Economic Geography

Paper Code: 
DGEO 703
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The students will appreciate the significance of social, cultural and political factors as central to the functioning of economies; and that the economic processes needs to be analyzed in social, cultural and political contexts. The students will realize the relevance of economic geography for analyzing contemporary societies and economies.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Meaning and definition of economic geography

• Sectors of economy: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, Quinary activities

• Natural Resources: Definition, Classification, Distribution, exploitation and conservation of Soil, Fisheries and Water (River).

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Geography of Primary Production

• Agricultural regions

• Classification of World Agricultural types according to Whittelsey

• World distribution, Production and uses of Minerals

• Metallic: Iron, Aluminum, Copper, Mica and Lead

• Non- Metallic: Bauxite, Graphite and Gypsum

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Energy Resources

• Conventional energy resources: distribution and utilization of coal, petroleum and natural gas.

• Non-Conventional sources of energy: Distribution and Prospects of Hydro-electricity, Wind and Solar Energy.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Secondary Production

• Iron and Steel and Cotton Textile industries

• Introduction to the industrial regions of U.S.A., Japan, Brazil, China and India

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

International Trade Agreements and Policies:

• Study of WTO, EU, NAFTA, SAFTA, SAARC, G20

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Alexander, John W., Economic Geography, Prentice Hall; 2nd Revised edition. (1 February 1979)
  • Maurya. S.D, Human & Economic Geography, Pravalika Publications, Allahabad, 2018.
  • Janaki V.A, Economic Geography, Concept Publishing Co, New Delhi.
  • A Study of Resources, The World Press Private Limited, Kolkata, 2002.
  • Khanna K.K and Gupta V.I, Economic Geography and Commercial Geography, Published by Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi, 2019.

 

References: 
  • Lee R. and Wills J. (eds.), 1997. Geography of Economics, Arnold, New York.
  • Hanink D. M. 1997. Principles and Applications of Economic Geography, John Wiley, New York.
  • Anderson William P. 2012. Economic Geography, Routledge, London.

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024