Economic Geography

Paper Code: 
GEO-123
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
15.00
Unit I: 

Definition, nature, and scope of economic geography, development, recent approach:  quantitative approach, nomothetic approach, systematic approach.

15.00
Unit II: 

Resources: Definition, major types of natural resources: Renewable and non- renewable resources; Discrusive view of resources: Pessimistic, optimistic and balanced view; Malthusian and Ricardian resource perspective; Economic and environmental approaches to resource utilisation; Resource depletion and resource conservation; Forrester- Meadows model on Limit to Growth; Sustainable use of resources.

15.00
Unit III: 

Agriculture: Definition and Characteristics, factors influencing agriculture, Agricultural typology: nomadic, subsistence agriculture, plantation agriculture, Mediterranean agriculture, Mixed farming, Commercial grain farming, Livestock farming and ranching; Agriculture modernization and recent production trends; Theories and Models: Vonthunen’s isolated state, laws of return and concept of rent.

15.00
Unit IV: 

Industries: Factors of industrial location; Theories of industrial location: Weber's Least cost theory, Loscher's economics of location, Industries-Iron & Steel, Textile, Agricultural Chemical Industries (Fertilizer and Pesticides); Major Industrial Regions of the World.

15.00
Unit V: 

Dynamics of world trade and investment: Trade and international co-operation in trade, Structure and role of different organization: ASEAN, EU, WTO, OPEC.

References: 
  1. Brain J.L.Berry,Edger C.Coonkling and D.Michael Ray"Economic Geography"Prentice-Hall,New Jersey.
  2. Cox.K.P. Man,Location and Behaviour-An Introduction to Human Geography.
  3. Hodder and Lee:Economic Gegraphy.
  4. James O.Whealer and peter O. Muller:"Economic Geography"(Second Edition) John Wiley and Sons.
  5. Kashinath singh and Jagdish singh:Bhugol ke mool tatva,Gyanodye Prakashan,Gorkhpur.
  6. Lloyd and Dickens:Location in Space:Theoretical Approach to Economic Geography.
  7. Mc.Cart and Lindberg:A preface to Economic Geography.
  8. Smith D.E.:Industrial Location:An Economic Geographical Analysis.
Academic Year: 
2016-2017