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Seat No.: Enrolment
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BPLAN SEMESTER • EXAMINATION SUMMER 2017
Subject Code: 1055506 Date: 10/05/2017
Subject Name: Sustainable Urban Development
Time: 02.30PM to 04.30PM Total Marks: 50
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1

What are the three main pillars of sustainable development? Describe briefly.
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Earth looks like suspended spaceship when viewed from moon discuss this example with focus on ecological balance.
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Q.2

How is ecological approach in planning different from traditional approach?
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What are the program areas as identified in chepter-7 agenda-21 for promoting sustainable human settlement.
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What are typical features of environmental managements in eco-city approach?
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Q.3

Density plays crucial role in sustainability of a settlement, discuss with example.
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What is an ecological approach to solid west management?
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Q.3

What is the current density of your city (PPHA) discuss the ideal den-city for a better living quality.
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Describe the cross section of a sanitary land fill site and discuss salient features.
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Q.4

What is environmental audit? How can it help in controlling pollution?
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Describe the point source area/ line source pollution of air around us.
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Q.4

Discuss the objectives of EIA (Environment impact Assessment)?
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Describe the point source area source pollution of water around us.
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Q.5

How can a better land use transportation integrated planning help for sustainable development?
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Discuss the pollutants of air& norms of good quality air.
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Q.5

Describe the concept of transit oriented development for better pollution management.
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Describe the parameters that govern water quality acceptable range of the same.
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