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DHAKA UNIVERSITY

Affiliated Colleges

Syllabus

Department of Geography & Environment

One Year M.S. Course Session: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20

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DHAKA UNIVERSITY Affiliated Colleges

Subject: Geography and Environment

Syllabus for One-Year M.S Course Effective for the Sessions: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20

Course Code Course Title Credits

GETh: 5001 Hydrology and River Morphology 4

GETh: 5002 Rural Development 4

GETh:5003 Disaster Management 4

GETh:5004 Gender, Development and Environment 4

GETh:5005 Coastal and Marine Studies 4

GETh:5006 Transportation Geography 4

GETh:5007 Urban and Regional Planning 4

GETh:5008 Migration and Refugee Studies 4

GETh:5009 Climate Change-Mitigation and Adaptation 4

GETh:5010 Agriculture Dynamics and Food Security 4

GETh:5011 Geography of Settlement and Housing 4

GERe: 5021 Research Project 2

GELb: 5022 Practical 4

Practical –I: Techniques in Geography

(Research and Statistics)

Practical –II: Environmental Survey and Analysis

Practical –III: Geospatial Analysis/Data Analysis/

Image Analysis

GETs: 5031 Thesis 4

GETsv: 5032 Thesis Defense/Thesis Viva (for thesis group) 2

GEVgv: 5023 General Viva-Voce (for thesis & non-thesis groups) 2

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The M.S. programme will be a one year programme carrying 36 credits, each theory course has a weight of 4 credits equivalent to 100 marks. The programme will consist of two Groups - Group-A (non-thesis) and Group-B (thesis). Non-thesis group students must take 7 theory courses out of 11, and thesis group students must take 6 theory courses out of 11 courses. The propose breakdown of all courses is as follows:

Course Non-Thesis Group-A (credit hour) Thesis Group –B (credit hour) Compulsory theory courses 7*4=28 6*4=24 Practical 1*4=04 1*4=04

Field project/project on Bangladesh 1*2=02 --

General viva 1*2=02 1*2=02 Thesis ___ 1*4=04 Thesis viva _ __ 1*2=02 Total credit 36 36

Special note:

Students interested to conduct thesis must have a minimum CGPA of 3.25 at under graduate

level. Thesis students will get 120 days (4 months) for writing the thesis and the days will be

counted immediately after the end of the last theory examination. To supervise a thesis the

faculty must be an Associate Professor. However, an Assistant Professor with Ph.D. can also

supervise thesis.

To offer a theory course minimum 20 students will be required. However, this minimum number

can be changed if required, especially for colleges having small number of MS students in a year

or a college. Field work and study tours are inseparable part of the practical examination and

will be arranged by the respective department. Students must attend the field trip.

Marks Distribution:

Marks distribution for Theory and Practical courses are as follows:

i) Theory Courses: 70% (Final Examination) + 30% (Continuous Assessment)

ii) Practical Courses: 60% (Final Examination) + 40% (Continuous Assessment)

Marks obtained by the students in mid-term/in course examination, assignment, presentation, and attendance will be considered as continuous assessment. Class attendance is compulsory for each and every student and 5 marks are allocated for the students for satisfactory attendance (see table below). Students attending less than 65% classes will be labeled as ‘dis-collegiate’, and they will not allowed to sit for examination. Attendance 75% and above will be treated as collegiate and 74% to 65% as non-collegiate. Non-collegiate students will be allowed to sit for examination with a fine set by the university authority.

Attendance Marks (full marks 5) 90% and above 5 85% to less than 90% 4 80% to less than 85%) 3 75% to less than 80% 2 65% to less than 75% 1 Below 65% 0

Patterns of Questions at Theory Final Examination (total marks= 70):

Section and Question Type Details Marks Section - A Broad Questions Two questions out of Four to be answer 20 x 2 = 40 Section – B Short Questions Five questions out of Nine to be answer 5 x 6 = 30

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Detailed Syllabus or Course Contents

Course Code GETh: 5001 Total credit: 4

Course Title Hydrology and River Morphology

Course contents:

1. Introduction: Definition, concepts and interrelationship of hydrology and river

morphology; Scope of this course; Water as a basic environmental element: Sources and

global distribution of water, types of water bodies and hydrological cycle.

