Population Geography

Paper Code: 
GEO323
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
Students will be able to know the basics of population geography and its importance of research in this field. They will study the different theories given on different variables of Population like Mortality, Fertility and Migration so can visualize the important population policies and population issues in world as well in India. They will able to know about the human resource and its role.Students will be introduced with different aspects like case studies, technology and population development.
 
15.00
Unit I: 
 Introduction to Population Geography, its relation with other disciplines, population structure and characteristics.
 Importance of research in Population Geography
15.00
Unit II: 
 Concept of mortality and theories in population growth
 Concept and theories of fertility
 Concept and theories of migration
15.00
Unit III: 
 Population projection
 Population policies
 Population issues : Indian scenario
 Population issues : World scenario
 Demographic transition in present situation
15.00
Unit IV: 
 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
15.00
Unit V: 
Case studies of manpower development in Japan and Switzerland or BRICS nations
 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: 
2023-2024