Planning process in India is undergoing a transition
phase with the advent of new technologies, impact of economic liberalization
on cities and introduction of bilateral institutions like World Bank,
Asian Development Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation etc
in the urban development scenario.
Today, planning is not merely limited to land
use and zonal plans but demand newer frameworks of public private partnerships,
capacity building and institutional reforms. Planning for better management
has started receiving its due share of importance. Thus, increasing
number of specialized urban/town and regional planning projects along
with special area schemes is being floated in India.
LASA with its initial background of Urban Transport and micro-level
Environmental and Social Assessments, now specializes in macro-level
Urban and Regional Development Projects. Key aspects of handling planning
projects in LASA are,
- Readily available input from in-house professionals
connected with fields of transportation, infrastructure, urban planning
& economic development.
- Addressing planning problem as an attempt
to address larger social, environmental and economic issues/ forces
of urbanization of India.
- Developing project specific methodology and
survey frameworks for different projects.
- Regional transport and development plans
- Development plans for towns and cities
- Tourism development and planning
- Infrastructure plans
- Special area planning
- Site planning
- GIS and Software development
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