CSS Town Planning Urban Management Past Paper 2017

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. Elucidate your answers with
• Garden City Movement
• Urban Area Conservation
• Poverty Alleviation through Planning Process

Questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   ‘Town Planning’ is considered to be a multidisciplinary field. Discuss in detail the different professionals that should be part of a town planning exercise, explaining the ways in which they can contribute in the process.

2. Q. 320 marks

   Cities in Pakistan have witnessed uncontrolled growth as part of rapid urbanization. In the role of a technocrat and decision maker what would be your approach to address the issues of our urban centres gearing them towards a more balanced and sustained growth.

3. Q. 420 marks

   What do you understand by the ‘human development paradigm’? Explain how it should be incorporated within planning and development process.

4. Q. 520 marks

   Informal settlements in cities have offered a respite to the housing crisis for the masses in Pakistan. In the light of examples from the developing countries discuss possible ways of improvements in such settlements. Also mention examples of such initiatives in Pakistan, if any.

5. Q. 620 marks

   Explain what is an Intelligent Transport System (ITS)? Discuss the need for such systems in the context of Pakistan’s urban centres.

6. Q. 720 marks

   What do you understand by the terms Metropolitan City, Megacity, Cosmopolitan city? Using examples of cities in Pakistan discuss the challenges of planning and management of such cities and how could these be addressed?

7. Q. 820 marks

   Write short notes on any two of the following, using appropriate examples: (10 each) (i) Garden City Movement (ii) Urban Area Conservation (iii) Poverty Alleviation through Planning Process

Standard FPSC instructions

Printed on this and every CSS paper.

• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.