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MA MSc Geography2 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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Item no.4.14
AC-23-05-2016
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Revised Syllabus for the M.A. & M.Sc.
Program: M.A. & M.Sc.
Course: Geography
(Semester I & II)
(As per Choice based Credit System
with ef fect from the academic year 2016 –2017)
Choice Based Credit System Syllabus, 2016- 17
• Total No. of Credits offered: 96
• Electives offered in a particular academic year in each group could vary.
• Semest er is 15 weeks duration. Credits are defined for a semester
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Semester I: Core Courses from Parent Department (Four Courses)
Subject
Code
(326) Course Title Credits No. of Hours
101 Principle s of Geomorphology 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
102 Principle s of Climatology 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
103 Perspectives in Human Geography 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
104 Spatial Organisation of Economic
Activities 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
105 *Practical components based on 101 and
102
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
I * 60+60+ 120
106 *Practical components based on 103 and
104
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
II * 60+60+ 120
Total 24 720
Semester I I: Core Courses from Parent Department (Four Courses)
Subject
Code Course Title Credits No. of Hours
201 Oceanography and Hydrology 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
202 Geoinformatics 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
203 Socio -cultural and Political Geography 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
204 Urban Geography 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
205 *Practical components based on 201 and
202
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
III * 60+60+ 120
206 *Practical components based on 203 and
204
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
IV * 60+60+ 120
Total 24 720
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Semester I II: Elective Courses from Parent Department
(Two electives out of which one will be skill- based)
Subject
Code Course Title Credits No. of Hours
301 Ecology and Environment 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
302 Regional planning and Developmen t 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
303 Elective 1) Digital Image Processing /
Theoretical Geography /
2) Coastal Geomorphology /Geography of
Soil with special reference to Tropics
3) Geography of Climate change with
special reference to India / Geography of
water resources
4) Tropical Geomorphology/ Plant
Geography with Reference to Tropics
5) GIS in Urban Planning and Management
/ Thematic Cartography
6) Geography of Resources / Geography of
Energy Resources
7) Theoretical and applied perspectives in
Geomorphology / Geography of Health / 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 1 20
304 1) Regional Development in Maharashtra
with Special Reference to Konkan /
Industrial Geography
2) Geography of trade / Social Geography
3) Geography of Transport / Historical Geography / Development of Modern
Geography
4) Geography of Gender / Cultural
Geography / Geography of Tribes with
Special Reference to India
5) Contemporary Agriculture in Global South with Special Reference to India /
Geography of Work Spaces
6) Geography of Marketing and
Consumption/ Geography of
Telecommunication and Media
7) Electoral Geography with special reference to India / Geography of
Knowledge and Power 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
305 *Practical components based on 301 and
302
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
V * 60+60+ 120
306 *Practical components based on 303 and
304
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
VI * 60+60+ 120
Total 24 720
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Semester I V: Elective Courses from Parent Department
Subject
Code Course Title Credits No. of Hours
401 Optional (OC - I)
1) Application of Remote Sensing and
GIS Techniques / Maritime Studies
with Special Reference to India
2) Geography of Hazards and Disaster Management / Climatology of
Tropics
3) Advanced Quantitative Techniques
/ Introduction to Programming
Using Python
4) Fluvial Geomorphology /
Microclimatology 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
402 Electives:
1) Globalising Megacities:
Geographical Study of Mumbai
and MMR / Geography of
Exclusion
2) Geopolitics and International
Relations/ Geography of Crime
3) Geography of South Asia with Special Reference to India / Regional Geography of Africa and
Central & West Asia
4) Geography of Tourism and Recreation / Geography of Services
with Special Reference to India 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
403 Research Methodology in Geo graphy 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
404 Dissertation / Project 4+2*= 6 60+60+ 120
405 *Practical components based on 401 and
402
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
VII * 60+60+ 120
406 *Practical components based on 403
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis -
VIII * 60+60+ 120
Total 24 720
Audit Course I – Map Reading
Audit Course II – Image Analysis
Note : Theory papers and practical components for core and elective papers will be examined
by external and internal examiners.
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Semester I
101: Principle s of Geomorphology
No. of Credits: 4 Teaching Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Unit - I (15 hours)
1.1 Nature, scope and content of Geomorphology
1.2 Geological Evolution of Earth and Geological time scale
1.3 Development of geomorphic thought , Catastrophism, Uniformitarianism,
Neocatastrophism
2. Unit - II (15 hours)
2.1 Constitution of the earth’s interior
2.2 Continental Drift Theory - Sea floor spreading - Plate Tectonics
2.3 Geosynclines: Geosynclinal Theory of Kobber , Holmes’ Convection Current Theory
Theories of Iso stasy
2.4 Endogenetic movements - types, consequences (earthquakes and volcanoe s) and
landforms
3. Unit - III (15 hours)
3.1 Fluvial Geomorphic system: processes and resulting landforms
3.2 Glacial Geomorphic system: geomorphic processes and features
3.3 Karst landscape: development and processes
3.4 Aeolian Geomorphic system: processes and landforms
3.5 Coastal Geomorphic system: processes and landforms
4. Unit - IV (15 hours)
4.1 Landscape evolution – Davisian Model of Cycle of Erosion, Penck’s Morphological
System
4.2 Slope development and related theories
References :
1. Anhert , F., (1996), ‘Introduction to Geomorphology’, Arnold, London, Sydney, Aukland
2. Bloom, A. L. (2002), ‘Geomorphology: A Systematic Analysis of Late Cenozoic Landforms’ ,
Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., and Singapore .
3. Christopherson, R.W. (1994), ‘Geosyst ems : An Introduction to Physical Geography’,
Macmillan College publishing Company, New York.
4. Dayal, P. (1990), ‘A Textbook of Geomorphology’, Shukla Book Depot, Patna.
5. Engeln, O. D. Von (1944), ‘Geomorphology’, The Macmillan Company, New York.
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6. Fairbridge R. W. (1968) (ed.), ‘Encyclopaedia of Geomorphology’, Reinhold, New York.
7. Mitchell, C. E. (1973), ‘Terrain Evaluation’, Longmans, London.
8. Ritter, D.F., Kochel, R.C., Miller, J.R. (1995), ‘ Process Geomorphology’, Wim. C. Brown
Publishers, Chicago.
9. Sparks, B.W. (1988), ‘An Introduction to Geomorphology’, Longman, London.
10. Strahler A. (1996), ‘Physical Geography: Science and System of the Human Environment’,
John Willey, New York.
11. Thornberry, W.D. (1998) , ‘Principles of Geomorphology’, New Age International Press, New Delhi.
12. Steers, J.A. (2000), ‘The Unstable Earth: some recent views in geomorphology’, Methuen and co.,
London.