2. Channel formation: Origin and evolution of rivers; Channel forms, types, patterns and

processes; Characteristics of cross-sectional and longitudinal valley profiles;

Development and morphometric analysis of drainage basins.

3. Floods and floodplains: Causes, types and management of floods; Floodplains and

channel patterns; Morphological characteristics and structure of floodplains, wetlands and

deltas.

4. Sediments in river channel: Types & characteristics of load; Processes of sedimentation;

Load bearing capacity & competence; Delta building process and evolution.

5. River or channel erosion: Process of erosion and accretion, major erosional features and

their characteristics.

6. Groundwater hydrology: Its settings, importance and problems in Bangladesh.

7. River systems of Bangladesh and the characteristics of the major river systems along with

their importance.

Suggested readings:

1. Bangchi : Bengal Delta

2. Chorley : Water Earth and Man

3. Chowdhury : Open Channel Hydraulics

4. Embleton et. al. (ed) : Processes in Geomorphology

5. Gregory et al : Drainage Basin Forms and Processes

7. Majumder : River of the Bengal Delta

8. Morisawa : Streams , their dynamics and morphology

9. Richards : River forms and Processes in Alluvial Channels.

10. Russel : River and Delta Morphology

11. Ward R. C. : Principles of Hydrology

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Course Code GETh: 5002 Total credit: 4

Course Title Rural Development

Course contents:

1. Introduction: Definitions and concepts of development and rural development; Scope

and importance of this course.

2. Elements of rural development: Physical, social, cultural, economic, political and

institutional.

3. Problems and challenges of rural development: (a) Physical – physical infrastructure,

agriculture, water supply, housing, etc. (b) Social – literacy, social infrastructure,

population, health system, land tenure system, political, administration etc. (c) Economic

– employment, industry, foreign aids, credit facility, economic policies etc.

4. Rural land management and land reforms in Bangladesh.

5. Rural settlements: Types, elements/determinants, patterns and characteristics.

6. Rural marketing: Rural markets (hat/bazaar) and growth centres, marketing channel.

7. Rural development models in Bangladesh: Tebhaga Movement; Comilla Model; Uphushi

(HYV) Movement; Rural micro-credits and their role to economic development and

women empowerment (BRAC model and Grameen Bank initiatives).

8. Rural development in some selected countries: (Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, and Sri

Lanka).

9. Rural development and planning in Bangladesh: Policies, prospects and challenges; Rural

development through rural-urban linkage.

Suggested readings:

1. Hewes, I. Rural Development: World Frontiers.

2. Cloud, H.D. Rural Geography & Introductory Survey.

3. Baqee, A. Grameen Bashati.

4. Foster, J. et al. Peasant Society.

5. Siddique, K. Economy of Rural Poverty in Bangladesh.

6. Alamgir , N. Development Strategy for Bangladesh .

7. Abdullh, M,M. Rural Development in a Changing World.

8. Weitz, R. Rural Development in Changing World.

9. ESCAP. Guideline for Rural Centre Planning.

10. Ban, D.H, Rural Development.

11. Singh & Dhilan. Agricultural Geography.

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Course Code GETh: 5003 Total credit: 4

Course Title Disaster Management

Course contents:

1. Definitions and concepts of natural hazards and disasters.

2. Typology or classification of hazards and disasters (both natural and anthropogenic).

3. Natural hazards in Bangladesh: Type, characteristics, geographical extent and impacts.

4. Disaster Management : Conceptual framework, aims, scope, subject matter and

approaches of study.

5. Fundamental Approach of Disaster Management in Bangladesh: History of Disaster

Management, Paradigm shift, Disaster Management Framework and Institutions.

6. Elements of Disaster Management: (i) Prevention, (ii) Mitigation, (iii) Adaptation, (iv)

Migration.

7. Concepts and interactions between hazard/disaster, risk, vulnerability and capacity.

8. Disaster preparedness, response and recovery: Concepts, framework, approaches and

challenges.

9. Capacity, capacity building (institutional/community) and coping capacity: Definitions,

concepts and their role to DRR and disaster resilience.

10. Regional and international issues, platforms, conventions and challenges of disaster risk

management.

Suggested readings:

1. Alexander, David (1993), Natural Disasters, London: UCL Press limited.

2. Ahmed, I. (ed.), (1999), Living with Floods: An Exercise in Alternatives, University Press

Limited, Dhaka

3. Ali, M.M. et al. (1998), Bangladesh Floods: Views from Home and Abroad, University Press

Limited, Dhaka

4. Bangladesh Open University (2004), ELEC 3619 Disaster Management, The Commonwealth of

Learning, Vancouver.

5. Blakie, P. et al (1994), At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerability and Disasters, London:

Routledge.

6. Carter, W.N. (1991), Disaster Management: A Disaster Manager’s Handbook, Manila, ADB.

7. Disaster Research Training and Management Centre, Duryogbarta, DRTMC, Department of

Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka.

8. Huque, M. (1996), Climate Change: Issues for the Policy Makers of Bangladesh, Environment

and Development Alliance, Dhaka.

9. Ingleton, Jon (edt.) (1999), Natural Disaster Management, England: Tudor Rose.

10. Islam, M.A. (1995), Environment, Landuse and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh, University of

Dhaka.

11. Islam, S. (2003), Disaster Management Bureau: Vision and Activities and National Preparation,

Dhaka: DMB.

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12. Khatun, Hafiza; Baqee, Abdul and Kabir, Humayun edt. (2019), People at Risk: Disaster and

Despair, Disaster Research Training and Management Centre, University of Dhaka.

13. Nizamuddin, K. (ed.), (2000), Disaster in Bangladesh: Selected Readings, Disaster Research

Training and Management Centre, University of Dhaka.

14. Paul, B.K. (2011). Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and

Management, Wiley-Blackwell. US.

15. Pinkowski, J. ( 2008), Disaster Management Handbook, CRC Press, US.

16. Rahman, M.S. (1993), Disaster Management Handbook for Bangladesh, IV. Dhaka: BDPC and

PACT.

17. Sinha, P.C. (1998), Encyclopedia of Disaster Management, Volume 1-10, New Delhi: Anmol

Publications Private Limited.

18. Smith, K. & Petley, D.N. (2009), Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster,

Routledge. New York.

19. United Nations (2002), Living with Risk: A Global Review of Disaster Reduction Initiatives, UN.

20. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). (2004), Living with

Risk: A Global Review of Disaster Reduction Initiatives, Geneva: United Nations.

21. World Bank (1990), Managing Natural Disasters and the Environment, World Bank, Washington

DC.

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Course Code GETh: 5004 Total credit: 4

Course Title Gender, Development and Environment

Course contents:

1. Definitions and concepts: Gender, development and environment; study scope.

2. Gender-environment relationship (Global and Bangladesh perspectives):

(eco-feminism, gender and biodiversity, gender and forestry, gender and agriculture,

gender and rural energy, gender and aquaculture.

3. Gender and development: Linkage and theoretical explanation.

4. Gender- production, reproduction and maintenance.

5. Gender- inequality and empowerment; Gender roles in household decision making

process (Global and Bangladesh perspective).

6. Gender and migration: Types and dynamics.

7. Gender vulnerability (Global and Bangladesh perspective): Natural hazards: floods,

cyclones and earthquakes, urban environmental problems: pollutions, waste disposal,

health risks, trafficking.

8. Gender and climate change: Resilience and coping mechanism.

9. Gender and globalization: Relation, prospects and challenges.

Suggested readings:

1. Ahmad, Nasreen and Khatun, Hafiza eds. (2001), Disaster: Issues and Gender Perspectives,

Conference Proceedings, Bangladesh Geographical Society, June 23 & 24, 2000, Dhaka.

