URBAN GEOGRAPHY (Theory)

Paper Code: 
25GEO124
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
1. To introduce the students with concepts and approach to studying the urban geography.
2. To study with patterns and functional attributes of urban places.
3. To analyze the urban contemporary issues focusing on Indian mega cities.
Course Outcomes: 
CO19: Analyse different paradigm and approaches of urban geography. Understand the process of urbanization andorigin, growth and classification of urban settlements with relevant theories and models.
CO20: Enhance knowledge about basic concepts, evolutionary structure of urban economy.
CO21: Examine the changing economic base and structure of the contemporary cities.
CO22: Explore the nuances of contemporary urban issues.
CO23: Examine the contemporary urban issues and suggest new urban planning and urban policy perspectives.
CO24:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
15.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
 Nature and Scope of Urban Geography
 Different Approaches and Recent Trends in Urban Geography
 Growth of Urban Settlements and Process of Urbanization
 Classification of Urban Settlements on the basis of Size and Function
15.00
Unit II: 
Urban Economic Base
 
 Basic and Non-basic Functions
 Concept of Dualism
 Colonial and Postcolonial Structure
 Metropolitan City and Changing Urban Function; of Informal Sector in Urban Economy
15.00
Unit III: 
Organization of Urban Space
 
 Urban Morphology and Land-use Structure: -City Core, -Commercial -Industrial -Residential Areas;
 Morphology of Indian Urban Settlements
 Umland,
 City Sprawl
 Urban Rural Fringe
15.00
Unit IV: 
Contemporary Urban Issues
 Poverty,
 Renewal,
 Slums;
 Transportation,
 Housing, urban infrastructure,
 Urban environment,
 Urban crime,
 Environmental pollutions and solid waste
15.00
Unit V: 
Urban Policy and Planning in India
 Urban Policy
 Contemporary Issues in Urban Planning
 Globalization and Urban Planning
 JNUNURM
 Garden Cities
 Sustainable Cities
 Smart City and Resilient Cities
Essential Readings: 
 
 Siddhartha, K, Mukherjee, Subrata: Cities Urbanisation and Urban System (New Delhi: Kisalaya
Publication Pvt. Ltd, 2000)
 Carter: The Study of Urban Geography (New Delhi: Rawat Publications, 2010)
 Bhattacharya, B :Urban Development in India(Since Pre- historic Times) (New Delhi : Concept
Publishing Company, 2006)
 Bansal: Urban Geography (Meerut: MeenakshiPrakashan, 2010)
 Ayyer, Kamal: Urban Geography (Ritu Publications, Jaipur, 2015)
 Mandal, R.B: Urban Geography : A Textbook (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company, 2000)
 Singh, Om: Urban Geography (Jaipur : DND Publications, 2018)
 Rao, Prakasa VLS: Urbanization in India(Spatial Dimensions) ( New Delhi Concept Publishing
Company, 2013)
 Ramachandran, R: Urbanization and Urban Systems in India (Oxford University Press, 2008)
References: 
 
 
1. Kaplan, D. H., Wheeler, J. O. and Holloway, S. R. (2008). Urban Geography. NY, USA: John Wiley.
2. Knox, P. L., and Pinch, S. (2006). Urban Social Geography: An Introduction, NY, USA: Prentice-Hall.
3. Sassen, S. (2001). The Global City: New York, London and Tokyo. USA: Princeton University Press.
4. Sharma, V.R. and Chadrakanta. (2019). Making Cities Resilient. Delhi, India: Springer.
5. Sharma, P. and Rajput, S. (Eds.) (2017). Sustainable Smart Cities in India; Challenges and Future
Perspectives. Delhi, India: Springer.
 
E-CONTENT:
1. AdvancesinAtmosphericSciences–Bimonthly,SPSciencePress,Paris0256-1538
2. AtmosphericEnvironment–Annual,Elsevier, Netherland1352-2310
3. AnnalsoftheNationalAssociationofGeographersIndia–Biannual,
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Academic Year: 
2025-2026