IM4009 Sustainable Development and Urban Planning Syllabus:
IM4009 Sustainable Development and Urban Planning Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To Understand and Explain Sustainable Development, Environmental sustainability, Empowerment, Urban planning and Built in Environment
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Definitions and principles of Sustainable Development – History and emergence of the concept of Sustainable Development – Environment and Development linkages- Globalization and environment – Millennium Development Goals: Status (global and Indian) Impacts on approach to development policy and practice in India, future directions.
UNIT II ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Land, Water and Food production – Moving towards sustainability: Energy powering Sustainable Development – Financing the environment and Sustainable Development.
UNIT III EMPOWERMENT
Empowerment of Women, Children, Youth, Indigenous People, Non-Governmental Organizations, Local Authorities, Business and Industry – Sustainability indicators – Hurdles to Sustainability-Operational Guidelines-Interconnected prerequisites for sustainable development – Science and Technology for sustainable development – Performance indicators of sustainability and Assessment mechanism – Constraints and barriers for sustainable development.
UNIT IV URBAN PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
Environment and Resources, Sustainability Assessment, Future Scenarios, Form of Urban Region, Managing the change, Integrated Planning, Sustainable Development
UNIT V THE BUILTIN ENVIRONMENT
Urban Form, Land Use, Compact Development, Principles of street design- complete streets, Transport Integrated Urban land use Planning, Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Transportation
COURSE OUTCOMES
CO1 Describe the concept and socio-economic policies of Sustainable Development
CO2 Identify the strategies for implementing eco development programmes
CO3 Identify different approaches for resource conservation and management
CO4 Suggest action plans for implementation of sustainable development
CO5 Understand the built in environment principles
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