Further Readings:
1. Davis, W. M., 1909, ‘ Geographical Essays’ , Dover, Boston .
2. Holmes, A., 1968. ‘Principles of Physical Geology ’, Nelson, London.
3. King, L.C., 1962, ‘ The Morphology of the Earth ’, Hafner, New York .
4. Penck, W., 1953, ‘ Morphologic Analysis of Landforms ’, St. Marisip Press, London .
5. Pitty, A. F., 1971, ‘ Introduction to Geomorphology, Methuen, London.
6. Singh, Savinder, 1998, ‘ Geomorphology’ , Prayag, Prakashan, Allahabad .
7. Small, R. J., 1970, ‘ The Study of Landforms ’, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
8. Twidale, C. R., 1976, ‘ Analysis of Landforms ’, John Wiley, London.
9. Twidale, C.R., 1971, ‘ Structural Landforms ’, A.N.U. Press, Canberra.
10. Cooke, R. U. and A., Warren, 1973, ‘ Geomorphology in Deserts’ , Batsford, London,
11. Embleton, C. and C. A. M., King, 1968, ‘ Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology ’, Arnold, London,
12. Melhorn, W. N. and R. C., Flemal, 1976, ‘ Theories of Landform Development ’, State University of
New York, Binghamton,
1. Davis, W. M., 1909, ‘ Geographical Essays’ , Dover, Boston .
2. Holmes, A., 1968. ‘Principles of Physical Geology ’, Nelson, London.
3. King, L.C., 1962, ‘ The Morphology of the Earth ’, Hafner, New York .
4. Penck, W., 1953, ‘ Morphologic Analysis of Landforms ’, St. Marisip Press, London .
5. Pitty, A. F., 1971, ‘ Introduction to Geomorphology, Methuen, London.
6. Singh, Savinder, 1998, ‘ Geomorphology’ , Prayag, Prakashan, Allahabad .
7. Small, R. J., 1970, ‘ The Study of Landforms ’, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
8. Twidale, C. R., 1976, ‘ Analysis of Landforms ’, John Wile y, London.
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9. Twidale, C.R., 1971, ‘ Structural Landforms ’, A.N.U. Press, Canberra.
10. Cooke, R. U. and A., Warren, 1973, ‘ Geomorphology in Deserts’ , Batsford, London,
11. Embleton, C. and C. A. M., King, 1968, ‘ Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology ’, Arnold, London,
12. Melhorn, W. N. and R. C., Flemal, 1976, ‘ Theories of Landform Development ’, State University of
New York, Binghamton,
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Semester I
102: Principles of Climatology
No. of Credits: 4 Contact Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Unit – I (15 hours)
1.1 Nature and scope of Climatology
1.2 Relationship of Climatology with Meteorology
1.3 Structure and composition of Atmosphere
1.4 Weather elements and climatic controls
2. Unit – II (15 hours)
2.1 Insolation and heat balance of the Earth
2.2 Temperature - Vertical, horizontal and seasonal variations
2.3 Processes of heat energy transport
2.4 Inversion of temperature
3. Unit – III (15 hours)
3.1 Atmospheric pressure – vertical and horizontal distribution
3.2 General Circulation of atmosphere
3.3 Types of winds – Geotropic, Gradient and local winds
3.4 Modern views about space wind system, Tricellular meridional circulation, Jet stream
3.5 Origin of Monsoon: classical and recent views
4. Unit – IV (15 hours)
4.1 Air masses: Origin, classification, types
4.2 Fronts: frontogenesis and frontolysis – classification of fronts
4.3 Extra -tropical cyclones: formation and impacts
4.4 Climatic Classification: Koppen and Thornthwaite, concept of water balance
problems and prospects
References :
1. Barry, R.S. & Chorley, R.J. (1971): Atmosphere, Weather and Climate, ELBS, Methuen &
Co. Ltd., U.S.A.
2. Griffiths, J.F.(1966): Applied Climatology -An Introduction, Oxford University Press, London.
3. Lal, D.S.( 1997):Climatology, Sharda Pustak Bhawan, Allahabad.
4. Mather, J. R.(1974): Climatology: Fundamentals and Applications, McGraw Hill Book Co.
New York. 5. McBoyle, G.(1973): Climate in Review, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.
6. Subrahmanyam, V.P.(ed)(1983):Contribution to Indian Geography, Heritage Publishers,
New Delhi , a) Vol. III - General Climatology b) Vol. IV - Applied Climatology
7. Harp, H.J. and Trinidade, O.D. (eds) (1990): Climate and Development, Springer Verlag, U.S.A.
8. Oliver, J.E. and H idose, J.J. (1984): Climatology - An Introduction, Charles and Merrill,
U.S.A.
9. Robinson, P.J. and Hendersen-Sellers, A.(1999): Contemporary Climatology, Pearson
Education, London
Further Reading:
1. Bhutani, Smita, Our Atmosphere, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, 2000.
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2. Critchfield, H.J., General Climatology, Prentice Hall, N.J., 1975.
3. Frederick K. and Edward J. Tarbuck, The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology,
Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1995.
4. Strahler, A.N., Modern Physical Geography, John Wiley and Sons, New York, Singapore,
1987.
5. Trewartha, G.T., An Introduction to Climate, McGraw Hill, New York, 1980, Fifth Edition
(International Student Edition).
6. Lydolph, P.E., The Climate of the Earth, Rowma n Nad Allanheld, Totowa, New Jersey, 1985.
7. Rumney, G.R., Climatology and the World Climates, Macmillan, London, 1968.
8. Thompson Russell D., Applied Climatology - Principles & Practice, John Willey, New York,
1997.
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Semester I
103: Perspectives in Human Geography
No. of Credits: 4 Contact Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Changing Perspectives in Human geography (16 hours )
1.1 Enviromentalism - Possibilism -Neo-Possibilism - Areal differenciation school
1.2 Post -fifty concept ualisation of Geographic Space -Perception studies - Locational
analysis- Quantification - General systems theory: appraisal and criticism
1.3 Behaviouralism – Perception of environment - Humanistic Geography- Sense of place
-Land scape studies - Emergence of welfare approach and its social relevance
1.4 Post 1980s trends - Radicalizing process in Geography- neo-Marxist interpretations
and extensions - Neo humanism and other contemporary theorisations
2. Evolution of Human Societies and Dynamics of rural and urban societies (15 hours )
2.1 Evolution of Human Societies – Economic, Political and Cultural Transformation
2.2 Rural society: caste hierarchy, segregation in rural settlement – rural social
morphology – critical understanding of Agricultural L anduse theory - Contemporary
Indian rural society
2.3 U rban society – Various models of urban morphology - Hierarchy of urban
settlements- Application of Central Place theory and settlement hierarchy - Indian
examples – Contemporary urban society -stratification and occupational divergence-
residential segregation -Urban Heterogeneity and cosmopolitanism
2.4 Evolution trib al societies – characteristics – spatial distribution – Indian Examples
3. Interaction of human societies -Socio -Cultural identit ies- patterns and landscapes
(15 hours )
3.1 Emergence and development of early cultural hearth – cultural diffusion, isolation
and segregation
3.2 Racial groups – biological divergence -blending- process of assimilation – behavioural
and structural- acculturation
3.3 Evolution of language – diffusion over space – evolution of linguistic provinces –
relevant issues – languag e as basis of nation and states- Linguistic division in India
3.4 Religion – contemporary dynamics – spatial pattern of major religions - Role of
religion in the formation of nation- states
3.5 Implications of race, religion, language and ethnicity- Contestat ion, conflicts and
negotiations
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4. Dynamics of Population Change : Patterns, Processes and spatial distribution
(14 hours )
4.1 Components of Population Change – fertility, mortality and associated patterns -
Demographic characteristics - developing and developed countries
4.2 Population Growth – Attitudes and Interpretations – Malthusian, Neo -Malthusianism
and Marxist viewpoint – Club of Rome - Critical Understanding of Demographic
transition theory – concept of Demographic dividend
4.3 Population, Resources and Spatial Pattern of Development - Optimum population,
over population and under population – Recent World Views
4.4 Migration - early and subsequent migration – scales of migration – mechanism and
laws – major theories - Typology of migration – Political, cultural and economic
dimensions - Contemporary Trends in migration
References:
1. Aitken, S and Valentine, G. (2006), Approaches to Human geography, Sage. 2. Johnston, R.J., Gregory D. Pratt G. and Watts M., (2005, 5
th ed.), the Dictionary of
Human Geography, Blackwell.
