Urban Studio for Urban Policy and Governance Course at the TISS

Studio Name: Understanding Development Plan provision of city amenities through large data analysis
for 4 classes of cities of Maharashtra with an aim to improvise the city DCR and MRTP ACT 1966.
No. of students groups: 4 (Total 18 = 4 groups of 4/5 students each)
No. of Cities: 4/8 cities of each class – Metropolis, A class, B class and C class
Period of Studio: 3 months (June 10th to September 10th)

Background:
Urban Planning best practice prescribes ideal city amenity standards of urban sector in a certain
ratio and proportion to the population density as per the City class norms. A city population keeps
growing and evolving through a dynamic process, however the amenity standards mentioned in the ACT
do not keep pace with this growth and poses a deterrent to contextualize with the city growth. Ideas of
vertical space usage and sharing of space have emerged in many cities which are more often inclined
towards rampant commercial development rather than building social amenities. Individual cities
through their Development Control Regulation have tried to find solutions to either match the gap or
provide only as much as possible in the given constraint by converting into a norm. What are the
standards as per the ACT, what are the limitations in the ACT, how have cities coped up through the
DCR, what is the effect on the quality of life of the citizens and what is the change that the ACT and DCR
needs to adapt to make it compatible to the city growth?

Database & Exercise:

1. Understanding different scales in Urban Planning
2. Difference between Master Plan, Concept Plan, Town Plan, Development Plan as per MRTP ACT
1966 (sections and steps to know the flexibility and limitation offered in the ACT)
3. Overlap of Urban Sectors in city planning to understand the interdependence
4. 4 groups of students to understand the background of 1/ 2 cities of 4 types of the cities each (total 8
cities) – Metro, A, B and C class cities.
5. City data on the population, area, density, growth trend, urban typology, topography and current
amenity provision would be studied as a background study in data format.
6. City GIS map with ELU, PLU and amenity attribute
7. MRTP ACT, DCR of the selected town
8. Prepare matrix for all cities on data for – base data, best practice standards, National/ State
standards, City standard as per MRTP ACT 1966 for Metro, A, B, C class cities, special attributes of
the city (qualitative)

Expected understanding to be established among students:

1. Understanding current situation of 4 types of cities for their amenity standard
2. Understand the issues in planning for the 4 categories
3. Study state MRTP ACT and city DCR to check what dynamic provisions have been made as per
growth
4. Understand the limitations and suggest changes in the ACT & DCR to bridge this gap for dynamic
planning of amenity provision
Schedule & Details for Urban Studio Classes
S. No Class Dates No. of Hours Details of the Studio/ Modules/ Site visits
1 15-06-2019 4 Contact hours
1. Understanding different scales in Urban Planning
2. Difference between Master Plan, Concept Plan, Town
Plan, Development Plan as per ACT 1966
3. Explain the class of cities
4. About Development Plan, its procedure
Division of 4 groups of students with mixed backgrounds
(ensure that each group has one person each who can
understand maps, do analysis, statistics, reading & writing
and presenting).
Reading/ Assignment:
1. Prepare a visual for scales,
2. Understanding the City Class,
3. Understanding Development Plan and its contents
4. Understand the procedure of D.P.
2 22-06-2019 4 Contact Hours
1. Introduction to the 4 selected cities *
2. 4 cities understanding discussion
3. Data and GIS base preparation guidance by Xenolith
4. Explaining the dataset
Reading/ Assignment
1. GIS base map preparation
2. Basic data collection – population, area, density
3. Understanding, social aspect, urban typology, topography
4. Collection of all dataset/ drawings – Xenolith, secondary
5. Dataset/ drawing analysis sheet preparation for 4 sheets
(graphs)
3 29-06-2019 4 Contact Hours:
1. D.P. standards for amenities provision
2. Provision in the D.P. of the 4 cities in the ELU
3. Reservation of amenities in the PLU
4. Overall comparative analysis within 4 cities and D.P.
standards
Reading/ Assignment:
1. Comparison with D.P provision
2. Current provision of the city
3. Gap analysis of the city
4. Reservation provision
4 6-07-2019 4 Presentation of the 4 cities (quantitative understanding)
Introduction to various standards including DCR norms
13-07-2019 Visit the 4 cities (qualitative understanding of overall city and
of amenities of the respective group.
5 20-07-2019 4 Collation of all data, interviews, observation, meeting with
ULBs
Discussion about each city
S. No Class Dates No. of Hours Details of the Studio/ Modules/ Site visits
6 27-07-2019 4 Open Spaces & Housing
• Type and subtype study
• Develop a matrix with parameters of norms – 1991, 2034,
URDPFI, other city, central ministry norms, etc.
• DCR provision for the same
• Understand the analysis through implementation
• Recommendations
7 3-08-2019 4 Health & Education
• Type and subtype study
• Develop a matrix with parameters of norms – 1991, 2034,
URDPFI, other city, central ministry norms, etc.
• DCR provision for the same
• Understand the analysis through implementation
• Recommendations
8 10-08-2019 4 Public utilities, Office, Transportation and Municipal services
• Type and subtype study
• Develop a matrix with parameters of norms – 1991, 2034,
URDPFI, other city, central ministry norms, etc.
• DCR provision for the same
• Understand the analysis through implementation
• Recommendations
9 17-08-2019 4 Social amenities
• Type and subtype study
• Develop a matrix with parameters of norms – 1991, 2034,
URDPFI, other city, central ministry norms, etc.
• DCR provision for the same
• Understand the analysis through implementation
• Recommendations
10 24-08-2019 4 Complete Analysis/ comparative matrix/ map development
(each of the urban sector would have mapping in GIS)
11 31-08-2019 4 Final document submission/ presentation
7-09-2019 Final document submission/ presentation

* City Selection – (to be discussed and finalized with a view that all aspects are to be covered and can
be visited by the students)

1. Metropolis: Mumbai – ELU & PLU (ME/ MW Ward)

2. Municipal Corporation: Panvel - ELU

B Class: Chalisgon - ELU and PLU

3. C Class:
• Malkapur - ELU and PLU
• Shrivardhan - ELU n PLU
• Pen, Talegaon Dabhade, Bhor, Jejuri, Saswad - ELU