2. Ahsan, Rosie M.; Ahmad, Nasreen and Khatun, Hafiza (2005), Gender Geography: A Reader

Bangladesh Perspective; Bangladesh Geographical Society, Dhaka.

3. Ahsan, Rosie M and Khatun, Hafiza (2004), Disaster and the Silent Gender: Cotemporary

Studies in Geography, Bangladesh Geographical Society, Dhaka.

4. Bleier, Ruth (1984), Science and Gender-A critique of Biology and its Theories on Women, The

Athene Series, Pergamon Press Inc.

5. GSRC (2006), Gender Atlas of Bangladesh, Dhaka.

6. Hussain, Shahnaz Huq (1976), Female Migrant's Adaptation in Dhaka, USP.

7. Khaleda, Salahuddin & Ishrat, Shamim (1992), Women in Urban Informal Sector: Employment

Pattern Activity Types of Problems, Women for Women.

8. Khan, Salma (1988), The Fifty Percent, University Press Limited.

9. Momsen, Janet Henshell (1991), Women and Development in the Third World, Routledge

Introductions to Development Series, Routledge, London and New York.

10. Momsen, Janet Henshell (2004), Geography of Gender in the Third World, Routledge

Introductions to Development Series, Routledge, London and New York.

11. Rose, Gillian (1993), Feminism and Geography – The limits of geographical knowledge,

University of Monesota Press, Minneapolis.

12. Vandana, Desai and Robert B. Potter eds. (2002), The companion to Development

Studies, Arnold, London.

14. Susan Buckingham-Hatfield (2000), Gender and Environment, Routledge.

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Course Code GETh: 5005 Total credit: 4

Course Title Coastal and Marine Studies

Course contents:

1. Introduction to marine and coastal studies: Multidisciplinary scope and

importance to study.

2. Topography of the ocean: Continental shelves and slope; Ocean floor and

Topography of the Bay of Bengal.

3. Marine environment: Marine ecosystem; Marine climatic zone; Temperature and

salinity - causes, changes, vertical and horizontal distribution, implication; EL-

Nino (ENSO).

4. Coastal process: Tide, wave, ocean current, sedimentation.

5. Sea Level Change: Definition, causes, measurements, coastal vulnerability;

Sea-level change scenario of Bangladesh.

6. Coastal landforms: Cliff, sand dunes, shores, beaches, tidal flat, mud flat, lagoons.

7. Marine and coastal resources: Flora and fauna, coral reef, mineral resources,

tourism, hydrokinetic power, marine transportation.

8. Marine and coastal hazards: cyclone, storm surges, tsunami, coastal erosion,

salinity intrusion, oil spills, etc.

9. Coastal zone management in Bangladesh: Concept, policies, ICZM, tools for

ICZM, land reclamation, coastal zoning, coastal conservation, and relevant marine

and coastal regulations.

10. Study of the Bay of Bengal with emphasis on EEZ of Bangladesh and estuaries:

Prospects and challenges of Blue Economy; Govt. policy and geo-political strategy

on Bay of Bengal,

Suggested Readings

1. Birds, E.C. (1993), Submerging Coast,

2. Doxbury and Doxbury (2004), Introduction to World Ocean, Wiley: New York.

3. Gross, M.G. (1987), Oceanography: A view of the Earth, New Jersy: Prentice Hall, USA.

4. Islam, M.S. (2001). Sea Level Changes in Bangladesh: Last 10,000 years, Asiatic

Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka.

5. King, C.A.M., Oceanography for Geographers, Edwin Arnold Publishers Ltd. London.

6. Oliver, J.E., Physical Geography, Duxbury Press, London.

7. Pathick J.A. (1986), Introduction to Coastal Geomorphology

8. Sharma, R.C. and Vatal, M. Oceanography for Geographers, Chaitanya Publishing

House, Allahabad, India

9. Snedakar, S.C. and Snedakar, J.G. (1984), The Mangrove Ecosystem.

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Course Code GETh: 5006 Total credit: 4

Course Title Transportation Geography

Course contents:

1. Introduction: Definition, concepts, scope and approaches/methods of study.

2. Development of transport: Factors or determinants of transport

development – a) Physical factors and b) Economic factors.

