necessity of an alternative approach for regulating urban built space provisions in urban areas

1. Global urbanisation is increasing and the majority of the world’s population
now lives in cities
[Hopwood and Mellor, 2007].
By 2050, the human population will probably be larger by 2 to 4 billion
people, more slowly growing more urban, especially in less developed regions,
and older than in the 20th century.
[Joel E Cohen 2003].
In Japan, Greater Tokyo accounts for 40 percent of Japan’s total output on just
4 percent of its land area [World Development Report
-2009].
If urbanization can be managed better, significant gains can be expected in
productivity and poverty reduction. [World Development
Report -2009]
Urbancenters provides morenon-farmlivelihoods whichrequires lesser
landthanagrarianlivelihoods inruralareas, andcontinues attracting
morepeopletoits fold.
The worldwide urban share in 2000 was 47 percent. this ratio is 52 percent.
[World Development Report -2009]

2. Sustainable development is development that meets the
needs of the present generation without compromising the
ability of the future generations to meet their own needs
[WCED, 1987]
Urban areas are recognized as having a major influence in
the drive towards making development more sustainable.
[Integrated Assessment of Urban Sustainability, 2005]
Urbancenters will makedevelopmentmoresustainableas itprovides more
livelihoodinlesserspaceleadingtoutilizationof landformorepeople.
Land is a unique, valuable and immovable resource of
limited quantity
[Raymond T. Abdulai, Issaka E. Ndekugri, Paul O.
Olomolaiye and David G. Proverbs, 2007]

3. The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) permissible for an area shall be based on the
considerations of the infrastructure availability in the area and will be
controlled [Urban policy -GOK]
Land Consolidation Land being the source of all civilization need to be
protected, preserved and used for greater good of the society. [Urban
policy -GOK]
The development activities of cities and major towns in Kerala have not kept
pace with their growing demand. [Urban
policy-GOK]
Urban land being the base on which all urban activities take place it is
important that urban land management be made more effective.
[Urban policy-GOK]
Neithertheprovisionof builtspaceinurbancenters is facilitated
consideringthedemand norinfrastructureis providedwithanyrational
Parts of the town where high rise-high density development can be permitted
and where it cannot be permitted can be identified in each town and this can
be incorporated in the zoning regulations of the development plans and
regulations on high rise buildings.
[Urban policy-GOK]
There has been arbitrariness in permitting the maximum Floor Area Ratio.
[Urban policy-
GOK]

4. Rural context
In rural context the economic
activities are more agrarian
The availability of arable land
supports rural economy.
More the arable land more
livelihoods will be generated in
rural areas
Availability of arable land
supports rural economy
Urban context
In Urban context the economic
activities are more non-agrarian
The availability of built space on
land supports urban economy
Within urban areas it is the built
space on land that supports urban
livelihood generation
Provision of built space on land
supports urban economy
THE SETTLEMENTS THAT SATISFIES ALL THREE CRITERIA
1.TOTAL POPULATION MORE THAN 5000
2.POPULATION DENSITY MORE OR EQUAL TO 400 PERSONS PER SqKM.
3.MORE THAN 75% OF THE MALE WORKERS IN NON AGRICULTURAL
PURSUITS. Census Of India -2001

5. 1. Built space provided needs infrastructure to make it livable
2. The authorities has always restricted the provision of built space by the
carrying capacity of infrastructure as a constraint
3. Infrastructure is provided assuming uniform development all over the
land
4. The demand of built space is location specific
5. There is no rational in provision of infrastructure as it is done without
understanding the demand of built space
There needs a fresh perspective by
understanding the demand of built space
in urban areas and then plan for provision
of supportive infrastructure within phases
of time

6. THEPROBLEM
1. Infrastructure is provided in an adhoc manner without
considering the demand of built space.
2. Built space provision is done assuming uniform
development and is restricted by carrying capacity of
infrastructure
3. Demand of built space which is Location specific is
never considered in provision of infrastructure
The problem:
In the current scenario built space provision is neither
according to the demand of built space nor related with
provision of infrastructure, needs rationalisation to
provide equity

7. Formulating
Sustainable Built Space
Regulation Model
to enable
equity of built space in urban
context
NEEDOFTHEHOUR

8. OBJECTIVES
1. Understanding the population dynamics
2. The identification of Developed/Developable land
3. Understanding Built space demand over space and time
4. Deriving demand sensitive development control regulations
5. Ensuring equity in built space provision among land owners
6. Formulating Integrated Sustainable Urban Land And Built Space
Governance Model