week 3-4: Origin and growth of cities
This lesson will cover the following topics:
1.Preconditions for urban growth.
2. Theories of urban origins.( hydraulic theory,Economic theory, Militrary theories,Religious theories).
3. Early urban hearths.
4.Earlly modern urbanism.
5. Post industrial /Postmodern city.
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Course Material
- week 1-2: Introduction, Concept and theory in urban geography
- week 3-4: Origin and growth of cities
- week 5-6-7: Global context of urbanization and urban change
- week 8-9-10: Land use in the the cities
- week 11-12: Urban planing and policies
- week 13-14: Towns as central place (slums and suburbs)
- week 15-16: Study of process of urbanization in Pakistan
- Chapters 7
- Department Earth Sciences
- Teacher
Shagufta Riaz
