What Is Urban Planning?
What is Urban Planning?
Urban Planning is a technical and political process which including land development and use, environmental protection and use, community welfare, as well as urban environmental design involving air, water and urban infrastructure.
General Framework of Urban Planning
It has two main component to plan, that are
- Description – current condition of the planned area and future prospects
- Prescription – a proposal for action to be carried out within a certain period of time which is both conceptual and implementational
Urban population growth makes the
local governments will have to manage this growth and the severe strain it will
put on municipal finances. They will also have to address the resulting social
inequality and make plans to reduce environmental degradation and deal with the
effects of climate change.
Urban planning take charge as a
tool for city leaders to achieve sustainable development. It helps to formulate
medium- and long-term objectives that reconcile a collective vision with the
rational organization of the resources to achieve it.
Urban
planning is not about images but is a way to make a difference; it is a
framework that helps leaders transform a vision into reality using space as a
key resource for development and engaging stakeholders along the way.
References
Vaggione, P. (2013). Urban planning for city leaders (2nd ed).
UN-Habitat.