Introduction to Environmental Studies

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