Legal Issues in Urban Planning
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The official GTU curriculum for Legal Issues in Urban Planning (subject code 2744801) as prescribed for TACP · Semester 4 divides the course into 2 units, covering 29 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2744801)Unit 1 Law, Indian Constitution Evolution of Planning Legislation
- Sources of law: custom
- legislation and precedent
- Meaning and terms of law: legislation
- bill, act, regulation, and bye-laws
- Significance of law and its relationship to urban and regional planning
- benefit of statutory backing
- eminent domain powers and police powers
- Concepts and contents related to planning
- provision regarding property rights
- legislative competence of Local
- State and Central government to deal with various matters concerning Town and Country Planning
- An over view of legal tools connected with urban and regional planning and development
- Town and Country Planning Act, Improvement Trust Act, Development Authorities Act: objectives
- procedures for provision an implementation of regional plans
- master plans and town planning schemes
- Concept of Arbitration
- betterment levy development charges and public participation in statutory planning process
- concept of structure plan
- local plan and action plan under the Law
- Interface between policy and legislation pertaining to urban development
Unit 2 Policy and Acts
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Environmental Protection Act
- Land Acquisition Act: Concepts
- procedure for compulsory acquisition of property and determination of compensation
- Acts pertaining to SEZ
- disaster management, and legal aspects of innovative techniques such as Transfer of Development Rights
- Accommodation Reservation (AR)
- Air Rights
- Climate change and urban development etc
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