TY - BOOK AU - Sbaghel, Yati AU - Bhagwat, Prabhakar B. (Guide) AU - Maheshwari, Deepa (Guide) TI - Role of natural resources in planning of a new settlement in a hilly area (Also available on CD) U1 - LA TH-0129 PY - 2008/// N1 - Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 4-6 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Aim 1.3 Objectives 1.4 Methodology Chapter 2: LITERATURE STUDIES 7-27 2.1 Natural Factors in the Hilly Areas 2.1 Aesthetic Factors in The Hilly Areas 2.2 Development of Hill Settlements In India 2.3 Classification of Hill Stations 2.4 Case Studies: 2.5.1 Shimla, Himachal-Pradesh 2.5.2 Dehradun, Uttarakhand 2.5.3 Thimphu, Bhutan Chapter 3: SELECTION OF THE NEW SITE FOR THE CAPITAL CITY OF UTTARAKHAND 28-32 3.1 Area Statement 3.2 Selection of a region for the capital 3.3 Region Definition Chapter 4: NATURAL RESOURCE - ANALYSIS 33-40 4.1 Climate 4.2 Geology 4.3 Slope Analysis 4.4 Elevation 4.5 Soil Erosion 4.6 Hydrology 4.7 Land use pattern (Vegetation) 4.8 Settlement Pattern Chapter 5: VISUAL- ANALYSIS 41-44 5.1 Zones of Similar Characteristics 5.2 Vantage Point Analysis Chapter 6: CRITICAL AREAS ANALYSIS 45-49 6.1 Geology 6.2 Slope Analysis 6.3 Hydrology 6.4 Vegetation Chapter 7: PROPOSALS 50-62 7.1 Land Use Suitability 7.2 Land Utilization Suitability 7.3 Zones within the Region 7.4 Image of the Capital 7.5 Nodes within the Region: 7.6 Part 1: Basic Zoning - Regional Level 7.7 Part 2: Evolution of the Master Plan of the administrative node 7.8 Master Plan of the Administrative node 7.9 Guidelines Chapter 8: CONCLUSION 63 ER -