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.
15.00
Unit I: 
Introduction
  • Introduction to Population Geography, its relation with other disciplines, population structure and characteristics
  • Importance of research in Population Geography  
15.00
Unit II: 
Concepts
  • 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 projection 
  •  Population policies
  • Population issues : Indian scenario
  • Population issues : World scenario 
  • Demographic transition in present situation
15.00
Unit IV: 
Geography of Population Resources
  • 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: 
Factors impacting Population
  • 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
References: 
  • 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: 
2019-2020