Data requirements for planning a town

Data requirements for planning a town is generally same for most of the areas. The basic requirements include the below mentioned points. The data collected helps a town planner to take decisions and plan for the requirement by people who will be living in that area.

1.    What are the data requirements for planning a town?

Users: Data related to people in the city, distribution of social groups, profile, age and other characteristics It includes their location, spatial distribution etc. It also includes:

• Household survey
• Sex ratio
• Employment (population characteristics, % of population scattered)
• Qualification (education profile)
• Age distribution
• Income levels etc.

Activities: Data related to activities that the people of the city are engaged in:

• The existing land use.
• Change in land use.
• Generally, the most common activities involved are:

a)   Trade and Commerce. b)   Traffic and Transportation. c)    Recreational / Environmental space. d)   Residential / Housing. e)   Industrial and Manufacturing. f)    Infrastructure.

Networks:

• The data pertaining to circulation of town.
• It includes rail, road, water and airway methods of transport.
• Bus depot and terminals, rail terminals etc.
• Water, Sewage and Drainage Patterns.

Institutional Arrangements:

• List of state institutes and para – institutions is prepared.
• Legal institutes are included and enumerated.
• Power and functions of different organizations.

Resources:

• The data pertaining to natural and man-made resources like eco-sensitive areas, protected forests, floodable areas, dams, power plants, minerals etc.