3. Kitchin R., Thrift, N, (eds.) (2009), The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Elsvier.
4. Benko,G. and Strohmayer, U. (2004), Human Geography, a History for the 21
st
Century,Arnold, London. 5. Cloke, P., Crang, P., Goodwin, M., (2004), Envisioning Human Geographies, Arnold. 6. Cloke, P. and Johnston, R.,(eds.), (2005), Spaces of Geographical Thought, Deconstructing Human Geography’s Binaries, Sage.
7. Atkinson, D., Jackson, P., Sibley, D. and Wa shbourne, N. (eds.) (2005), Cultural
Geography, A Critical Geography of Key Concepts, Tauris, I.B.
8. Norton William, (2002), Human Geography, Oxford, 4
th edition
9. Barnes, T. and Gregory, D., 1997, Reading Human geography, Arnold. 10. Smith, D. M. (1977) : Human Geography, A Welfare Approach, Arnold
11. Peet, R. (ed) (1987): Radical Geography, Maroufa Press, Rawat, New Delhi, 2003
12. Ambrose, P. G. (1969): Analytical Human Geography, Longman, London 13. De Blij, H. J. (1986): Human Geography, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
14. Vivelo, F. R. (1978): Cultural Anthropology, McGraw Hill, USA. 15. Peet R. and Thrift, N. (eds) (1989): New Models in Geography, Vol. I & II, Unwin Hyman.
16. Ahmed, A. (1999). Social Geography, Rawat Publication, New Delhi. 17. Massey , D, Alien, J, P, Jarre, P (eds) (1999): Human Geography Today, Cambridge
Polity Press.
18. Fellman, J (1997): Landscape of Human Activities, Brown and Benchmatric Pub. 19. Coates, B.E., Johnston, R.J. Knox, (1977): Geography and Inequality, Oxford Univers ity Press
Further Reading
1. Progress in Geography (1969- 76): Volume 1 to 8, Arnold Edwards, London.
2. Hagget, P. (1983), Geography a modern Synthesis, Harper and Row.
3. Cloke, P., Cook, I, Crang, P., Goodwin, M., painter, J., Philo, C., (2004), Practisi ng
Human Geography, Sage.
4. Banerjee -Guha, S. (2004), Space, Society and Geography, Rawat, New Delhi.
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5. Harvey, D. (1973): Explanation in Geography, Edward Arnold, (Paperback), London.
6. Gregory, D. 1978, Ideology, Science and Geography, Cambridge Unive rsity Press.
7. Carlestein T., Parkes, D. and Thrift, N., (1978), Making Sense of Time, Edward Arnold. 8. Gale S. and Olson G. (1979), Philosophy in Geography, D. Reidel Publishing co.
9. Pretty, J., Ball, A., Benton, T., et. al. (2007), The Sage Handbook of Environment and Society, Sage.
10. Taffe, E.J. (1970): Geography, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
11. Pickles, J. (1985), Phenomenology, Science and Geography, Cambridge University Press.
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Semester I
Paper 104: Spatial Organisation of Economic activities
Maximum No. of Credits: 4 Maximum no. of lectures including continuous assessment: 60
1. Organisation of an economy as a dynamic spatio- social system: Basic concepts
(15 hours)
1.1 Economic organization and spatial change - Spatial division of labour and
Interdependence
1.2 Geographic fixity and mobility - typology of distance -Spatial interaction and diffusion
1.3 Typology of Space - absolute and relative – Time and space convergence - Production
of economic space
2. Spatial Organisation of World Economy (15 hours)
2.1 Economic organization of the pre -colonial world - Rise of the Core Economies –
industrial revolution in Europe
2.2 Colonialism and Geographies of inequities and uneven development –neocolonialism
and s tructuration of world economy as core, periphery and semi -periphery
2.3 Flexibalisation of Production – Role of international Institutions like World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD
2.4 Evolution and Growth of Multinational Companies - Patterns and Processes of
Globalisation
3. Organisation of Production: Agriculture and Industry - Global Patterns and Trends
(15 hours)
3.1 Agricultural Patterns -World Agricultural Regions – Theory of Agricultural Landuse
and Critique - Technology, modernization and s tructuring of agrarian regions in colonial
and post -colonial periods
3.2 Crisis of agriculture - Aspects of Food security and world patterns of hunger
3.3 World Industrial Regions – Factors and processes affecting Location of industries –
critical assessment of theories of industrial location 3.4 Globalisation and shifting location of industries - New Industrial Regions - EPZs and
SEZs - South east and East Asian economies
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4. Spatio -social organization of production –Transport, Trade and Services: Global
Patterns and trends (15 hours)
4.1 Organisation of transport - Bases of Spatial Interaction – Theoretical Perspectives on
Transport and inter -regional interactions - Role of transport cost - nodes -places, networks
and flows - spatio -social accessibility – Indian Examples
4.2 International trade theory - classical, neo -classical and Marxist Perspectives - Critical
review – Globalisation and c hanging structure and composition of International trade –
GATT & WTO
4.3 Logic of Regional Integrations - Types and levels - Significance of regional
integration as a strategy for the periphery - Case Studies - EU, OPEC, ASEAN, SAARC,
BRICS
4.4 New Economic Activities and Globalisation : Finance and Service Industry - The
Forth Industrial R evolution
References:
1. Knox Paul, Agnew John and McCarthy Linda, (2008): The Geography of the World Economy, Hodder Education, UK.
2. Sheppard Eric and Barnes Trevor J., (eds.) (2000): A Companion to Economic Geography, Blackwell, Massachusetts.
3. Wood Andrew and Roberts Susan, (2011): Economic Geography- Places, network and
flows, Routledge, London and New York.
4 Bryson John, Henry Nick, Keeble David a nd Martin Ron, (eds.) (1999): The Economic
Geography Reader - Producing and Consuming Global Capitalism, John Wiley and Sons
Ltd.,New York. 5. Hartshorn A. Truman and Alexander W. John, Third edition, (2010): Economic Geography, PHI Learning Private Ltd., N ew Delhi
4. Liemt van Gijsbert, (eds.) (1992): Industry on the move - Causes and consequences of
International Relocation in the Manufacturing Industry, International Labour Office, Geneva.
5. Harrington J.W. and Warf Barney, (1995): Industrial Location - Principle, Practice and
Policy, Routledge, London and New York. 6. Rodrigue Jean- Paul, Comtois Claude and Slack Brian, (2006): The Geography of
Transport System, Routledge, London and New York.
7. Harrington J.W. and Warf Barney, (1995): Industrial Location - Principle, Practice and
Policy, Routledge, London and New York. 8. Berry, B. J. L. et. Al. (1976): Geography of Economic Systems, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliff.
9. Boyce, R. D. (1974): Bases of Economic Geography, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York
10. Conkling, E. C. & Yeates, M. (1976): Man’s Economic Environment, McGraw Hill, London. 11. Hodder, B. W. and Lee, R. (1974): Economic Geography, Field of Geography Series, Methuen & Co. Ltd, London.
12. Hussain Majid (ed.), (1993): Perspectives in Economic Geography, Vols. 1- 6,Anmol
Publication, New Delhi. 13. Cole, J. P., (1983): Geography of World Affairs, Butterworths, London.
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14. Lloyd, P. E. and Dicken, P. (1972): Location in Space, Harper & Row, San Fancisco.
15. Lowe Moryadas, (1975): The Geography of Movement, Haughton Mifflin & Co.
16. Smith, D. M (1971): Industrial Geography: An Economic Geographic Analysis, John Wiley & Sons. 17. Tarrant, J. R. (1974): Agricultural Geography, Problems in Modern Geography Series, John Wiley & Sons.
18. Willbanks, Thomas J (1980): Location and Well - Being, An Introduction to
Economic Geography, Harper & Row
r San Fransisco.
