| Author | Awan, Muhammad Riaz |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-91-02 |
| Subject(s) | Land use, Urban--Pakistan--Rawalpindi
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the award of the Degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-91-02 |
| Abstract | The Rawalpindi city is facing a severe housing shortage
problem due to rapid increase in population. Th e area for future
expansion of the city is only available in South-Western direction,
and three directions are already bounded due to Capital city
boundary.
But the development trend is already started in this area and
t his fringe area is under going transformation from rural t o urban
land use Its potential for continuing urban development h as already
been identified in the studies. But the responsible government
agencies are giving little attention and the area is characterized
by spontaneous development which results haphazard and unplanned
land conversion. At present, the process of land and residential
development in the fringe area is taking p l ace through the
individual households effort s and private developers and government
efforts a r e totally absent . But al these development are taking
place in an unplanned way due to the absence of a n effective
planning and development measures and t he mostly private land
development projects are unapproved.
So keeping in view the above situation, a broad - based
comprehensive outline plan (Structure Plan) has been proposed for
the urban fringe area of South- Western section for a period of 15
years , with the purpose to regulate the future development and to
fulfil the housing backlog of Rawalpindi city a nd also provide
housing for the next 15 years (19 91 - 20 06 ) . In the proposed
Structure Plan, land pooling/readjustment technique has been
recommended for fringe area development. It is more feasible
technically and financially due to the land ownership pattern in
the fringe area. It is also feasible to avoid the land acquisition
complications and financial constraints of Development Authority.
On the other h and, it is recommended to government that a
special attention has been given to encourage the private
developers and provide possible assistance for rapid development of
the area. Because, at present 60 private land development projects
have been proposed by different private developers, out of these 21
are doing progress works in the form of laying out network
infrastructure .
It also draws attention t o the concerned development agencies
and indicates their l ack of awareness regarding the current
problems in the urban fringe area of Rawalpindi city. Th e study
also recommends t h at a more realistic planning and development
approach be taken in regard s to these problems, and regulate the
future development in a planned way by adopting strict landuse
control measures. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-91-02 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Robinson, Ira. M. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Archer, Ray W. ;Sheng, Yap Kioe
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |