MODULE-I: URBAN
Duration: 30 mins
Urban is a construct about an environment and we add value to the meaning and understanding of the idea of urban depending on perspectives and contexts. To start with what are the official definitions and criteria of defining a particular geography as urban-
MODULE-II: URBAN POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE
Duration: 50 mins
Urban Policy, Governance, Planning- discuss specific provisions in the Constitution of India like 73rd CAA, 1992, 12th schedule, how urban planning evolved in India, institutions related to urban development, planning and various sectors, the evolution of urban governance and its present situation with examples from various cities and sectors
MODULE-III: URBANISATION
Duration: 1 hour
Urbanization – Historical Overview and Contemporary trends
MODULE – IV: URBAN CONCEPTS
Duration: 50 mins
Urban concepts and theories- globalization, informality, place and place making, gentrification, urbanity, urbanism, city utopias like global cities and smart cities with critiques. Edward Said’s Orientalism, Lefebvre, David Harvey, Castells, Saskia Sassen, Jennifer Robinson, situation of the global South gives a new perspective. Indian authors and their work would be discussed- Amita Baviskar, Harini Nagendra, D Parthsarathy, Sujata Patel, Sanjay Srivastava, Arjun Appadurai, and Leela fernandes, Carol Upadhay and Binti Singh.