Further Reading:
1. Lee Roger and Wills Jane, (eds.) (1997): Geographies of Economies, Arnold, New York. 2. Scott J. Allen, (2006): Geography and Economy- The Clarendon Lecture in Geography
and Environmental Studies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, New York. 3. Castree Noel, Coe M. Neil, Ward Kevin and Samers Michael, (2004): Spaces of Work: Global Capitalism and the Geographies of Labour, Sage, London.
4. Banerjee - Guha Swapna , (eds.) (2004): Space, Society and Geography, Rawat
Publication, Jaipur and New Delhi.
5. Brakman Steven, Garretsen Harry and Marrewijk van Charles, (2009): The New Introduction to Geographical Economics, Cambridge University Pres s, UK.
6. Desai Vandana and Potter B. Robert, (eds.) (2011): The Companion to Development Studies, A Hodder – Viva Edition, London.
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Semester I
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis I
(Based on Theory Papers: 101 - 102)
No. of Credits 4 Hours of Practical experience 60+ Notional Hours 60
1. Techniques of Geomorphic Analysis (30 hours)
A. Drawing Profiles:
i. Longitudinal
ii. Composite and Projected
B. Methods of Slope Analysis:
i. Wentworth’s method of average slope determination
ii. Robison’s method of slope analysis’
iii. G. H. Smith’s method of slope analysis
iv. Construction of Block Diagram
C. Altimetric Analysis:
i. Ring contour method
ii. Highest grid-cell elevation method
2. Techniques of Soil Analysis (10 hours)
i. Textural analysis
ii. Chemical Analysis – pH and moisture determination
3. Techniques of Climatic Data Analysis (20 hours)
1. Rainfall dispersion diagrams
2. Wind roses
3. Water surplus- deficiency graphs
4. Climatograph
5. Climograph: Hyther graph, Taylor’s climograph
6. Index of aridity and index of moisture
7. Isopleth Maps
References:
1. King, C. A. M. (1978): Techniques in Geomorphology, Edward Arnold, London.
2. Miller, A.A. (1966): The Skin of the Earth, Methuen, London.
3. Monkhouse, F.J. and Wilkinson, H.R. (1971): Maps and Diagrams, Methuen, London.
4. Cole, J.R and King , C.A.M. (1968): Quantitative Geography, John Wiley And Sons,
London.
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5. Goudie, A. (1981): Geomorphological Techniques, George Alien And Unwin, London.
6. Hammond, R. And McCullagh, P.S. (1974): Quantitative Techniques in Geogra phy: An
Introduction, Oxford University Press, London.
Mahmood Aslam (1977): Statistical Methods in Geographical Studies, Rejesh Publication,
New Delhi.
7. Singh, Gopal (2001): Map Work and Practical Geography, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.
Ltd.
8. Singh, L.R. (2011): Fundamentals of Practical Geography, Sharda Pustak Bhavan, Allahabad.
9. Singh, R.L. and Singh, R. B. (2004): Elements of Practical Geography, Kalyani Publishers,
New Delhi – Ludhiana.
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Semester I
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis II
(Based on Theory Papers: 103 - 104)
No. of Credits: 4 Practical Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Statistical Techniques
1.1 Measures of Central Tendency (24 hours)
a) Measures of central tendency: mean centre, weighted mean centre, median centre
b) Z score – different applications and interpretations.
1.2. Network Analysis:
a) Topological graphs - Connectivity- Calculations of Alpha, beta and gamma
indices.
b) Mapping of relative accessibility and connectivity – Matrices- point of minimum
aggregate travel distance
2. Nature and application of spatial data: (20 hours)
2.1 Data types – qualitative and quantitative
2.2 Aspatial and spatial data
2.3 Scales of measurement of data: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio – symbolization
and representation – interpretation and relationships.
2.4 Sources of data – Primary and secondary
2.5 Designing a questionnaire
3. Computer processing of geographical data (16 hours)
3.1 Symbolisation, Preparation of matrix
3.2 Diagrammatic Representation.
3.3 Compilation of data
3.4 Computation of data: qualitative and quantitative data based on descriptive
statistical measures application of computer programmes.
References:
1. Robinson, A. H. and Others (1995): Elements of Cartography, VI Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
2. Anson, R. W. and Ormeling, F. J., (Ed.) (1993): Basic Cartography for Students and Technicians, Vol.I, International Cartographic Association and Elseiver Applied Science
Publishers, London. 3. Dickinson, G. C. (1977) Statistical Mapping and the Present ation of Statistics, Edward
Arnold Ltd., London. 4. Monkhouse, F. J. and H. R. Wilkinson, (1971): Maps and Diagrams, Methuen & Co. Ltd., London. 5. Hodgkiss, A. G. (1970): Maps for Books and Theses, David and Charles Publishers Ltd., London. 6. Misra R. P. and A. Ramesh, (1969): Fundamentals of Cartography, Prasaranga, University of Mysore
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7. Young, P. V. and Schmid, C. F. (1979) : Scientific Social Surveys and Research, ntice
Hall, New Delhi.
8 . Mahmood Aslam(1977), Statistical Methods in Geographical Studies, Rajesh
Publication, New Delhi. 9. Hammond,R. and McCullagh,P.S. (1974), Quantitative Techniques in Geography: An Introduction, Oxford University Press, London. 10. Yeates, M (1974), An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis in Human Geography, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York.
11. Cole, J. P. and King, C. A. M., (1968), Quantitative Geography, John Wiley and Sons, London. 12. Fotheringham,A.S., Brunsdon, C., Charlton,M ,(2000) Quantitative Geography:
Perspectives on Spatial Data Analysis, Sage Publicatio n Ltd, London,
13 . Baily,T.C., and Gatrell, A. C, (1995), Interactive Spatial Data Analysis, Prentice Hall, London
14. Griffith ,D. A. , Layne, L.J.,(2002) A Casebook for Spatial Statistical Data Analysis: A Compilation of Analyses of Different Thematic D ata Sets , Amazon.com
15. Wicox, P.R. (2003), Applying Contemporary Statistical Techniques, Academic Press, Amsterdam
16. Crang M. and Cook, I. 2007, Doing Ethnographies, Sage.
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Semester II
201: Oceanography and Hydrology
No. of Credits: 4 Teaching Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Fundamental Concepts in Oceanography (15 hours)
1.1 Definition, nature and scope of oceanography - History of Oceanography.
1.2 Age and origin of oceans, and ocean morphology.
1.3 Distribution of temperature, salinity and density of oceans .
2. Ocean Currents and Resources (15 hours)
2.1 Ocean currents: Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
2.2 Oceanic waves and tsunamis, tides.
2.3 Marine sediments and deposits
2.4 Food and m ineral resources of the sea.
3. Introduction to Hydrology (15 hours)
3.1Hydrological cycle, Factors affecting movement of water, Patterns of movement
3.2Water Budget, World water Resources,
3.3World Water Balance, Global Freshwater Resources,
3.4 History of Hydrology
4. Watershed, Its Characteristics and Evaporation Process (15 hours)
4.1Topographic and Effective Watershed
4.2 Physiographic characteristics of a Watershed - Geometric & Drainage Network
4.3 Agro -Pedo Geological Characteristics – Soil Cover, Soil type, Geology
4.4 Metrological Factors influencing Evaporation- Physical Factors involved in
Evaporation Process.
References:
1. Agarwal A. and Narain, S. (1997), “Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall and Potential of
India’s Traditional Water Harvesting System”, CSE, New Delhi.
2. Andre Musy (2011) Hydrology a Science of Nature, Science Publishers, New
Hampshire.
2. Centre for Science and Environment (2002), “Citizens Report”, New Delhi.
3. Charlu, T.G.K. and Dutt, D. K. (1982), “Ground Water Development in India”
Rural Electrification Corporation, New Delhi. 4. Chorley, R. J. (1967), “Water, Earth and Man”, Methuen, London.
5. Chorley, R. J. (1969), “Introduction to Physical Hydrology”, Methuen,
London.
6. Elizabeth M. Shaw (1994) Hydro logy in Practice, Taylor & Francis e -Library
PublicationNew Hampshire. 7. Jones, J. A. (1997), “Global Hydrology : Processes, Resources and Water
Management”, Longman, London. 8. Lvovich, M.I., (2010), Climatology, Hydrology, Glaciology, John Wiley and
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Sons, London
9. Mather, J. R. (1984), “Water Resources : Distribution, Use and Management”,
John Wiley, Maryland.
10. Singh, R. A. and Singh, S. R. (1972), “Water Management: Principles and
Practices”, Tara Publication, Varanasi.
11. Subramanya K (2014) Engineering Hydrology, Mc Graw Hill Publication,
New Delhi. 12. Todd, D. K. ((1959), “Ground Water Hydrology”, John Wiley, New York.
13.
Stewart, R. H. (2008). Introduction to Physical Oceanography .
14. Garrison, T. (2012). Essentials of Oceanography (Sixth Edit). Brooks/Cole, Cengage
Learning.
15. Singh, S. (2014). Oceanography . Allahabad: Pravalika Publications.
Books for Further Reading:
1. Rao, K. L. (1979), “India’s Water Wealth”, Orient Longman, New Delhi.
2. Central Water Commission (1977), “Floods and Their Control in India”,
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
3. Sain, S. K. (1979), “The Flood Problem in India”, Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Economic Research Div ision, New Delhi.
4. Sita, K. ,Phadke, V. S. and Rao, K. V. S. (1991), “Koyna Catchment: An
Environmental Perspective”, Unpublished Project Report, Department of
Geography, University of Mumbai. 5. Tideman, E. M. (1996), “Watershed Management: Guidelines for Indian
Conditions”, Omega, New Delhi.
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Semester II
202: Geoinformatics
No. of Credits: 4 Teaching Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Unit – I (15 hours)
1.1 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing: Definition and Concept, Process of Remote
Sensing, Development of rem ote sensing – global and Indian
1.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum: Definition and Concept, interactions with atmosphere and
earth’s surface, Atmospheric window, Black body
1.3 Spectral Reflectance Curve: Concept, curves for land, water bodies/oceans, vegetation In Optical, IR, Thermal and Microwave bands
1.4 Fundamentals of aerial photography: Concept of stereoscopy and photogrammetry, geometric types of aerial photographs, photographic scale, measurements of distance,
area and height, relief displacement, stereoscopic parallax, flight planning.
2. Unit – II (15 hours)
2.1 Platforms and orbits: types of platforms used for remote sensing, types of orbits
(geostationary and polar)
2.2 Sensing of electromagnetic energy: Measurement of radiance, conversion of radiance to digital number
2.3 Resolutions and Sensors: Types of resolutions, Remote Sensors and types based on
resolutions and sources of illumination, overview of spaceborne sensors.
2.4 Visual Image Interpretation: Image display and color composites, elements of visual
image interpretation
3. Unit – III (15 hours)
3.1 Funda mentals of Databases: Data storage, basic file structures, types of database,
advantages of database, spatial and non -spatial databases, scales of measurement, Entity
– Relationship Model, SQL,
3.2 Geographic Information System: Definition, concept, components, functions and
applications.
3.3 Spatial Data Models: Vector and Raster, Vector representation (point, line, area and
TIN), Concepts of arc, node, vertices and topology.
3.4 Coordinate Reference Systems: Geographic and Projected, Map Projections an d
Datum for GIS data.
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4. Unit – IV (15 hours)
4.1 Vector -based spatial analysis: single layer operations (extraction and proximity) and
multilayer operations (overlay operations),
4.2 Raster -based spatial analysis: Georeferencing , Spatial Interpolation and raster
generation, raster reclassification, arithmetic, relational and logical operations
4.3 Global Positioning System: Segments of satellite -based positioning systems, main
systems – NAVSTAR, GLONASS, Galileo and Indian GPS
4.4 Principles of positioning: Positional Accuracies, Relative Positioning, errors and
sources
Reference Books:
1. Agrawal, N.K.(2006), Essentials of GPS (Second Edition), Book Selection Centre, Hyderabad
2. American Society of Photogrammetry (1983): Manual of Remote Sensing, ASP Palis
Church,V.A. 3. Barrett, E.G. and Curtis, L.F. (1992): Fundamentals of Remote Sensing in Air Photo -
interpretation, McMillan, New York. 7.
4. Bernhardsen, Tor (2002): Geographical Information Systems: An Introduction, Third Edition, John Wiiey & Sons, Inc., New York. 5. Burrough, Peter A and McDonnell, R.A. (1998): Principles of Geographical Information Systems, Oxford University Press, Mumbai. 6. Campbe ll. J. (1989): Introduction to Remote Sensing, Guilford, New York.
7. Clarke, Keith C. (1998): Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems, Prentice -Hall
Series in Geogl. Info. Science, Prentice -Hall, Inc. N.J.
8. Curran, Paul, J, (1988): Princip les of Remote Sensing, Longman, London.
9. Heywood, I.et al (2002): An Introduction to Geological Systems, Pearson Education Limited, New Delhi. 10. Iliffe, J.C (2006), Datums and Map Projections for Remote Sensing, GIS and Surveying, Whittles Publishin g, New York.
11. Jonson. R. J. (2003): Remote Sensing of the Environment -An Earth Resources Perspective,
Pearson Education Series in Geographical Information Science, Keith C. Clarke (Series editor) Pearson Educators Private Limited. (Singapore), New Del hi.
12. Joseph, G. (2009): Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Universities Press (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.
12. Lillesand and Thomand and Relph Kiffer (1994). Remote Sensing and Image Interpretations, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 13. Parker, R, N. (2008),GIS and Spatial Analysis for the Social Sciences, Routledge, New York.
14. Paul Longley (2005), Geographic Information Systems and Science, John Wiley & Sons. 15. Pickles, John (2006), The Social Implications of geographic Information Systems, Rawat
Publications, Jaipur.
16. Star, Jeffrey and John Estes (1996), Geographical Information Systems: An Introduction, Prentice- Hall, inc., N.J.
17. Shekar, S and Chawla, S, (2009), Spatial Databases: A Tour, Pearson Education, Delhi.
18. Tempfli, T. K., Kerle, N., Huurememan, G.C., and Janssen, L.L.F (2009), Principles of Remote Sensing, ITC, Netherlands.
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References for further reading:
1. Birkin, Mark et al (1996). Intelligent GIS GeoInformation International, Cambridge.
2. Chrisman, Nicholas (1997), Exploring Geographic Information Systems, John Wiley and Sons Inc, New York 3. Hard, R.M. (1989): Digital Image Processing of Remotely Sensed data, Academic Press, New York. 4. Lo, C.P (1986): Applied Remote Sensing, Longman, Scientific and Technical, Harlow, Essex.
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5. Lunder, D. (1959): Aerial Photography Interpretation: Principles and Applications,
McGrawHill, New York. 8 6. McCoy, Roger M. (2006), Field methods in Remote Sensing, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. 7. Prater , W.K. (1978): Digital image Processing, John Wiley, New York.
8. Rao, D.P. (eds.)(1988): Remote Sensing for Earth Resources, Association of Exploration Geologist, Hyderabad.
9. Sabins, F. (1982): Remote Sensing: Principles and Applications, Freeman and Co., New York.
10. Spencer, John (2003) Global Positioning System: A Field Guide for the Social Scientists,
Blackwell Publishing, Malden, USA. 11. Verrtappen, H., Th. (1977): Remote Sensing in Geomorphology, Elsevier Scientific Publication Company, Amst erdam.
12. Warrin, R. Philipson (1997): Manual of Photographic Interpretations, American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Maryland, U.S.A.
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6. McCoy, Roger M. (2006), Field methods in Remote Sensing, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
7. Prater, W .K. (1978): Digital image Processing, John Wiley, New York.
8. Rao, D.P. (eds.)(1988): Remote Sensing for Earth Resources, Association of Exploration
Geologist, Hyderabad.
9. Sabins, F. (1982): Remote Sensing: Principles and Applications, Freeman and Co., New York.
10. Spencer, John (2003) Global Positioning System: A Field Guide for the Social Scientists,
Blackwell Publishing, Malden, USA. 11. Verrtappen, H., Th. (1977): Remote Sensing in Geomorphology, Elsevier Scientific Publication Company, Amsterdam.
12. Warrin, R. Philipson (1997): Manual of Photographic Interpretations, American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Maryland, U.S.A.
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Semester II
203: Socio- Cultural and Political Geography
No. of Credits: 4 Contact Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Social and cultural Geography – Major Perceptions (15 Hours )
1.1 Evolution and development of Social Geography – Major Trends and Approaches - Critical
Perspective and associated theoretical developments
1.2 Emergence of cultural Geography as a major branch - Traditional cultural geography – New
cultural geography - linguistic and literary studies, Semiotic analysis and ‘space’ theories -
critical social theory
1.3 Human activity and spatial pattern - Product ion of socio- cultural space – factors, forces and
processes – resultant socio -spatial structures - a temporal scale
2. Geography and difference: ma rginalis ation and exclusion (15 Hours )
2.1 Social inequality and Social stratification - the ‘difference’ between ‘self’ and ‘other’ – social
execution of ‘difference’ and exclusion – religious and ethnic identities
2.2 Imagining local, regional and national identities - multicultural spaces – cultural pluralism
and identity politics in India.
2.3 Spaces of contestations and conflicts - Poverty and Living in Ghettos and slums in
globalizing cities - Gentrification, displacement and right to city – SEZ s in India - Issues of right
to livelihood.
3. Gender and Geography (15 Hours )
3.1 Body as place - private and public domains - Role of Patriarchy – State – Capitalist
production. 3.2 Space- society perspective - Structuring of sexuality and construction of gender identity – role
of socio- cultural forces and processes- stigmas and taboos – resultant gendered spaces- Indian
examples – globalization and repositioning of gender
3.3 Spatiality of sex ratios – intra -regional and inter -regional – specific examples of India and
China - feminization of labour and stat us of women workers – experiences from the global
periphery. 3.4 Women and human development status – Human rights and legal space for women- Indian
context.
4. Spatial Dynamics of Political Processes (15 Hours )
4.1 Concepts and images of territoriality, state, nation and nation - state - colonialism and post -
colonial context
4.2 Theoretical perspectives on global political struc ture- critical analysis of heartland and rim
land theories - Relevance of World Systems approach - Core -periphery structure
4.3 Boundary and Frontier concepts - Terrestrial and maritime context - Processes of boundary
formation- cultural and ethnic identities.
4.4 Dynamics of electoral politics- Indian context - Globalisation and contemporary geopolitics -
Politics of resources – oil resources and West Asia – water Resources and South Asia
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References:
1. Peet, R. (1998), Modern Geographical Thought, Blackwell
2. Peet, R. and Thrift, N. (eds.) (2002), New Models in Geography, Unwin Hymann.
3. Barnes Trevor and Gregory Derek, (eds.) (1997): Reading Human Geography- The Poetic and
Politics of Inquiry, Arnold, London.
4. Daniels Stephen and Lee Roger, (eds.) (1996): Exploring Human Geography- A Reader,
Arnold, London. 5. Cloke, P. and Johnston, R., (eds.), (2005), Spaces of Geographical Thought, Deconstructing
Human Geography’s Binaries, Sage.
5. Aitken, S and Valentine, G. (2006), Approaches to Human geography, Sage. 6. Soja E., (1997), Postmodern Geographies - The Reassertion in Critical Theory, Rawat, New
Delhi.
7. Johnston, R.J., Gregory D. Pratt G. and Watts M., (2005, 5
th ed.), the Dictionary of Human
Geography, Blackwell.
8. Kitchin R., Thrift, N, (eds.) (2009), The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography,
Elsvier.
10. Dear J. Michael and Flusty Steven, (eds.) (2002): The Spaces of Post Modernity, Blackwell,
Massachusetts.
11. Benko Georges and Strohmayer Ulf, (eds.) (2004): Human Geography- A History for the
21st Century, Arnold, London.
12. Atkinson, D., Jackson, P ., Sibley, D. and Washbourne, N. (eds.) (2005), Cultural Geography,
A Critical Geography of Key Concepts, Tauris, I.B. 13. Cloke, P., Crang, P., Goodwin, M.,(2004), Envisioning Human Geographies, Arnold. 14. Cloke Paul, Crang Philip and Goodwin Mark, (eds.) (1999): Introducing Human
Geographies, Arnold, London.
15. Banerjee -Guha, S. (2004), Space, Society and Geography, Rawat, New Delhi.
16. Banerjee - Guha Swapna: Space, Spatiality, Human Geography and Social Science: Politics
of the production of Space, Published in Transaction Institute of Indian Geographers, Vol.33,
No.1, Winter 2011, pp 3- 22, Pune.
17. Cloke Paul, Cook Ian, Crang Philp, Goodwin Mark, Painter Joe and Philo Chris, (2004):
Practising Human Geography, Sage, London. 18. Glassner, M L, De Blij , H, J, Yacher, L. (1980): Systematic Political Geography, John Wiley.
19. Hanson, J and Pratt, G. (1995) Gender, Work and Space, Routledge, New York.
20. Massey, D., Allen, J., Sarre, P. (eds.), (1999), Human Geography Today, Polity Press. 21. Massey, D (1994): Space Place and Gender, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.
22. Moss, P., (2002), Feminist Geography in Practice: Research and Methods, Blackwell.
23. Agnew John A., Livingstone, David, J., Rogers Alisdair, (1996): Human Geography: An Essen tial Anthology, Wiley- Blackwell, ISBN: 978 -0-631-19461- 3
24. Benko Georges and Strohmayer Ulf, (Edts.), (1997): Space and Social Theory: Interpreting
Modernity and Postmodernity, Wiley- Blackwell, ISBN: 978 -0-631-19466- 8.
25. Cresswell Tim, (2004): Place: A Short Introduction, Wiley- Blackwell.
26. Cox Kevin, (2002): Political Geography: Territory, State and Society, Wiley- Blackwell,
ISBN: 978 -0-631-22678- 9
Further Reading:
1. Progress in Geography (1969- 76): Volume 1 to 8, Arnold Edwards, London.
2. Taffe, E .J. (1970): Geography, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
3. Harvey, D. (1973): Explanation in Geography, Edward Arnold, (Paperback), London. 4. Gregory, D. 1978, Ideology, Science and Geography, Cambridge University Press.
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5. Carlestein T., Park es, D. and Thrift, N., (1978), Making Sense of Time, Edward Arnold.
6. Gale S. and Olson G. (1979), Philosophy in Geography, D. Reidel Publishing co.
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7. Mitchell, B. and Draper, T. (1982), Relevance and Ethics in Geography, Longman.
8. Hagget, P. (1983) , Geography a modern Synthesis, Harper and Row.
9. Pickles, J. (1985), Phenomenology, Science and Geography, Cambridge University Press.
10. Paterson, J,L. (1984), David Harvey’s Geography, Croom Helm.
11. Johnston, R.J.,(1985), Future of Geography, Methue n.
12. Stoddard, D. R. (1986), On Geography, Basil Blackwell.
13. Harvey D. (1989), The Condition of Postmodernity, Blackwell.
15. Unwin, T. (1992), The Place of Geography, Longman. 16. Livingstone D. N. (1992), The Geographical Tradition, Oxford: Basil Bl ackwell.
17. Husain, M. (ed.), (1993), Perspectives and Nature of Geography, Vol.1 -5, Anmol.
18. Harvey D., (2001), Spaces of Capital, Towards a Critical Geography, Edinburgh University Press.
19. Johnston R.J., Taylor, P.J. and Watts, M.J. (2002), Geographies of Change, Remapping the
World,
Blackwell.
20. Hoggart, K., Lorretta Lees and davies, A., (2002), Researching Human Geography, Arnold.
21. Pretty, J., Ball, A., Benton, T., et. al. (2007), The Sage Handbook of Environment and Society, Sage.
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Semester II
Paper 204: Urban Geography
No. of Credits: 4 Teaching Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60= Total hours 120
1. Urbanisation Process and Urban Systems (15 Hours)
1.1 The bases of urbanisation - Demographic, economic and social aspects - Origins of the
cities- Urbanisation Trends – urban fringe, urban sprawl and suburbanisation
1.2 Urban Landuse – various approaches – Classical, Neo -classical approaches - Human
Ecology, land economics, activity systems
1.3 Urban location of economic activities – Urban morphology and landuse - Critical
perspective
1.4 Urban System - Evolution, growth and organisation - Primacy, hierarchy and balance
– urban functions and Town classifica tion
2. Urbanisation Process, Capitalism and development (15 Hours)
2.1 Capitalism and urban development - Urbanisation in the industrialised world -Political
economy of urbanisation.
2.2 Urbanisation in the Third World - Concept of peripheral urbanisation - Salient
characteristics - slums and Urban poverty - Capitalism and urban development -
Urbanisati on in the industrialised world
2.3 Colonial and post -colonial structure – Concepts of duali sm and urban economic base in
Third World Cities
2.4 Theoretical Perspectives on r ole of Cities in regional and national development –
cumulative Causati on- Core and Periphery and growth pole theory - Top -down and
bottom -up approach of urban and regional Pl anning
3. Perspectives on Urban Planning with Special Reference to India (15 Hours)
3.1 Indian experience of urban planning through 5 Year Plans – First Five Year Plan To
Sixth Five Year Plan - Primate urban structure and associated problems – growth
poles – policies of decongestion, decentralisation and planned towns – successes and failures
3.2 Changing Perspective on city planning – Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Five Year Plan –
Intersection of global process es – Flexibilised urban economy – Changing Economic
Base and International Capital - Informalisation and Feminisation of urban economy
3.3 Recentralisation – international capital and formation of global city - Processes and
patterns of urban r enewal - Crisis in urban space - Gentrification and other Emerging
issues.
3.4 Global city and global city-region – new regionalism - transformation of the peri -
urban regions of the Global South
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4 Understanding the Urban Transformation with Special Reference to Mumbai
Metropolitan Region (15 Hours )
4.1Gentrification in the Mill -land of Mumbai and the plight of the textile workers
4.2 Slum redevelopment in Mumbai - the case of Dharavi
4.3 Issues of urban planning and environme nt in Vasai - Virar Subregion
4.4 Mumbai a reclaimed city and challenges in urban planning.
4.5The Planned City of New Mumbai: A Critical Perspective
Reference Books:
1. Carter, H (1972): The Study of Urban Geography, Edward Arnold.
2. A. Latham, D. McCormack, K. McNamara, D. McNeill (2009): Key Concepts in Geography, Sage. 2. Knox, P.L. and Taylor. P.J.(1995): World Cities in a World System, Cambridge University Press, U.K. 3. Harvey, D.(1973): Social Justice and the City, Arnold 4. Abu- Lughod, J. and Hay, R. Jr. (1977): Third World Urbanisation, Maarouta Press.
5. Gugler. J. (ed.)(1988): The Urbanisation of the Third World, O.U.P
6. Sassen, S. (1991): The Global City, Princeton University Press.
7. Clarke, D. (1982): Urban Geography: An Introductory Guide, Groom Helm.
8. Marcuse, P. and Kempen, R.V. (eds.),(2000): Globalizing Cities: A New Spatial Order, Blackwell,
9. Short, J. R. (1996): The Urban Order, Basil Bleckwell.
10 Smith, N. (1996): The New Urban Frontier, Routledge
11. King A. D. (1990): Global Cities, Routledge.
12. Simmonds, R. and Hack, G. (2000): Global City Regions, Spon Press.
13. Markusen, A.R., et al. (1991): Second Tier Cities - Rapid Growth beyond the
Metropolis, University of Minnesota Press. 14. Allen J. Scott (ed.), (2001): Global City Regions, Trends, Theory & Policy, Oxford University Press.
15. David Harvey (1985): The Urbanization of Capital, John Hopkins University Press. 16. Edward Soja (2000): Postmetropolis, Critical Studies of cities and Re gions, Blackwell
Publisher Ltd. 17. G. P. Chapman, A.K. Dutt and R.W. Bradnock (ed.) (1999): Urban growth & Development in Asia, Vol.2: Living in the Cities, Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
18. G. P. Chapman, A.K. Dutt and R.W. Bradnock (ed.) (1999): Urban growt h &
Development in Asia, Vol.1: Making the Cities, Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
19. Edgar Pieterse, (2008), City Futures - Confronting the Crisis of Urban development,
Zed Books, London. 20. R. Paddison, Bill Lever, and J.Money, (eds.) (1993): International Pe rspective in
Urban Studies , Jessica Kingsely Publicaton, London and Philadephia.
21. Brenner N. and Keil R, (ed). (2006), ‘The Global Cities Reader’ Routledge. 22. R. J. Johnston, Derek Gregory, Geraldine Pratt, and Michael Watts, (eds.), 5
th edition,
(2005): The Dictionary of Human Geography, Blackwell Publishing.
23. Massey D. (2005): For Space, Sage Publications, London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi.
24. Carmona M. and Wunderlich F. (2012): Capital Spaces, The Multiple complex Public Spaces of a Global City, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, London and New York.
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25. Oatley N (ed.) (1998): Cities, Economic Competition and Urban Policy, Paul
Chapman Publishing Ltd, London. 26. Pieterse E, (2008): City Futures, Confronting the Crisis of Urban Development, Zed
Books Ltd, London and New York.
27. Latham A, et.al. (2009): Key Concepts in Urban Geography, Sage, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington.
Books for further readin g:
1. P. Hall (1996): Cities of Tomorrow, Basil Blackwell.
2. Walton, J. (ed.), (1985): Capital and Labour in the Urbanised World
1, Sage.
3. Szelenyi, J. (ed.), (1984): Cities in Recession, Sage.
4. Cox, K. and Johnston, RJ. (eds.)(1982): Conflict, Pol itics and Urban Scene, Longman.
5. McGee, T.G. (1975): The Urbanisation Process in the Third World, G. Bell & Sons.
6. Saunders, P. (1981): Social Theory and the Urban Question, Unwin Hymer.
7. Castells. M, (1977): The Urban question, Edward Arnold
8. Castells, M., (1983): The City & the grassroots, A Cross -Cultural Theory of Urban
Social Movements, Edward Arnold Publisher Ltd.
9. Castells, M., (1989): The Informational City, The information technology, Economic Restructuring and the Urban Regional Process, Blackwell Publication Ltd. 10. R. Paddison, Bill Lever, and J.Money (edi.) (1993): International Perspective in Urban Studies , Jessica KingselyPublicaton, London and Philadephia.
11. Raymonds Williams (1985): The Country and the City, The Hogarth Press, London. 12. Diddee, J. and Rangaswamy, V. 1993): Urbanisation: Trends Perspectives and Challenges, Rawat Publications. 13. Dunleavy, P. (1980): Urban Political Analysis, Macmillan. 14. Patel, S. and Thorner, A. (eds.) (1995): Bombay: Metaphor for Modern India, Oxford
University Press.
15. Watson, S. & Gibson, K.(1995): Postmodern Cities and Spaces, Basil and Blackwell.
16. Amin, A. and Thrift, N.(2000):Cities: Reimagming the Urban, Polity Press.
17. A.R. Cuthbert, (edi.) (2003): Designing Citie s, Critical Reading in Urban Design,
Blackwell Publication Ltd. 18. Allen J. Scott (2000): The Cultural Economy of Cities, Essays on the Geography of image Producing industries, SAGE Publication Ltd. 19. Dunleavy, P. (1980): Urban Political Analysis, Mac millan.
20. Misra, R.P. (ed.), (2013): Urbanisation in South Asia - Focus on Mega Cities,
Foundation Books
21. Waquar Ahmad, Amitabh Kundu, Richard Peet, (eds.), (2010),: India’s New Economic Policy, A Critical Analysis, Rawat 22. Oatley, Nick (ed.) (1998): Cities, Economic Competition and Urban Policy, Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd. 23. Hazareesingh Sandip, 2007,: The Colonial City and the Challenge Modernity- Urban
Hegemonies and the Civi Contestations in Bombay (1099- 1925), Orient Longman.
24. Nandarajah M., Ann Tomoko Yamamoto, (eds.), (2007), Urban Crisis - Culture and
the Sustainable Cities, Rawat. 25. Sujata Patel, Kushal Deb, (eds.), (2006): Urban studies, Oxford.
22. Rod Burgess, Marisa Carmona and Theo Colstee (eds.), (1997): The Challenge of Sustainable Cities, Zed Books, London.
23. David Pinder, (2005): Visions of the City, Edinburgh 24. John Eade and Christopher Mele, (eds.), (2002): Understanding the City-
Contemporary and future Prospectives, Blackwell Publishing.
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25. L. Hoffman, S. Fainstein and Dennis R. Judd (edi.),(2003): Cities and Visitors,
Regulating People, Markets and City space, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
26. S. Watson & K. Gibson (1995): Postmodern Cities and Spaces, Blackwell Oxford UK
and Cambridge USA.
27. Tim Hall (2006): Urban Geography (3 rd Edn.), Routledge Contemporary Human
Geography Series, Routledge Talyor and Francis Group, London and New York.
28 Amar Farooqui, 2006: Opium City The making of early Victorian Bombay, Three
Essays collective.
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35. Mark Abrahamson, 2004: Global cities, Oxford University Press.
36. Neuwirth R. (2005), ‘Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban Wor ld’,
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Semester II
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis III
(Based on Theory Papers: 201- 202)
No. of Credits: 4 (Practical Hours 60 + Notional Hours 60)
1. Unit – I (Hours 20)
1.1 Aerial Photography: Preparation of stereo card, Photo Interpretation and preparation of
photo map, preparation of stereogram using stereo pairs, Calculation and application of
scale for distance, area and height measurements. Image Interpretation
1.2 Georeferencing: Map to map, image to map and assigning project ion and choosing datum
1.3 Digitization: preparation of vector layers, vector editing, linking of spatial and attribute
data.
1.4 Thematic mapping techniques: symbolization, labeling, representation of quantitative data, vector layer classification.
2. Unit – II (Hours 20)
2.1 Vector overlay, buffer, extraction
2.2 Point in polygon, line in polygon,
2.3 Data retrieval – Attribute and Spatial query
2.4 Map Composition
3. Unit – III (Hours 20)
3.1 Spatial Interpolation and raster reclassification
3.2 Application of Raster calculator
3.3 Drainage Network Analysis
3.4 GPS practical
Reference Books:
1. Bhatta, Basudeb, (2008), Remote Sensing and GIS, Oxford University Press.
2. Jones, C. B., (1997), Geographical Information Systems and Computer Cartography, Adddison,
Wesley Longman Ltd., U.K.
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Technical -Political Equations, Onward Press, London.
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11. Vallentine G. Clifford N. (2010), Key M ethods in Geography, Sage. 10
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15. Lo, C.P (1986): Applied Remote Sensing, Longman, Scientific and Technical, Harlow, Essex.
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Company, Amsterdam.
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Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Maryland, U.S.A.
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Semester II
Tools and Techniques of Spatial Analysis IV
Based on Theory Papers: (203 -204)
No. of Credits: 4 (Hours of doing Practicals 60+ Notional Hours 60)
1. Settlement Hierarchy and population studies : (25 Hours)
1.1 Settlement Hierarchy
a. N earest neighbor analysis
b. Population and functional – rank - size rule – application and interpretation -
degree of primacy - Construction- Interpretation – application of triangular graph
1.2 Population Studies
a. Construction and interpretation of Demographic transition graph and Population
Pyramids
b. Thematic map interpretation – NATMO ATLAS, Population A tlas
2. M ental Maps and diagrams (15 Hours)
2.1 Typology of distance and direction of space - Construction of Maps
2.2 Imagining Place and space: Perception – mapping and interpretation.
2.3 Interpreting political context of maps, cartographic techniques, diagrams, pictures and
cartoons.
3. Statistical Techniques to understand the spatial pattern (20 Hours)
3.1 Index of concentration: location quotient and concentration. 3.2 Index of similarity and dissimilarity and inequality - Construction and applicability of
Lorenz curve - Interpretations
3.3 Calculation of Ginni’s co-efficient of concentration
References:
1.Gregory, S. (1971): Statistical Methods and Geographer, Longman, London. 2. King, C. A. M. (1978): Techniques in Geomorphology, Edward Arnold, London. 3. Taylor, Peter J. (1977): Quantit ative Methods in Geography, Houghton and Mifflin co.,
Boston 4. Monkhouse. F.J. and Wilkinson, H.R. (1971): Maps and Diagrams, Methuen, London 5. Cole, J.R and King , C.A.M. (1968): Quantitative Geography, John Wiley And Sons, London. 6. Goudie, A. (1981): Geomorphological Techniques, George Alien And Unwin, London.
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London 15. Griffith , D. A. , Layne, L.J.,(2002): A Casebook for Spatial Statistical Data Analysis: A
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19. Cloke, P., Cook, I, Crang, P., et.al. (2004), Practising Human Geography, Sage.
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Annexure I
Department of Geography
University of Mumbai
Two Year Degree Course of M. A./ M.Sc. in Geography
As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
(With effect from the academic year 2016 -2017)
Question Paper Pattern for Semester I and II
Theory Paper: 100 marks for each paper (Total papers 4)
Internal examination : Total marks 40 ( in each theory paper )
External examination : Total marks 60 (in each theory paper)
i) Total no. of questions to be framed for theory paper in external examination: 6 ; 15 marks each .
ii) Out of the 6 questions, students are required to attempt any four questions.
Practical Paper: 100 marks for each paper (Total papers 2)
I & II End Semester Question Paper in Practicals-
A: External examination: Total Marks - 100
i) Students are expected to attempt total four questions of 20 marks each i.e. 80 marks
ii) Marks for Journal – 10
iii) Marks for Viva -voice - 10
iv All questions are compulsory
v) No of questions would correspond with number of major modules in the respective practical
Course syllabus.
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