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1. History of civilization and growth of communities, Pre-historic towns and their development; Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley and Gandhara Cities. Early Greek and Roman Towns, their location, layout and siting of public buildings. Markets, recreation and religious centres. 2. Medieval Planning; the grand palaces, the influence of the church and castle, the walled city, market towns and growth of guild system. Renaissance planning; the grand palaces, the square; Industrial revolution, its effects on urban growth and Town Planning from the 17th to 21st centuries. Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies and urban planning. 3. Town planning during Pre-Mughal and Mughal period in India and Pakistan. British Planning practices in India and Pakistan. History of planning in Pakistan 1947 to date.


Course Learning Outcomes

To explore the evolution of cities and urban planning through ages.


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Title : Lecture 1 History
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Title : Lecture 3 Egyptian Civilization
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Title : Lecture 4 Indus Valley Civilization
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Title : Lecture 2 Mesopotamian Civilization
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Title : Lecture 5 Greek Civilization
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Title : Lecture 6 Roman Civilization
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Title : Lecture 7 Medeival & Rennnaissance
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Title : Lecture 8 Industrial Revolution
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Title : Lecture 9 Urban Land Use Theories
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Title : Lecture 10 Later Urban Planning Theories & Practices
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