POPULATION GEOGRAPHY

Paper Code: 
GEO 323
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 

  • Describe the complex dimensions of population.
  • Evaluate the association between demographic and socio-economic attributes of    population and the resultant levels of social well- being and economic development.
  • Analyze the problems of population growth and environmental degradation.
  • Evaluate international and national population issues.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

GEO 323

POPULATION GEOGRAPHY

(Theory)

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO31:  Students are able to know the ways in which spatial variations in the distribution, composition, migration, density and growth of the population are related to the nature of places.

CO32:  They can visualize that geographical study of population is involved in different aspects of demography and its impact on natural resources and finally in the development process of the country.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration,

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz,

Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

   

  • Introduction to Population Geography, its relation with other disciplines, population structure and characteristics

Importance of research in Population Geography  

 

·         Concept of mortality and theories in population growth

·         Concept and theories of fertility

Concept and theories of migration

 

·         Population projection 

·          Population policies

·         Population issues : Indian scenario

·         Population issues : World scenario 

Demographic transition in present situation

 

·         Geography of  Population Resources

-Introduction: definition, nature and scope 

·         Role of  population resource  in geography

·         Manpower planning: sector wise 

·         Manpower management in India 

·         Models for development of human resources in India

 

·          Case studies of manpower development in Japan and Switzerland

·         Scarcity and unemployment of manpower 

·         Status and roles of women and men.  Demographic implications of recent changes in gender roles, families  and household

·         Poverty and wealth 

Technology and  population development

Essential Readings: 
  • Singh,P.Diwan: Geography of Population, Delhi : Rajat Publications, 2018.
  • Bashford,Alison : Global Population :History, Geopolitics and life on Earth (New York : Columbia University Press, 2013)
  • Ameri : India's Population Problem  (New Delhi , Anmol Publications, 2013)
  • Hassan, Mohammad Izhar : Population Geography (New Delhi , Rawat Publications, 2005)
  • Pandey,Akhilesh K: Population Geography (India : Ancient Publishing House, 2015)
  • Tripathi, R.K.: Population Geography (New Delhi: Common Wealth Publishers; 2000)
  • Newbold,K.Bruce : Population Geography: Tools & Issues (New Delhi, Rawat Publications, 2012)
  • Sharma, Seema: Demographic Transition in India (Jaipur : Aavishkar Publishers Dis, 2016)
  • Sharma,Rajendra Kumar: Demography and Population Problems (New Delhi : Atlantic Publishers And Distributors, 2007
Academic Year: 
2020-2021