Regional Development and Planning

Paper Code: 
GEO - 123
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To understand and evaluate the concept of region in geography and its role and relevance in regional planning;
  • To identify the issues relating to the development of the region through the process of spatial organization of various attributes and their inter relationship.
  • To identify the causes of regional disparities in development, perspectives and policy imperatives.
15.00
Unit I: 
Introduction
  • Regional concept in Geography:

-Types, hierarchy and characteristics of regions

-Delineation methods of regions – Formal, Functional and Nodal.

  • Geography and regional planning.
  • Concept and scope of Regional Planning.
  • Regional Approaches.

-Principles and techniques of regional planning.

                          -Need for planning.                                              

15.00
Unit II: 
Planning
  • Conceptual and theoretical frame work of regional planning:

    -Growth pole and growth foci.

  • Planning Processes:

                         - Multilevel

                         - decentralized planning.

  • Integrated Area Development Planning (IADP):
  • Planning for :   -Tribal and hilly areas

                                     -Drought prone areas

                                     - Command areas

                                     - Watershed.

Planning  for Metropolitan Region: CBD, satellite towns, urban green belt

15.00
Unit III: 
Concept of Development
  • Concept of Development.
  • Indicators of development.
  • Regional imbalance.
  • Planning for sustainable development.
  • Regionalization of India:

-Based on natural, economic and administration (macro and meso levels only).

 Planning Regions in India (according to Town and Country Planning)

15.00
Unit IV: 
regional development
  • Theories of regional development:

-Central Place Theory

  • An evaluation of regional disparities / imbalances:

- backward regions of India.

- Identification of backward areas

- Planning backward area.

- Causes and consequences regional of disparities.

-Measures of disparities.

15.00
Unit V: 
Regional Development in Rajasthan
  • Regional Development in Rajasthan

-Introduction physical regions resource regions and cultural regions

-Factors influencing Connectivity and regional development.

- Factors responsible regional disparity.

- Regional development strategies in Rajasthan.

Essential Readings: 
  • Mishra,R.P: Regional Planning (New Delhi :Concept Publishing Company, 2002)                    
  • Chandna,R.C.: Regional Planning and Development ( New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers,2012)    
  • Chand,mahesh ; Puri,V.K : Regional Planning in India (New Delhi: Allied Publishers Ltd.,2010)                                                                                                                                                               
  • Thakur,Rameshwar, Jeet,Inder ; Abay ; Resources and Regional Development in India (New Delhi: Rawat Publications, 2014)                                                                                                            
  • Sreedher G ; Rajasekhar,D :Rural Development in India (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company, 2014)
References: 
  • Mishra,R.P: Regional Planning (New Delhi :Concept Publishing Company, 2002)                    
  • Chandna,R.C.: Regional Planning and Development ( New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers,2012)    
  • Chand,mahesh ; Puri,V.K : Regional Planning in India (New Delhi: Allied Publishers Ltd.,2010)                                                                                                                                                               
  • Thakur,Rameshwar, Jeet,Inder ; Abay ; Resources and Regional Development in India (New Delhi: Rawat Publications, 2014)                                                                                                            
  • Sreedher G ; Rajasekhar,D :Rural Development in India (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company, 2014)
Academic Year: 
2019-2020