introduction to environmental studies
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INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
Group members:
Aamir Muhammad Umer
Abeera Saleem
Dawood Akhtar
Sumra Zia
Tooba Aftab
Tooba Jamil
The area we were assigned was a MEDIUM RISE area. Following arethe aspects that we covered:
• Land Use• Socio-Economic• Transportation• Ecology• Governance
Context
Areas We Covered
Land use
• Morphology.
• Distribution of land.
• House size.
• It is study of the physical layout of an area.• The area has an inorganic growth.• The area is made on Grid Iron.
Morphology
1. Roads
Primary Roads:• M.A Jinnah road, Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Bin Qasim road, Kutchery road
Secondary Roads:• Robson road, Ram Talao road, Punjapur road and Keemat-Rai road
Tertiary Roads:• Abbas Soomar st, Masjid st,Yousaf st
1. Roads
Wide streets
Well connected
Congested narrow sub streets
2. Buildings
Building Overlapping
Architectural
Mutual Boundaries
Better Condition
Distribution Of Land
1. Commercial
2. Residential
3. Others
1. Commercial
2. Residential
Government School Shopping Center
Mosque Jamaat Khana Park
Homeless
3. Others
House Size
• The areas contained houses of size approximately 80 sq yard
• The rooms were congested
• Medium rise, high dense apartments
House Size
Socio-economic
• Community.
• Income bracket.
• Social interaction.
• Privacy.
• Good friendly atmosphere
• Variety of cast
• Pagri System
• 80% self owned houses
• Kunda System
• Labour force comes from other areas
Community
Community
Income Bracket
• Labour income ranged within 3000-7000 per month
• In commercial areas the revenue generated by shopkeeper is within 15000- 35000 per month
• In residential areas, the income bracket is 5000-25000
Social Interaction
• Insecurity towards outsiders
• Minimum interaction between residents
• Medium of communication Urdu
• Social interacting sites
1. Mosques
2. Shops
3. Street corners
Social Interaction
Privacy
• Privacy invasion due to mutual boundaries
• Apartments blocks built too close to one another
Transportation
• Modes of transport
• Roads
Mode Of Transportation
•M.A. Jinnah Road, Robson Road, Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Kutchery Road, Mohammad bin Qasim Road, the mode of transportation for these roads is mostly public
•Transportation used by the commercial area is private
•The residents mostly use public transport
•There is only one bus stand in the whole area
•Horse and donkey carts is also used as
mode of transportation in these areas
Mode Of Transportation
ROADS
1. PRIMARY ROADS :• Sarah-e-Liaquat, Kutchery ,M.A Jinnah, in Qasim and Robson are the primary
roads (main roads) of the area
• Heavy traffic was observed on these roads
2. SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS :• From the primary roads, secondary and tertiary roads lead to commercial and residential area
• The roads are broad but are narrow down by the illegal parking
ROADS
Governance
• Security
• Politics
Security
• No political unrest
• Assistance from nearby police station to Arambagh Furniture Market
• Surveillance by police mobiles of the area
• Clashes occur between labour of different political backgrounds
• Several cases of muggings and robberies at Robson Road
• Political hold and active Bhatta system in
Jama Cloth Market
• Majority buildings with no security guards
with the exception of few with advanced
security systems
Security
Politics• Due to the rule of the one political party there is minimum political unrest in the area• The people could reach the union council with their problems easily• The area is fully maintained under the supervision of union council• The residents and shop keepers are fully satisfied with the political hold of the party• Law and order is maintained under the influence of union council• There is Racial disparity • Sometimes the ruling party can be over powering• Political conflict between the resident party and outside Political workers (Lyari labours)
Politics
Ecology
• Pollution
• Ecological disorder
Pollution
• Bad sewerage system
• Improper disposal of trash
• A large area provided with only one sweeper for cleanliness
• Garbage bins located at distant areas
• Commercial and residential area being mix creates noise pollution
• Due to heavy traffic and dust there is Air Pollution
• People indifferent towards hygiene
Pollution
Ecological Disorder
• Destruction of natural environment to accommodate commercial and residential area.
• No awareness in the people about the environment.
• People of the area have no interest in preserving the environment
• The area is tightly packed and there is no loose land for plantation.
Ecological Disorder
Conclusion
Pros: Planned area made on grid
iron.
Cons:
Special Thanks
We would like to thank Mr. Atiq Mir, Union Head of Arambagh Furniture Market and Mr. Sharfat, Owner of House of Furniture,
for helping and guiding us through the survey.
THANK YOU