Resource Geography

Paper Code: 
DGEO 601B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course is designed to help students get awareness about resource availability, accessibility, utilization, its use and misuse. Spatial distribution of natural resources. Resource management and Sustainable development.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Nature, scope and significance of resources geography, definition and classification of
resources: renewable and nor renewable resources, resource classification of Zimmerman.

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Introduction of Natural Resources : Distribution, exploitation, uses and conservation of forest, water, soils,fisheries, mineral resources, energy resources(coal, petroleum, natural gas and conventional energy resources).

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Human resources: Population growth, distribution and density, causes of inequalities,
population-resources relationship and problems, Food and Cash crops : Food crops: rice and wheat, Beverages:- tea, Cash crops: cotton, and artificial fibres.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Concepts of Resources utilization, their conservation, and water resource management.

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Land capability classes, resources regions of the world

Brief Introduction of Resource regions of the world, Economic regions of the world, sustainable development, SDGs and MDGs.

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Alexander, E.W. 1988: Economic Geography, Prentice Hall India, New Delhi.
  • Bunting B.C. 1987: The Geography of Soil, Prentice Hall, New York.
  • Mitchell Bruce, 1979: Geography and Resource Analysis, Longmans, London.
  • Park C.C. 2001: The Environment-Principles and Applications, Routledge, London.
  • Shafi, M. 2004: Agricultural Geography, Pearson India.

 

References: 
  • Zimmermann,Erich., World Resources and Industries, Joanna Cotler Books.
  • Alexander,John W.:Economic Geography, Englewood Cliffs.N.J.:Prentice.

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024