RBU MA Geography Study notes (4th SEM)

Course Content

CC 4.1 Resource and Regional Economic Development

1.1 Concept of Resource and its Classification according to biogenesis, renewability, availability and distribution.
1.2 Conservation and Management of Land- Water Bio-Resource, Human Resource
1.3 Energy Resource: Renewable and Non-Renewable; Conservation and Sustainability
2.1 Agricultural Region: Concept, Techniques and Delineation.
2.2 Role of Technological Change in Agricultural Productivity and Efficiency: Green and White Revolution and Regional Disparities in Agricultural Growth
2.3 World Agricultural System: Model of Von Thunen and Whittlesey.
3.1 Classification of Industries; Theories of Industrial Location: Weber and Losche
3.2 Regional Imbalance in Industrial Development in the Post-Independence Era
3.3 Industrial Policy: Role of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization
4.1 Regional Analysis of Natural Resource Base of Indian Economy
4.2 Regional Economic Growth in the Post-Independence Period: Disparities and Trends of Per Capita Income, employment pattern and infrastructure facilities
4.3 Process of Urbanization and Regional Development: The Role of Cities in Development Process, Rural- Urban Linkages

CEC 4.1 Environmental Geography

CEC 4.1 Geography of Urban Development

OEC 4.1 Hazard and Disaster Management

OEC 4.2 Contemporary Issues in Human Geography

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Course Content

CC 4.1 Resource and Regional Economic Development

1.1 Concept of Resource and its Classification according to biogenesis, renewability, availability and distribution.

1.2 Conservation and Management of Land- Water Bio-Resource, Human Resource

1.3 Energy Resource: Renewable and Non-Renewable; Conservation and Sustainability

2.1 Agricultural Region: Concept, Techniques and Delineation.

2.2 Role of Technological Change in Agricultural Productivity and Efficiency: Green and White Revolution and Regional Disparities in Agricultural Growth

2.3 World Agricultural System: Model of Von Thunen and Whittlesey.

3.1 Classification of Industries; Theories of Industrial Location: Weber and Losche

3.2 Regional Imbalance in Industrial Development in the Post-Independence Era

3.3 Industrial Policy: Role of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization

4.1 Regional Analysis of Natural Resource Base of Indian Economy

4.2 Regional Economic Growth in the Post-Independence Period: Disparities and Trends of Per Capita Income, employment pattern and infrastructure facilities

4.3 Process of Urbanization and Regional Development: The Role of Cities in Development Process, Rural- Urban Linkages

CEC 4.1 Environmental Geography

1.1 Production technology and environmental change: From hunting gathering society to information age

1.2 Sustainable development: Concept and Models- Techno-centrism and Eco-centrism

1.3 Approaches to environmental studies: Reductionist, Holistic, Organismic

2.1 Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization: Air pollution, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Noise Pollution and Solid Waste Generation

2.2 Non-Degradable Waste: E-waste and other Non- Degradable Products

2.3 Urban Heat Island- Causes, Seasonal Behaviour and Impacts

3.1 Economic Development vs. Environmental Conservation: Concept of Spaceship Earth

3.2 Use and misuse of forest resource and forest CONSERVATION; Tourism industry and environment – issues and challenges

3.3 Environment and Development: Case study from river valley project- Silent valley and Narmada dispute with special reference to environmental movements

4.1 Politics of resource and development with reference to climate change, Earth summits and Protocols-Montreal and Kyoto

4.2 Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Audit and Environment Plan

4.3 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

CEC 4.1 Geography of Urban Development

1.1 ECONOMIC BASE THEORY; BASIC AND NON-BASIC FUNCTIONS, FORCES OF URBANIZATION

1.2 PRIMATE CITY, METROPOLIS AND MEGALOPOLIS, CONURBATION: NATURE, CHARACTERISTICS AND MAJOR ISSUES

1.3 PROCESS AND PATTERN OF URBANIZATION, THE CONCEPT OF URBANISM

2.1 CITY REGION, CORE-PERIPHERY INTERACTIONS

2.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERI-URBAN REGION, ITS PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

2.3 CHANGING CHARACTER OF LAND COVER – LAND USE FROM CORE TO PERIPHERY

3.1 GENTRIFICATION AND URBAN RENEWAL

3.2 CITIES AS CENTRES OF ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL, NEOLIBERAL CITIES, CONCEPT OF THE REVANCHIST CITY

3.3 TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT: RECREATION AND LEISURE, CRIME, SOCIAL HAZARDS

4.1 URBANIZATION IN INDIA: AN OVERVIEW (SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL)

4.2 MAJOR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF URBANIZATION IN INDIA

4.3 EVOLUTION OF URBAN LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

OEC 4.1 Hazard and Disaster Management

1.1 Concept of Hazard and Disaster

1.2 Classification of Hazard

1.3 Key Terminologies and Ideas: Risk, Vulnerability, Assessment of Risk and Vulnerability, Disaster Management

2.1 Tectonic Hazards: Earthquake- Impact mitigation and livelihood adaptation

2.2 Hydrological Hazards: Flood- Impact mitigation and livelihood adaptation

2.3 Climatic Hazards: Cyclone- Impact mitigation and livelihood adaptation

3.1 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES OF NUCLEAR HAZARD AND RADIO-ACTIVE CONTAMINATION; CFC AND PLASTIC HAZARD; LEAD, ARSENIC AND FLUORIDE CONTAMINATIONS

3.2 SOIL EROSION: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND MANAGEMENT

3.3 POVERTY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND ERADICATION

4.1 APPROACHES TO THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARD AND DISASTER; PRE-EVENT, DURING EVENT AND POST EVENT MANAGEMENT

4.2 HAZARD PREPAREDNESS

4.3 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE FOR HAZARD AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES.

OEC 4.2 Contemporary Issues in Human Geography

1.1 Human geographic tradition in Geography and its recent changes

1.2 Dimensions of Human Geography: Economic, Social and Political

1.3 Structuralist and Post- Structuralist approaches in Human Geography.

2.1 New Economy and New World Order

2.2 Impact of GATT and WTO on Developing Countries with Special Reference to India

2.3 Green Development- Green Technology; Green Economy

3.1 CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION THROUGH CYBER CULTURE

3.2 TRIBAL CULTURAL CHANGE IN INDIA THROUGH INVASION OF MODERNITY

3.3 URBAN GROWTH AND URBAN WATER CRISIS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA

4.1 TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.

4.2 NATIONAL AND TRANS-NATIONAL CONFLICT OF SHARING OF RIVER WATER WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CAUVERY AND GANGA RIVERS.

4.3 INDIAN OCEAN AND ITS POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA.

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