper 4
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS IN THE INDUS
VALLEY CIVILIZATION: LESSONS LEARNT FOR NEW DESIGNING
Author-Shreyas Panambur , Siddhartha Mukherjee , Sat Ghosh
28-29 March, 2012
Awareness about the use of light and shade and the play of coolth
and warmth
Useful to us- energy efficient design in town planning
 Research paper 5
Compact city development: High ideals and emerging practices
Author-Hege Hofstad
8 October 2012
social, environmental, and economic goals linked to densification and
mixed use development
Useful to us-social ,environmental and economic factors to be
considered for a town planning process
 Research paper 6
IMPACT OF COURTYARD ON THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
VERNACULAR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING :AN EXPLORATION HOT DRY
VERNACULAR CONTEXT OF AHMEDABAD
Authors-Mihir Vakharia
7 nov,2012
Presence of courtyard helps in attaining thermal comfort
Useful to us- an ideal ventilation system
 Research paper 7
Valuation of Urban Environmental Amenities in Developing Countries:
A Case Study from Chandigarh, India
Author- Pradeep Chaudhry, M.P. Sharma, G. Singh & Arun Bansal
Global Journal of Science Frontier Research Environment & Earth
Science ,Volume 13, Issue 2, Version 1.0 Year 2013
Studies related to the valuation of urban environmental amenities like
water bodies, green spaces and clean air
Useful to us- the information about the utility of water bodies and
urban green spaces in land use planning
 Research paper 8
Focusing Brick by Brick from Micro Level Material to Macro Level City
Morphology: Green Healthy Brick Design
Authors-Shaikh Javaria Manzoor, Park Jae Seung
Civil Engineering and Architecture 1(3): 79-87, 2013
Tracing the bricks development from Indus Valley Civilisation,
originally hand-moulded and sun-dried to moulded bricks and
subsequently fired bricks.
Useful to us- building material (bricks) properties
 Research paper 9
Planning Principles and Practices
Author- Todd Litman
12 March 2013
Summarizes key principles and practices for effective planning,
particularly land use and transportation planning
Useful to us- elements of ideal town planning
 Research paper 10
REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT FOR THE DESIGN OF ENERGY
EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
Author-Gustav Jansson, Jutta Schade, Thomas Olofsson
September 2013
Useful to us- energy efficient design in town planning
 Research paper 11
Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley Civilization: Water Supply and Water Use
in One of the Largest Bronze Age Cities of the Third Millennium bc
Author- Michael Jansen
29 december -2013
Water supply scheme and proper utilization of water
Useful to us- an ideal water supply scheme
 Research paper 12
Traffic related CO pollution and occupational exposure in Chandigarh,
India
Authors- Vibhor Sood, Shivani Sood, Rajesh Bansal, Umesh Sharma
and Siby John
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Volume 5,
No 1, 2014
Estimate the traffic related CO pollution levels and resulting
occupational exposures in Chandigarh, India
Useful to us- ways to reduce air pollution
 Research paper 13
Bricks and urbanism in the Indus Civilization
Author-Aurangzeb Khan and Carsten Lemmen
24 july 2014
Study of bricks
Useful to us- bricks properties
 Research paper 14
Ecological approaches in planning for sustainable cities
A review of the literature
Authors- T. Yigitcanlar,D. Dizdaroglu
2015
Provides insights on the interaction between the natural environment and
human activities by identifying environmental effects resulting from this
interaction
Provides an introduction to the concept of sustainable urban development
by underlining the important role of ecological planning in achieving
sustainable cities
Useful to us- ecological factors affecting town planning
 Research paper 15
An Assessment of Solid Waste Management System in Chandigarh City,
India
Authors- Rishi Rana, Rajiv Ganguly, Ashok Kumar Gupta
Electronic journal of geotechnical engineering,Vol. 20 [2015], Bund. 6
Overview of the existing solid waste management practices in
Chandigarh city in India
Useful to us- solid waste management problems and solutions
 Research paper 16
Evolution of Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Technologies Globally
Authors-Andreas N. Angelakis and Xiao Yun Zheng
3 February 2015
Key topics regarding the history of water and sanitation worldwide,
and its importance to future cities
Useful to us- an ideal sanitation system
 Research paper 17
Urbanization and Human Health in Urban India: Institutional Analysis
of Water-Borne Diseases in Ahmedabad
Authors- V.S. Saravanan, Marissa Ayessa Idenal , Deepak Saxena,
Shahin Saiyed
27-29 August 2015
factors facilitating the breeding of diseases
Useful to us- an ideal water supply scheme
 Research paper 18
Geo-informatics Based Land Use / Land Cover Analysis of Chandigarh City
Author-Shakti Singh Dhanda, Vinod Kumar, Vikas Sihag, Dr. Ashok Beniwal
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ,Volume 4 Issue 10,
October 2015
Problems like roads & parking, slums, pollution and lack of infrastructure
and requirement of spatial expansion for different land uses to meet the
continuous increasing demand of increasing population.
Useful to us- role played by geospatial technology in current town planning
system
 Research paper 19
Le Corbusier in Chandigarh: A Search for the Natural Order
Author-A. Ramesh
18 nov 2015
Future cities should focus on reconnecting man to nature through
large green parks open to the sky, unpolluted by the machine.
Useful to us- how to maintain harmony between nature and
machines
 Research paper 20
Ancient Indians (Harappan settlement) were aware of tsunami/storm
protection measures: a new interpretation of thick walls at Dholavira,
Gujarat, India
Author-R. Nigam, R. Dubey, R. Saraswat, Sundaresh, A. S. Gaur and V.
J. Loveson
CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 111, NO. 12, 25 DECEMBER 2016
Flood protection measures-thick walls
Useful to us- flood protection techniques
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THANK
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