3. Structure and characteristics of modes of transport: Roads, railways, waterways,

airways, pipelines etc.

4. Transport terminals: Passenger terminals, Goods terminals, Ports – sea ports and land ports.

5. Models in transport development: Edward J. Taffe, Richard L. Morrill and Gould Model;

Rimmer Model; Vance Model.

6. Transport and trade.

7. Transport and environment.

8. Transport system in Bangladesh: Roads, railways, waterways, airways; Major problems,

issues and challenges of in transport sector in Bangladesh.

9. Structural analysis of transport networks: Network graph and types; Network

analysis -- indices relating to connectivity, centrality and accessibility.

Selected readings:

1. Hoyle. B and Knowles, R.D. eds. Modern Transport Geography. London, Belhaven

Press, London.

2. Rodrigue, J P, Comtois, C and Slack, B. The Geography of Transport Systems, 2nd

ed.

Routledge. London.

3. Hilling, D. Transport in Developing Countries. Routledge, London.

4. White, H.P. and Senor, K.L. . Transport Geography. London.

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Course Code GETh: 5007 Total credit: 4

Course Title Urban and Regional Planning

Course contents:

1. Introduction: Definitions, concepts, nature and scope of urban and regional planning.

2. Regional Planning: Types and evolution of region; Needs of and importance of Regional

Planning.

3. Studies, data and analysis of region for Regional Planning: Regionalization and

regional structure of Bangladesh (Physical regions- coastal region, hill region, haor

region, Barind region, etc.), Economic regions- industrial region, EPZ, EEZ, urban

region, agricultural region etc.)

4. Theoretical aspects of regionalization: Central Place Theory and Growth Pole Theory.

5. Nature and types of data needed for Regional Planning: Demographic, regional, social etc.

6. Analysis of data for regionalization: Regional inequality, growth pattern etc. using methods

like Location Quotient, Shift and Share Analysis, Input output Analysis.

7. Urban Planning: Concept of urbanization, urban development; Origin and evolution of

urban planning; Urban forms- past, present and future; Urbanization and development;

Urban growth in Bangladesh and in South Asia; Major urban issues and problems in

Bangladesh; Status under Dhaka planning; and Urban planning experiences in Bangladesh.

8. Background studies: Physical features and environmental conditions of city; Demographic

and population studies (characteristics, growth, dynamics and projection); Economic base of

the city employment, income and spatial inequality; Urban transport; Service provision and

characteristics (housing, water, sanitation, electricity, sewerage); Urban social

characteristics; Urban land use characteristics.

9. Urban Planning Process/Methodology: Setting goals and objectives; background studies;

Synthesis of study findings; Projection; Land use and land suitability analysis; Plan

preparation and plan implementation.

10. Types and Elements of Urban Plans: Master Plan, Strategic Plan, Structural Plan, Urban

Area Plan, Detailed Area Plan, Neighbourhood Plan, Site Plan/Action; Planning Standard

and Floor Area Ratio (FAR), Zoning and Density Control; Urban Renewal and Up

gradation.

11. Plan implementation, governance and urban policies in Bangladesh.

Selected readings:

1..Ratcliff, J. An Introduction to Town and Country Planning.

2. Rangawala, R. Town Planning.

3. Islam, N. edt. Urban Research in Bangladesh.

4. Islam, N. and Ahsan, R.M. edt. (1996), Urban Bangladesh, USP publication, DU.

5. Alons, William and Friedman, John (1996), Regional Planning and Development: A Reader.

MIT Press, Cambridge.

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6. Dunham, David M. and Hilborst, Jose G.G. Issue in Regional Planning.

7. Glasson. John. (1974), An Introduction to Regional Planning, Hutchinson Educational,

London.

