Emerging Areas of Rural and Urban Interventions

Paper Code: 
MSW424(B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course aims to familiarize the students with strategies of rural and urban interventions and develop an understanding of problems urbanization.

12.00
Unit I: 
Understanding Rural Context
  • Rural scenario in India
  •           Socio-economic and other variables, status position of rural populace / areas
  • Rural institutions: Financial (institutional and non-institutional), market, cooperatives and society
  • Structural constraints for development in rural areas
12.00
Unit II: 
Approaches / Strategies to Rural Intervention

 

  •           Livelihood approach: natural resource management, watershed development
  • Strengthening institutional base I: provision of basic services, finance markets, appropriate technology
  • Strengthening institutional base II: Panchayati Raj institutions, women’s organizations, delivery systems, micro planning
12.00
Unit III: 
Basic Concepts of Urbanization

 

  •           History and theories of urbanization
  •           Process of urbanization
  •           Urbanization policy, voluntary sector and people’s participation
12.00
Unit IV: 
Pathologies of Urbanization
  • Urban poverty
  •           Urban employment
  •           Urban settlements and housing
12.00
Unit V: 
Urban Slums: Issues and Services
  •           Socio-psychological issues of slum dwellers
  •           Urban housing and settlements development bodies: functions and     administration
  •           Policy, programme and laws relating to slums

 

References: 
  • Singh, Katar: Rural Development, 1995
  • Pandey, B.K: Rural development, Isha books, 2005 (ed)
  • Rao: Sustainable development, 2000
  • Rajora, Rajesh: Integrated watershed management, Rawat publications, 1998  
  • Sharma: Grass root governance, Aalekh publications, 2005
  • Sisodia: Functioning of panchayati raj system, Rawat Publications, 2005
  • Debroy and Kaushik: Emerging rural development through Panchayats, Academic foundation, 2005
  • Singh, Shamsher: Urban planning and development, New Delhi, 1991
  • Kundan: Urban development and urban research in India, Khanal publication, New Delhi, 1994
  • Mathur, O.P: Urban governance, New Delhi, 1999
  • Singh, K. and Steinberz, F. (ed): Urban India in crisis, New age publishers, New Delhi, 1996
  • Mohanty, B.: Urbanization in developing countries, Concept publishing company, New Delhi, 1993
  • Gnaneshwar, V.: Urban policies in India – paradoxes and predicaments, Habitat International
  • Hegade, O.P: Urbanization in India 1981-91, ‘Emerging trends, patterns and issues’, Habitat international
  • Singh, A.M and D’souza, A.: The urban poor slum and pavement dwellers in the major cities of India, Manohar publications, New Delhi, 1990
  • Asthana, M. and Ali, Sabir: Urban poverty in India, Mittal publications, New Delhi, 2003

 

 

 

Academic Session: 
2019-20
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