Exam Details

Subject Introduction To Urban Development
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma In Urban Planning & Development (PGDUPDL)
Department School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Define urbanisation and explain.the trends of urbanisation in developing countries with special reference to trends in India.

2. What are the classical theories of development? Explain them in detail.

3. What are the main components of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 What is the composition of urban local bodies?

4. Define urban management. Write the different components and scope of urban management.

5. Write short notes on any two of the following:

Duties of urban local bodies

Importance of citizens participation

GIS applications in urban planning

6. Explain good governance and write the challenges of good governance.

7. What is the difference between participatory development and participation in development? Why is participatory development essential?

8. What do you mean by new urbanism Can it really provide a better quality of life or is it only a utopian idea


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Development : Issues And Perspectives
  • Dynamics Of Urban Planning And Development
  • Introduction To Urban Development
  • Issues And Challenges In Urban Planning And Development
  • Monitoring And Evaluation Of Projects And Programmes