CSS 2021 Town Planning & Urban Management Past Paper

Paper details

Examination

CSS

Year

2021

Subject

Town Planning & Urban Management

Paper

Single Paper

Subject type

Optional

Mode

Subjective

Questions recorded from this paper

These 7 question wordings are transcribed from CSS Vista’s structured Town Planning & Urban Management past-paper record for CSS 2021.

1. Q2 · Definition of Town Planning, Goals and objectives of Town Planning: TownDiscuss the planning process in detail and also identify the role of town planner as lead (20) and economist, geographer, environmentalist, architect, civil engineer and sociologist as supporting in plan making.
2. Q4 · Historical Perspective of Urban Planning: Planning of historical towns in theCities and population health are intrinsically interlinked. Historically cities have (20) systematically metamorphosed in response to threats e.g. in 18 th century plague inspired a global sanitary movement in colonial cities. Do you think Covid-19 will also impact planning of city in future if yes, how cities will be shaped in future due to this pandemic?
3. Q3 · History of planning in Pakistan: 5 year plans, Regional Plans, Master Plans etcDiscuss the main features of master plan of Islamabad city. Further, discuss reasons for (20) failure of master plans of Lahore city and success of master plan of Islamabad capital city.
4. Q8 · Building and development controlWrite short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each) (20) (a) Zoning as tool of development control (b) Rural Development Planning (c) Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Planning
5. Q5 · Housing community and Economic Development: To prepare professionals withIs it advisable to promote urbanization for economic development in developing (20) country? Do you see it will be beneficial or harmful measure for country like Pakistan? Elaborate your answer with examples.
6. Q6 · Housing community and Economic Development: To prepare professionals withWhat is housing affordability? Discuss the Housing issues of low and middle income (20) groups in context of affordability. Further, how Naya Pakistan Housing Program can help in resolving the housing issues of low and middle income group?
7. Q7 · Housing community and Economic Development: To prepare professionals withWhat do you know about seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? (20) Highlight the challenges that can be faced while implementing SDG-11 in Pakistani cities.

Topic-wise Town Planning & Urban Management past-paper analysis.