GEO308:CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

L:4 T:0 P:0 Credits:4

Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to

CO1 :: gain basic knowledge about major contemporary issues of human geography

CO2 :: apply geographical knowledge to cultural concepts

CO3 :: analyze geographical understanding with contemporary socio-cultural global issues

CO4 :: assess the knowledge on geo-political, developmental contemporary issues in human

geography

CO5 :: express contemporary socio-economic practices from the geographical perspective

CO6 :: develop an new idea about contemporary issues related with space and society

Unit I
Thinking geographically : relevance of geography in a globalised world, uniqueness of locations
and regions, spatial connections
Unit II
Folk and popular culture : food customs, clothing preferences, popular media, folk music

Unit III
Socio-cultural dimensions : linguistic geography, geography of religion, geography of ethnicities,
gender geography
Unit IV
Industries, geopolitics and development : geography of resources and industries, world trade,
geography of war and peace, terrorism, global patterns of development
Unit V
Agriculture, poverty and hunger : landlessness, food security, geography of hunger

Unit VI
Contemporary cities : suburbanisation, gentrification, smart cities

Text Books:
1. CONTEMPORARY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY by JAMES M. RUBENSTEIN, PRENTICE HALL

References:
1. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY by MAJID HUSSAIN, RAWAT PUBLICATIONS

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