Regional planning

Concept of a growth:

Types of regions and methods of regionalisation:

• 1987: write short note on
concepts of nation and state. 20
marks
• 2000: what is a region? Discuss the types
of regions and the methods of regionalisation.60
marks
• 2005: what is a region? Discuss the
methods of regionalisation. 60 marks
• 2006: what is the concept of a region?
Discuss the types of regions.60 marks
• 2016: what is a ‘region’? describe
‘Thiessen’ polygon method of regional
delimitation.15 marks
Growth centres and growth poles:
• 2001: critically examine the role of growth
centres and growth poles in regional development
process.60 marks
Regional imbalances:
• 2001: examine the spatial
patterns of development disparity
prevailing in the world.60 marks
 • 2003: write short note: regional
imbalance.20 marks
• 2015: “geographical traits lead to regional
imbalances”. Examine .15 marks
Regional development strategies:
• 2012: answer the following :
salient features of watershed
planning and its advantages and
disadvantages.20 marks
• 2004: discuss various strategies for
correcting regional imbalances.60 marks
• 2011: enumerate alternative strategies of
planning for backward regions.30 marks
Environmental issues in regional planning:
• 2009: highlight the significance of
environmental issues in regional planning.30 marks
• 2013: “urban solid waste management
poses the greatest challenge in metropolitan
planning”. Elaborate.20 marks
• 2015: “development planning has a
component of environmental cost”. Discuss.10
marks
Planning for sustainable development:
• 2002: write an essay on ‘sustainable
development’ from the perspective of geography.60
marks
 • 2007: explain the concept of sustainable
development and propose a model for agricultural
development.60 marks
• 2011: write short explanatory note on
ingredients of sustainable development.12 marks
• 2014: “rural sustainability is necessary for
urban sustainability”. Discuss the statement in the
backdrop of integrated development approach.20
marks
• 2015: “vital statistics are necessary
ingredients for development planning”.
Elaborate.15 marks
• 2016: in what ways can
geographers contribute towards
optimal land use planning in a
region ? 15 marks
Misc:
• 1986: discuss the genetic
classification of international
boundaries. how does it differ from
the morphological classification? 60
marks
• 1988: write short note on
geopolitics.20 marks
• 2016: elaborate the idea of
'compage'.10 marks