Urban Geography

Course Start Date: October 12, 2020

Course End Date: February 04, 2021

Assessment Criteria: Total Marks 100

Sessional: 20 [Assignments (05) Presentations (05) Quiz (05) Attendance (05)]

Mid Term (Term Paper): 30

Final exam: 50

Course Material

01 Week 1-2: Definition, Scope, Origin of towns, Site and situation concepts

02 Week 3-4: Process of urbanization in the world, Urban function, economic base of urban centers

03 Week 5-6: Formal and functional classification of towns, General nature of cities, Towns as central place

04 Week 7-8: Urban hinterland, Urban structure-different theories, Hierarchy of settlements-city size distribution

05 Week 9-10: Suburbs, Urban Development Model, Rank size Rule, Law of primate city.

06 Week 11-12: Cycle of Urbanization, Urban expansion, metropolitan decentralization, Rural urban fringe-urban social life.

07 Week 13-14: Concept and principles of Planning, History of Town Planning-ancient and medieval Modern Planning-urban development urban renewal neighbourhood planning.

08 Week 15-16: A study of the process of urbanization in Pakistan. Urban Slums