LAND USE PLANNING

Objectives:
The objective of this course is to introduce the Geomatics Engineering students with the specialized knowledge on Land use planning. The overall course is designed to make the students able to learn and understand the theory of land use planning and acquainted with the real problems in Land used planning.

Course Outlines:

1. Introduction to Land use planning (6 hours)
1. Land used planning definition
2. Principle of Land used planning
3. Land use planning as policy instrument
4. Land used planning implementation in development co-operation
5. Concepts in land use planning
6. Sustainable Development


2. Integrating land use Planning into planning system (6 hours)
1. Planning System
2. Land used planning and Individual Objectives
3. Planning system in the Social and Political Context
4. Land Used Planning at Different planning levels and Vertical and horizontal linkages


3. Elements of an Implementation-Orientated Planning Process (6 hours)
1. Planning as an Iterative Process
2. Important steps in the preparation of Land Use Planning
3. Collection and Analysis of Data and Information
4. The Mandate for Planning and the Agencies
5. Drawing up Plans
6. Negotiation and Decision Making
7. Evaluation and Actualization of Plans


4. Participation in Land Used Planning (9 hours)
1. Participation Definition
2. Understanding of Participation in Land used planning process
3. Participatory tools in project cycle
4. Results from participation, stakeholder and their interest in Land use planning process
5. Elements in Participation technology
6. Example in Participation technology
7. Gender approach in land use planning
8. Limits and constrains


5. Implementation in Land used Planning (6 hours)
1. From the Land Used Plan to its implementation
2. Implementation in the form of “Feasible Packages”
3. Implementation strategy
4. Organizing and Financing the Implementation of Plan
5. Controlling the implementation of the plan by Monitoring and evaluation
6. Checklist for Monitoring


6. Land used planning and project organization (6 hours)
1. Land Used planning in the Project planning and Conception Process
2. Land Used Planning and other Project activities
3. Planning area and site assessment
4. Personnel Requirement and Financial needs for Land Used Planning
5. Material and Equipment


7. Experience of Land Used Planning (6 hours)
1. Historical and present aspects of Land Used in Asia
2. Institutional Aspects of LUP in Sri-Lanka, Land used problem
3. Land Used policy and National land used policy of Nepal
4. Urban Reform and Development of Nepal

Practical and Tutorials:
The students will have one day field exercises which make take place off campus and submit their report.
The students have to present on different land use planning issues in a seminar Organized by Geomatic department of campus and submit the report.

References:

1. Experience of Land Used Planning in Asian projects, The working group in land use planning for the Asia-Pacific Region, GTZ, 1996
2. Land Used Planning; Methods, Strategies and Tools, The Working group in integrated land use planning, GTZ, 1999

Evaluation scheme:
The question will cover the entire chapter in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as mentioned in the table below

*There will be minor deviation in the marks distribution