8. Glickson, Atthur (1955), Regional Planning and Development, London University.

9. Master Plan/Structural Plans of Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Cox’s Bazar.

10. C.S. Yadav edt. (1986), City Planning, Administration and Participation, New Delhi:

Concept Publishing.

11. C.S. Yadav edt. (1986), City Urban Planning and Policies, New Delhi: Concept Publishing.

12. Rachel, Wever and Randall, Crane edt. (2012), The Oxford Book of Urban Planning,

London: Oxford University Press.

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Course Code GETh: 5008 Total credit: 4

Course Title Migration and Refugee Studies

Course contents:

1. Introduction: Definition and concepts of migration and refugee; Types/classification;

Scope and approaches of studying migration and refugee; Importance of studying this

course.

2. Data and statistics: Nature and sources of migration/refugee data; Direct and indirect

methods of migration data estimation; Data analysis techniques.

3. Theoretical aspects of migration and refugee: Ravenstein’s laws of migration,

migration mechanism (Lee’s push-pull theory’, Mabogunje’s system approach),

Zipf’s law, Zelinski’s, Mobility Transition Hypothesis, Todaro Model, Migration

decision making process and drivers of migration.

4. Internal migration in Bangladesh: Types or streams, causes, determinants and

selectivity; Trends, patterns and prospects; Consequences and policies, Major

challenges and issues.

5. International migration: Types or streams; Destination patterns, trends and prospects;

Causes, determinants, selectivity and consequences at origin and destination ends;

Major policies challenges and issues.

6. Population redistribution: Role of internal and international migration, urbanization

and labour migration (internal and external).

7. The context of refugee migration: Major causes, types and trends; Past, present and

future scenarios; Issues of environmental/climate refugee; World refugee problems

and role of UNHCR; Rohingya Refugees problems and its social, economic,

environmental and political consequences on Bangladesh.

Suggested Readings

Amjad, Rashid (1989), To the Gulf and Back; Studies on the Economic Impact

of Asian Labour Migration, New Delhi.

Begum, Anwara (200 ), Destination Dhaka: Urban Migration Expectations and

Reality, Dhaka: University Press Ltd.

Connell, John et al. (1976), Migration from Rural Areas: The Evidence from

Village Studies, Delhi: Oxford University Press.

ESCAP (1987), International Labour Migration Remittances between the

Developing ESCAP Countries and the Middle East: Trends, Issues and

Policies, Development Papers, 6.

Foresight (2011), Migration and Global Environmental Change: Future

Challenges and Opportunities, Final Project Rep ort, London:

Government Office for Science.

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Gooneratne, W.Martin, P. and Sasanami, H. eds. (1994), Regional Development

Impacts of Labour Migration in Asia, UNCRD Research Report Series

No. 2.

Kosinski, L.A. and Prothero, R.M eds. (1974), People on the Move: Studies on

Internal Migration, London: Methuen and Co. Ltd.

Krishnan, P. and Rowe, G. (1978), Internal Migration in Bangladesh, Rural

Demography, 5 (1-2)

Mahbub, A.Q.M. (1997), Mobility Behaviour of Working People in Bangladesh:

Rural-Rural and Rural-Urban Circulation, Urban Studies Programme,

Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka.

Pryor, Robin J. eds. (1979), Migration and Development in Southeast Asia: A

Demographic Perspective, Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press.

Siddiqui, Tasneem eds. (2005), Migration and Devel;opment: Pro-poor Policy

Choices, Dhaka: University Press Ltd.

Skeldon, R. (1990), Population Mobility in Developing Countries; A

Reinterpretation, London: Belhaven.

Skeldon, R. (1997), Migration and Development: A Global Perspective, London:

Belhaven Press.

UNFPA (2016), Migration and Urbanization in Bangladesh, UNFPA, Dhaka.

Wickramasekera, P. (2002), Asian labour Migration: Issues and challenges in an

Era of Globalization. International Migration Paper No. 57, International

Migration Programme, Geneva: ILO

World Bank (1981), Labour Migration from Bangladesh to the Middle East, World

Bank Staff Working Paper No. 454, Washington.

