CSS Town Planning Urban Management Past Paper 2019

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Part-II questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Discuss various types of plans used in town planning. Discuss master plan in detail.

2. Q. 320 marks

   What are the conventional transport indicators to evaluate transportation quality? Why they contradict with sustainable transport objectives? Classify sustainable transportation indicators according to economic, social and environmental impacts.

3. Q. 420 marks

   Discuss the evolution of urbanization in Pakistan. What major challenges does it pose? Suggest some best possible options to manage urbanization in Pakistan.

4. Q. 520 marks

   What are the salient features of mega cities? Explain the risks and opportunities that mega cities pose in developing world and how these problems can be handled?

5. Q. 620 marks

   Elaborate the relevance of Economic development and Urban community development. Discuss several ways in which tools of equitable development (key skills, policies and measures) can help in achieving equitable development.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Discuss urban planning of Indus Valley. Compare the master and systems planning aspects of Indus valley with that of Mesopotamia.

7. Q. 820 marks

   Write short notes on any TWO of the following using appropriate examples. (10 each) i. Urban Sprawl ii. John Ratcliff’s classification of planning process iii. Urban encroachments and their removal.

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