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S.Rengasamy. Regional Planning & Development. Madurai Institute of Social Sciences
REGIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT-- SYLLABUS
Concept of region-- Functional and formal regions --Techniques of regional delimitation.Classification and hierarchy of regions Regionalization in India) -- Concept of rural-urban continuum.Definition. Scope and content of regional planning-- Regional imbalances andinequalities in India Methods and techniques of regional analysis and development.Export Base Model. Neo-classical Model. Input –output Analysis. Central Place Theory.Growth Pole Hypothesis. Myrdal’s Theory of Cumulative Causation,Directions in regional planning. Town and Country Planning. River Valley Planning.Resource Planning. Multi –level Planning. Need and Methods of Micro-level Planing.Relevance of micro-level planning in community development.Tamilnadu . Planning regions in Tamilnadu. Regional planning in Tamilnadu. Resourcesof Tamilnadu. Rural and urban development with reference to Tamilnadu.
 
138
S.Rengasamy. Regional Planning & Development. Madurai Institute of Social Sciences
 
138
S.Rengasamy. Regional Planning & Development. Madurai Institute of Social Sciences
UNIT I - Concept and Meaning of RegionRegion
means a tract of land; any area; a portion of earth’s surface.There are two aspects of Region1) Spatial dimension-objective reality2) Non spatial dimension-subjective idea-mental construct-spaceless
 
Region
-area larger than the community
Three locality groups1. Neighborhood
A group of people experiencing socialinteraction with in a localized area with oneor two social institutions as the local pointor means by which the area can beidentified physically is thus aneighborhood.
2. Community
Community is the first social group inmodern life that approaches self sufficiency(a group is self sufficient when it possessmost of the (important) major socialinstitutions.
3. RegionUse of the concept
1. To divide the space into relatively homogeneous units2. To further our analysis and understanding of specific studies
Purpose of the concept
1. Delineation of the space into homogenous units2. To study the human association with in a specific regional environment3. To facilitate comparison
Definition of region is limited by the purpose
A large tract of land; a country; a more or less defined portion of earth’s surface, asdistinguished by certain natural features, climatic conditions, a special fauna and flora or the like.
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greatnavad

cdmissmdu sir, I am preparing for IAS exam and have appeared for Interview. I must say , for the given topic, your notes are indispensable...I was enthralled by the quality and depth of the information given in this document , esp when textbooks treat this subject in a haphazard way.

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Your comments that too came from your heart, made me happy. It seems that you are an occasional visitor, using scribd pages in a useful way. An IAS aspirant you might be in my sons age, that makes me to wish you all the best in your life.please let me know the result of your IAS Exam

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