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Urban Management
Concepts, Principles, Techniques and Education
B. K. Chakrabarty*
A-10 Qutab Enclave (Phase-I), Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110016, India
The paper outlines the limitations of conventional practice for resource-efficient and equitable
solutions of urban problems in the context of urban dynamics and uncertainties, and the need
for an integrated management approach. It presents a concept of integrated urban management
based on management theory and a systems approach, and argues that many principles of
traditional management – such as the principles of productivity, social responsiveness and
flexibility – are equally applicable to urban management in order to overcome these limitations.
Similarly, many techniques of traditional management – such as management science, operations
research (OR) and computer-aided design (CAD) – are also applicable in urban management
at various system levels, in order to achieve efficiency and equity in the urbanization
and development process. Computer-aided techniques for analysis and optimization of urban
built form, and for optimal design and drafting in urban development, incorporating OR, are
presented as urban planning and management tools to improve productivity and equity in
urban operations. Basic features of the software CAUB and HudCAD, and their application,
are illustrated with examples. The need for education in urban management, to facilitate application
of such principles and management techniques and to solve urban problems in a
resource-efficient manner while fulfilling the needs of multiple-stakeholders, is stressed. 2001
Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Urban management, Systems approach, Productivity, Social responsiveness, Management techniques
Concepts, Principles, Techniques and Education
B. K. Chakrabarty*
A-10 Qutab Enclave (Phase-I), Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110016, India
The paper outlines the limitations of conventional practice for resource-efficient and equitable
solutions of urban problems in the context of urban dynamics and uncertainties, and the need
for an integrated management approach. It presents a concept of integrated urban management
based on management theory and a systems approach, and argues that many principles of
traditional management – such as the principles of productivity, social responsiveness and
flexibility – are equally applicable to urban management in order to overcome these limitations.
Similarly, many techniques of traditional management – such as management science, operations
research (OR) and computer-aided design (CAD) – are also applicable in urban management
at various system levels, in order to achieve efficiency and equity in the urbanization
and development process. Computer-aided techniques for analysis and optimization of urban
built form, and for optimal design and drafting in urban development, incorporating OR, are
presented as urban planning and management tools to improve productivity and equity in
urban operations. Basic features of the software CAUB and HudCAD, and their application,
are illustrated with examples. The need for education in urban management, to facilitate application
of such principles and management techniques and to solve urban problems in a
resource-efficient manner while fulfilling the needs of multiple-stakeholders, is stressed. 2001
Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Urban management, Systems approach, Productivity, Social responsiveness, Management techniques
