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Emerging Areas of Urban and Rural Interventions (Elective II) [1]

Paper Code: 
MSW 424(b)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The  objectives of this course are:

  1. To acquaint the students with rural institutions
  2. To familiarize the students with strategies of rural and urban interventions
  3. To develop an understanding of problems of urbanization.
  4. To provide exposure to various issues of slums in urban areas

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MSW 424 (b) Elective (Elective II)Course

 

 

 

Emerging Areas of Urban and Rural Interventions

 

CO92.Understand the structural constraints of development in rual and urban areas.

CO93.Evaluate the problems of slum dwellers and formulate suitable methods of intervention of improving their status.

CO94.Analyze the pathologies associated with urbanization.

CO95.Design strategies for resource management and for strengethening institutional bases in urban and rural areas

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Power Point Presentations, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self- learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

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

Essential Readings: 

 Core Readings:

  • Pandey, B.K., 2005, Rural development, Jaipur: Isha books
  • Sisodia, 2005, Functioning of Panchayati Raj system, Jaipur: Rawat Publications

Supplementary Readings:

  • Rajora, R., 1998 Integrated watershed management, Jaipur: Rawat Publications
  • Sharma, 2005, Grass root governance, Delhi: Aalekh publications
  • Debroy and Kaushik.,2005, Emerging rural development through Panchayats, Jaipur: Academic foundation
  • Singh, Shamsher., 1991, Urban planning and development, New Delhi: Concept Publications
  • Kundan, 1994, Urban development and urban research in India, New Delhi: Khanal publication,
  • Singh, K. and Steinberz, F. (ed), 1996, Urban India in crisis, New Delhi: New age publishers,
  • Mohanty, B., 1993, Urbanization in developing countries, New Delhi: Concept publishing company
  • Singh, A.M and D’souza, A., 1990, The urban poor slum and pavement dwellers in the major cities of India, New Delhi: Manohar publications
  • Asthana, M. and Ali Sabir, 2003, Urban poverty in India, New Delhi: Mittal publications

 

            Journals

  • Social Work, NASW Press

Journal of Social Work, Sage Publications

Academic Session: 
2020-21 [2]

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