- IMPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON SPATIAL PLANNING IN INDIA   40 kb by    Kumar Raut, Sandeep & null, null & null, null | sandeep59@go.com    Short Outline Abstract for Young Planner Workshop (from 12 - 15 September 2001) My contribution on Implication of Information Technology on Spatial Planning in India It will be interesting for participants because this paper attempts to analysis the changing nature of planning in information age in India and its implications on city structure and concept of planning. The information and communication revolution will have a far-reaching effect on Urban and Regional Planning than any other current influence affecting the destiny of the human habitat. Information technology revolution is changing human behavior and a new life style is emerging with a different pattern of living, working, entertaining and teaching. This pattern is changing in the system of management, governance, health care, banking, commerce and education. The processes, techniques and approach of spatial planning and development are also undergoing changes. Not only the effect will be evident in the rural and urban landscape of India but also conduct of urban and rural planning and management will undergo grater changes. What would these changes be? It will be my endeavor in this contribution to look at implication of information technology on spatial planning in India. This is achieved first by discussing how the planning practice is changing, followed by understanding the changing nature of the profession of urban and regional planning in the information technology in India and issues and imperative of planning though information technology. Then I will explore the implication of information technology on city structure; urban transport, urban plan formulation and education training. I will end my contribution with the conclusion that the Informational functional boundaries of cities will probably vanish but planning of cities through information technology spatial planning will mark the boundaries of cities for preparation of development plans and will continue to serve the basic objective of planned design and development. I am involved with Planning Organization's project on development of small and medium towns through spatial planning and impact of modern technology on these towns. I proposed session 2, ''Dynamic Networks and Floating Nodes'' for my contribution. Abstract IT will shrunk the space by eliminating the factor of time and distance but will make urban activities to sprawl and contribute to further sub-urbanization. This paper is an attempt to analysis the changing nature of planning in information age in India and its implications on city structure, urban transport, urban management and education. Keywords Information Technology, Spatial Planning, Urban Structure Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2001: Honey, I Shrunk the Space   Click to open the full paper as pdf document   Click to send an email to the author(s) of this paper