Abstract:
The roots of modern urban planning and urbanization originate from late 19th
century. The term sustainable development emerged as a desirable outcome for achieving planning
goals Karachi has become a megalopolis and ranks 7th among highly populist cities of the world.
North Nazimabad is one of the best planned areas of Karachi. It was designed in the late 50’s by Italian
planners Carlo Scarpa & Aldo Rossi, but overpopulation and over exploitation has overburdened its
service distribution capacity. This study has been conducted to exploit geospatial technologies to
perform functional land-use classification, develop address-based geodatabase of North Nazimabad
and to examine the actual design vs. implementation strategies for some basic utilities and to propose
reconsideration and reallocation factors. GIS based Electricity load analysis model has been developed
for energy load optimization and for proposing resource reallocation factors. GIS maps prepared
during this research may serve as a potent analytical and planning tool for policy makers for taxation,
emergency response and utility management.
