A Case Study of Integrated Land Use Planning For Sustainable Infrastructure

Abstract

Infrastructure development plays an important role in shaping the future of a society. Construction is considered as a backbone in development of any area village, city, district, state, or country. Construction of roads, buildings, bridges, and other basic facilities make life easy to live. The progress of a developing or developed nation is linked with basic development of infrastructure in that country. India is among developing nations of world, and is second largest nation in terms of population and seventh largest in terms of area. Its geography ranges from the majestic Himalayan mountains to tropical shores of southern peninsula. Due to unplanned land use for infrastructure development, rapid transformation of villages, districts, and cities all over India has affected the sustainability at large scale, Although there are some cities which are well planned and are sustainable in nature. Sustainable development means the process of socio-economic development through the judicious utilization of natural resources, keeping in mind the needs of future generations. Here we present a case study of Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir on unplanned land use for infrastructure and its effects on sustainability of that area .This thesis is aimed to provide the strategies and policies for developing the sustainable infrastructure in the city.