| Author | Ahmed, Shafiq |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-93-04 |
| Subject(s) | Land subdivision--Pakistan--Islamabad
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-93-04 |
| Abstract | The study is about the improving and increasing the private
sector land subdivision for ho using in Islamabad, the new capital
of Pakistan. Shelter has always been the most cherished desire and
need of mankind. It has been witnessed that in the last couple of
decades, the rural population in search for jobs and better living
standards moved to the major cities of the country in general, and
Islamabad/Rawalpindi in particular. Both the government sector and
private sector, either through formal or informal ways, are playing
their role in providing land for housing. However, both are unable
to meet the current housing requirements.
In Islamabad Capital Development Authority (CDA) was
responsible for the provision of serviced land for housing, but it
fails to meet the housing demand and presently facing housing
shortage. It due to the slow pace development of residential
sectors, the CDA's rigid policies, cumbersome procedures of land
acquisition, financial constraints, ambiguous allotment policies,
and speculative trend of buying plots. After the CDA realized its
inability in respect of provision of serviced land for ho using, it
now allows the private sector to contribute its efforts towards
land subdivision for housing in the designated Zones within
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
The new development system adopted by CDA suggested number of
guidelines for land subdivision and high standards for provision of
infrastructure and other facilities by private sector. However the
CDA keeps silent about the need for land for housing development at
affordable prices to proper target group.
The study recommends that once the CDA has judged that private
sector has the capability to play an important role, then the CDA
must take every possible effort to encourage and motivate private
sector by providing maximum incentives to increase the land
subdivision for housing development. The CDA responsibility is to
legislate and control efficiently affairs of private sector.
However all the regulations and controls should be based on
consultation with all the concerned, by giving added weightage to
factor of motivation. The CDA should provide joint hands in a
cooperative manner and should bring proper legislation, incentives
so that private sector can contribute to release the housing
backlog. To develop the working relationship between the CDA and
private sector, and to implement new policy effectively, some
changes in new policy and introduction of land pooling/readjustment
and joint venture techniques are suggested in private subdivision
areas (Zone 2&5) which will be helpful in improving and increasing
the private sector land subdivision for housing. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-93-04 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Archer, R.W.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe;Kammeier, Hans Detlef; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |