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MSc Semester 3

Urban Geography

Urban systems, morphology, planning challenges and geospatial methods for city-scale analysis.

Study Material

Urban Geography (UGC Aligned)

Curriculum Scope

  • Interpret structure, growth and transformation of urban regions.
  • Evaluate planning alternatives using spatial evidence.

Major Units

  1. Urbanization process and city-region linkages.
  2. Models of urban land use and city morphology.
  3. Governance, infrastructure and service disparity.
  4. Urban risk and environmental management.
  5. GIS-based urban planning case study.

Practical Component

  • Ward-level service accessibility map and urban profile report.

Suggested Reading Seminar

  • Present one contemporary urban policy and its spatial outcomes.

Reference Literature

Urban Geography

By Tim Hall and Heather Barrett

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Cities and Urban Life

By John J. Macionis and Vincent N. Parrillo

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