To teach the students the theories of the social sciences (Urban and Rural Sociology, Urban and Regional Economics and Urban and Human Geography) for analyzing human settlements - their evolution, growth & development and incorporating them while planning of human settlements at the rural, urban and regional levels.
Assignments
Research writing and article writing to be a part of Units I (Socio-spatial aspects), II (Economic base), III (socio - economic, and geographic concern and development), IV (urban land use and settlements organization) and V (urban structure, urbanization & impacts on livelihood) - 1.Group assignment – associated with the planning studio work to map urbanization trends, population trends, migration patterns tracing back to history - 10%.2.Group assignment – associated with the planning studio work to map the land-use, spatial relationships etc., - 10% .3.Group assignment – associated with the practical studio work – to assess the social aspects of the city/neighborhood in study - 15% .4.Group assignment – associated with the practical studio work – to assess the economic aspects of the city/neighborhood in study and the role of existing policies that impact - 15%.5.Individual assignment – the assessment of smart city project in Coimbatore with respect to the stakeholders involved and their roles in shaping the proposal, community participation and area based developments - 20% -