Master plan

• A case study of Bangalore

• Jagan .shettar • IDS Mysore

WHAT IS A MASTER PLAN?

The Master Plan sets public policies regarding growth and development. The information and concepts presented in the Master Plan are intended to guide local decisions on public and private uses of land, as well as the provision of public facilities.

A Master Plan is a blueprint for the future. It is a comprehensive document, long range in its view, that is intended to guide development in the Township for the next 10 to 20 years.

Location map

Process Diagram

Local planning area

The Structure Plan1st Belt - The core area consisting of the historic Petta, theAdministrative Centre and the Central Business District;· 2nd Belt - Peri-central area with older planned residentialareas surrounding the core area;· 3rd Belt - Recent extensions (2003) of the City flankingboth sides of the Outer Ring Road, a portion of which lacksservices and infrastructure facilities and is termed as ashadow area;· 4th Belt - New layouts with some vacant lots andagricultural lands; and· 5th Belt - Green belt and agricultural area in the City'soutskirts including small villages.

DATA TO BE COLLECTED

In general the data required for the preparation of master plan is as follows:

• Meteorological data regarding direction, intensity of wind, temperature and rainfall.

• Geological data regarding soil condition.

• Mineral resources.

• Places of historical, cultural and scientific importance.

• Population—present and its future growth.

• Economic conditions.

• Trade and communication.

• Water supply and drainage arrangement.

• Expansion, development of environments.

• Political position of the place with regard to its neighbouring area.

Main FactorsThe plan considers the present situation, the various growth trends at work and future issues. It integrates key influencing factors including the City's natural environment, its heritage, and issues of economic efficiency and social equity.

Main Areas CategoryThe Main Areas Category consists of 16 zones each containing specific regulations and rules that apply to selected areas. The 16 zones are applied to five selected areas of the LPA based on their characteristics, urban pattern and development potential.

LAND USE ZONES

Specific Areas CategoryAreas within the LPA which have specific land uses that are not included under the Main Areas Category come under the Specific AreasCategory. Development within these areas requires coordination and consultation with the concerned Authority or government body in order to comply with the larger framework of the Draft Master Plan - 2015.

Constraint Areas CategoryConstraint Areas Category covers areas within the LPA which have restrictions on development and specific criteria for development aroundand within them. The restrictions are commonly governed by specific Acts or regulations.

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A. Economic Development

Bangalore experienced rapid growth in the decades 1941-51, and by 1961 Bangalore became the sixth largest city in India. Employment opportunities - initially in the public sector, and then in textile and high technology industries - resulted in migration of people to Bangalore. The growth of Bangalore from a town to a metropolis has been a result of five growth events:

· Shifting of the State Capital from Mysore;

· Establishment of the Cantonment;

· Setting up Public Sector Undertakings/Academic Institutions;

· Development of Textile Industry, and

· Development of Information Technology/llES/Biotech based industries.

Population

Population density

2. Spatial Growth

• Economic, social and population growth translated into spatial development of the city indicates an urban form of Bangalore that is characterized by a radio concentric system structured by ring roads, five major radial roads3 and live secondary radial roads4 that converge towards the centre of the city. The major and secondary radial roads that form a ten-pointed star constitute the organizational system of the city, and are important as they support both industrial and commercial development.

Spatial growth

The map showing urban expansion between 1990 and 2003 indicates a significant progress of urbanization (refer Figure II-4). The differentiated development of the city based on geographical sectors (the massive development in the North-East and in the South, linear developments along Hosts Road and Whitefield Road in the East) and the star like growth array along the major roads, mark the change from a concentric spatial growth to a sectoral and linear radial development.

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Based on the ward boundaries, existing physical features, and the analysis of the existing development trends within the City, 47 Planning Districts (PDs) have been delineated to implement the Draft Master Plan. The planning districts are organized in three rings:1st Ring: The core area 2nd Ring: The developed urban areas surrounding the core area3rd Ring: The urban extension areas in the City's outskirts The land use zones are applied to each planning district afterconducting a thorough analysis and study of the area'scharacteristics and growth trends, and considering the developmentstakes and major directions issuing from the Vision. Land use andtransportation proposals are mapped and projects/urbanmanagement issues are identified for implementation at the planningdistrict level. Details are available in Volume 3 and 5 of the Draft

Example - Proposed land use map at planning district level

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