The document discusses plans for sustainable urban planning in Lahore, Pakistan. It includes: 1) Parameters and formulas for determining optimal population densities, social infrastructure needs, and land use allocation for villages, towns, and cities. 2) Maps showing proposed positioning of settlements and population density ranges within Lahore. 3) Policy recommendations around adjusting densities, balancing social services, integrating employment, and conserving public spaces. 4) Identification of a selected zone in Lahore and potential initial projects around urban forestry, wetlands, artisanal cooperatives and cultural heritage site restoration.

1. The Lahore Project
(Discussion Forum, 12th June, 2013)
For the Conservation of our Humanity & our Environment

2. Urban Planning
Paramatrix
•variables
•derived parameters
•community units
Composition of Plots
Land Use
•village
•town
•city
Social Infrastructure
Regional Structure
Urban Structure
Policies
Pilot Area
Projects

3. Variables Standard Unit
1
Sustainable cropland
Area: 0.07ha/capita
2Urban Desity 300persons/ha
3Walking speed 4km/hour
4Commuting Time 0.5hours
5Max.Farm size 5
ha/plow(animal
drawn)
6Household size 7persons
7Population 180000000persons
8Other Uses Area 30%
9Available Area 205344km.sq
10Planning Module 13km.sq
Paramatrix

4. Derived Parameters Standard Unit Quantity
Planning Module 13km.sq. 15796
Typical Farming settlement
Max.Farming Area km.sq. 13
hectares 1257
Farming Households house 251
Farming
Population persons 1759
Density persons/ha 1
persons/km.sq. 140
Typical Urban Settlement
Max. Urban Area km.sq. 13
hectares 1257
Urban Population persons 376991
Regional Land Use
Cropland Area hectares 12600000
km.sq. 126000
Urban Area hectares 600000
km.sq. 6000
Other Uses km.sq. 39600
TOTAL km.sq. 171600
Surplus (Deficient) km.sq. 33744
Derived Parameters

5. Community Units
Community
Units
Standard
(persons/
Unit)
Units
Required
Quantity
Dwellings 7Household 25714286
Neighborhood 120Gali 1500000
400Koocha 450000
1500Mohalla 120000
Rural Settlements 4375Village 6000
Urban Settlements 17500Town 600
375000city 90
9000000Metropolis 12
Administrative Unit 70000Tehsil 2571
8700000District 21
14068538Division 13

6. Category
Plot Area
Sq. Yds
Allocation
percentage
Total Area
Sq. yds
NRM*
percentage
A 500.00 5.00 87500.00 5.00
A1 420.00 0.00 0.00
B 300.00 0.00 0.00
C 250.00 85.00 743750.00 20.00
D 200.00 0.00 0.00
E 120.00 10.00 42000.00 75.00
F 95.00 0.00 0.00
Total 100.00 873250.00
Average
Plot 249.50
Composition of Plots

7. DWELLING UNITSz
population 3000.00
occupancy 7.00
persons per
DU
Number of
DUs 428.57
Res. Area 21.91Acres
LAND USE
Catagory Area Acres Allocation percent
residential 21.91 0.69
commerce 1.20 0.04
edu.&com. 2.50 0.08
streets 12.62 0.40
open 2.50 0.08
others 3130.00 98.72
Total 3170.73 100.00
Gross DENSITY 0.95Persons per acre
2.31persons per hectare
Net DENSITY 73.65Persons per acre
179.64persons per hectare
Land Use - Village

8. DWELLING UNITS
population 170000.00
occupancy 7.00
persons per
DU
Number of
DUs 24285.71
Res. Area 1275.50Acres
LAND USE
Catagory Area Acres Allocation percent
residential 1275.50 40.23
commerce 75.00 2.37
edu.&com. 250.00 7.88
streets 870.23 27.45
open 200.00 6.31
others 500.00 15.77
Total 3170.73 100.00
Gross DENSITY 53.62Persons per acre
130.77persons per hectare
Net DENSITY 63.65Persons per acre
155.25persons per hectare
Land Use - Town

9. DWELLING UNITS
population 375000.00
occupancy 12.00
persons per
DU
Number of
DUs 31250.00
Res. Area 1597.37Acres
LAND USE
Catagory Area Acres Allocation percent
residential 1597.37 50.38
commerce 65.00 2.05
edu.&com. 275.00 8.67
streets 903.37 28.49
open 170.00 5.36
others 160.00 5.05
Total 3170.73 100.00
Gross DENSITY 118.27Persons per acre
288.46persons per hectare
Net DENSITY 124.14Persons per acre
303.79persons per hectare
Land Use - City

10. Village Town
City

11. Social Services Infrastructure
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Agricultural Manufacturing Services
others
open
streets
edu.&com
.

12. Population
/Unit Units Quantity
4375 Village 6000
17500 Town 600
375000 city 90
9000000
Metropolis comprising of
24 ‘cities’ 12
Regional Structure (Punjab 2038)

13. Positioning of cities (Blue dots) and towns (Pink dots) around Metropolis (Yellow dots) for Lahore Division

14. Urban Structure
Lahore Maps for Population Density/UC

15. Extremes of Density/Land Area
Upper Extreme Lower Extreme

16. Density Ranges
DENSITIES PERSONS/HECTARE HECTARES/UC SQ KILOMETERS UC’s/EXISTING
PLANNING MODULE
EXISTING UPPER
EXTREME
1500 26 0.26 47
HIGH 600 66 0.66 18
MEDIUM 300 133 1.33 9
LOW 150 266.6 2.66 4.6
EXISTING LOWER
EXTREME
37 1081 10.8 1.13
150 union councils in Lahore district
Population =5,755,560
Area =172,679.1 hectare
Density average = 33.3 persons/ hector
Source: National Reference Manual on Planning and infrastructure standards, year 2000

17. Policies
1. Adjust Population densities
2. Balance Social Infrastructure
3. Integrate Employment/Economic activity with
Organic Farming and Artisanal Manufacturing
4. Provide Social Services and Utility Infrastructure
from Taxation on Luxury consumption
5. Conserve
• public green areas & parks
• Invested utility infrastructure.
• Invested social infrastructure.
• Cultural Heritage sites & monuments
• Pedestrian local circulation
• Efficient Urban transit

18. Lahore Map – Selected Zone

19. Projects
• Urban Forestry
• Ravi River – constructed wetland
• Artisanal Cooperatives
• Project Lahore
• Bagh Dara Shikoh Gate restoration