CSS 2023 Town Planning & Urban Management Paper

What is Land use and Building Control? Why it is necessary for us to use both controls in cities? Explain tools to exert these controls in Pakistan.

Why Master Plans are necessary? Explain difference between old and contemporary master plans.

Explain the concept of urbanization. Describe pros and cons of urbanization. How can we manage urbanization in Pakistan?

Removal of the encroachment has become a ticklish task for local bodies. Comment. Elucidate statutory, administrative, and political constraint for the removal of encroachments in big cities of Pakistan.

Describe the concept of zoning. Explain the classification of zoning. How zoning can improve the urban environment?

Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (a) Usage and limitations of GIS in planning. (b) Challenges for SDGs in Pakistan. (c) Affordable Housing in Pakistan.

Write short notes on any TWO: (a) Difference between Spatial and Master Plan. (b) Advantages and disadvantages of Vertical Growth. (c) Low-Income Housing in Pakistan.