Urban Geography

Paper Code: 
GEO 223
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
15.00

Nature and scope of urban geography, trends of urbanization in the Developed and Developing world, urbanization in India and its problems.

15.00

Characteristics of town, cities, metropolis and megapolis. Types of  cities; Transport foci and center of specialized services.

15.00

 Classification of cities based on functions. Urban rank size relationship, Primate  City Concept,  Urban Hierarchy based on Population, Urban morphology, unplanned and planned growth of towns.

15.00

Morphology of Indian cities; Functional structure of towns; Characteristics of C.B.D.; Residential areas and other Functional areas.

15.00

Internal Structure  of Cities: Theories (Concentric, Sector and Multi - Nuclei Theory), Concept of Town Planning, Development of suburbs, Rural- Urban fringes, Satellite Towns, Ring towns. Concept of master plans.

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Academic Year: 
2017-2018