Integrated Land Use-Transport Model Approach in Town Planning for Urban Areas

Increased travel demand and improper distribution of population is the result of rapid urbanization. These issues are arising in developing countries which are facing growth in urban population and planning profession is seeking different solutions to overcome the problems like poor transport service. Land use and transportation are the sectors that are connected to each other with their integral parts. Separate planning in both sectors has been leading to problems like ineffective transport system and uncontrolled traffic for the urban areas. Integrated Land Use Models created in way that this integration can be achieved in more scientific and effective manner. This paper gives a brief introduction to this models with connecting parameters between land use and transportation planning and furthermore it elaborates the need of integration. This paper focuses on giving the brief overview about Integrated Land Use Transport models. In concluding remark applications of ILUT is discussed in context to urban areas of India.