Economic Geography

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

Definition, nature, and scope of economic geography, development of economic geography, recent approach in economic geography; quantitative approach, nomothetic approach, conversion approach, and systematic approach.

 

15.00

Agricultural typology-with special reference to: subsistence agriculture, plantation agriculture, Mediterranean agriculture, Mixed farming, Commercial grain farming, Livestock rearing.

Energy resources: Conventional and non-conventional spatial patterns and availability problems.

15.00

Manufacturing-Factors of production: Theories of industrial location: Weber's Least cost theory, Loscher's economics of location, Industries-Iron & Steel, Textile, chemical Industries-Fertilizer. Hoover’s Spatial variation in transport costs theory. Location and structure of transport costs.Transportation network and models, World transportation patterns.

15.00

Theories and models:Allen Pred’s Location decision-behavioral view. Spatial organisation of land use: Vonthunen's isolated state, Laws of return, concept of rent,

Central place theory; Range of good, threshold, central place system, central place hierarchy, Modification of christaller's model.

 

15.00

Dynamics of world trade and investment: Trade and growth international co-operation   

   in trade, Concepts, Characteristics and Method of  Economic regions of India.

References: 
  1. Kashinath singh and Jagdish singh:Bhugol ke mool tatva,Gyanodye Prakashan,Gorkhpur.
  2. Lloyd and Dickens:Location in Space:Theoretical Approach to Economic Geography.
  3. Mc.Cart and Lindberg:A preface to Economic Geography.
  4. Smith D.E.:Industrial Location:An Economic Geographical Analysis.
  5. Hodder and Lee:Economic Gegraphy.
  6. Cox.K.P. Man,Location and Behaviour-An Introduction to Human Geography.
  7. Brain J.L.Berry,Edger C.Coonkling and D.Michael Ray"Economic Geography"Prentice-Hall,New Jersey.
  8. James O.Whealer and peter O. Muller:"Economic Geography"(Second Edition) John Wiley and Sons.
Academic Year: 
2017-2018