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Course Code GETh: 5009 Total credit: 4

Course Title Climate Change-Mitigation and Adaptation

Course contents:

1. Climate Change: Definition, concepts and historical background of changes; Scope of

studying climate change at macro and micro levels.

2. Causes of Climate Change: Milankovitch Cycle; Change in solar radiation; Change in

planetary Albedo; Change in GHG/Greenhouse effects; IPCC statements about the change.

3. Climate Change Vulnerability and Impact Assessment: Concepts and methods of vulnerability

assessment; Levels of vulnerability at local/community, regional, national and global; Role of

technology; Impacts of climate change on various regions and sectors.

4. Climate Change Mitigation: Definition, concepts and types; Policy guidelines; Institutional

capacity; Sectoral strategy of mitigation (forest, energy, agricultural, cities, water supply etc.)

5. Climate Change Adaptation: Definition, concepts and limitations; Methods/process of

adaptation; Adaptation strategy and action plans in various sectors and fields.

6. International Response to Climate Change: International treaties and protocols; Initiatives

taken by IPCC, UNFCCC, Climate Funds; Climate politics and justice.

7. Climate Change and Bangladesh: Response, policies, Climate Change Strategic and Action

Plans, Role of Climate Change Trust Funds; Mitigation and adaptation practices and

challenges in various sectors.

Suggested readings:

1. Chen, W.Y., Seiner, J., Suzuki, T., Lackner, M. eds.( 2012), Handbook of Climate

Change Mitigation, Springer Publications.

2. Davoudi, Simin ; Crawford, Jenny and Mehmood, Abid (2009), Planning for

Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners.

Routledge.

3. IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (WGIII AR5) (2013), Mitigation of Climate

Change, WMO and UNEP.

4. IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) (2104), Impacts, Adaptation, and

Vulnerability, WMO and UNEP.

5. MoEF ( 2009), Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, GoB.

6. MoEF (2005), National Adaptation Plan of Action, GoB.

7. Paula Castro, (2104), Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries,

University of Zurich, Switzerland.

8. Sumi, Akimasa, Fukushi, Kensuke, Hiramatsu, Ai eds.(2010), Adaptation and

Mitigation Strategies for Climate Change, Springer Publications.

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Course Code GETh: 5010 Total credit: 4

Course Title Agriculture Geography and Food Security

Course contents:

1. Introduction: Definitions, concepts, scope, themes and importance of this course.

2. Theoretical aspects of agricultural origin, diffusion and development: Agricultural

location in relation to market, distance, function and land use (Von Thunen theory);

Input-output relationships; Crop combination regions (Weaver Model); Decision-making

under risk and uncertainty (Game Theory Model); Diffusion concept in agriculture.

3. Agriculture systems and types: Agricultural systems of the world (Whittelesy’s); Types

and typology of agriculture and regionalization of agricultural patterns in the world.

4. Physical and socio-economic aspects of agriculture development: Role of physical

aspects like geographical settings (climate, soil, topography, hydrology etc.); Socio-

economic aspects like land ownership and tenancy, labour, farm size, capital,

mechanization, transport and marketing, agricultural organizations and cooperation, crop

insurance.

5. Dynamics of agriculture, food habits and food security: Factors behind the changes are –

increasing population, income and urbanization, improvement of bio-technology,

changing food habits across the world, decreasing agricultural land and shortage of water.

6. Agriculture in Bangladesh: Nature and characteristics, types and regional cropping

patterns, land use, soil types (Brammer), crop diversification, cropping intensity;, crop

calendar; Recent trends and future potentials, Govt. policies and food security measures;

Prospects and challenges of agriculture and food security in Bangladesh.

Suggested Readings

1. A. Aliam,: Agriculture of Bangladesh.

2. B. M. Rogers : Diffusion of Innovations.

3. D. R. Harris: The Ecology of Agricultural Systems in Trends in Geography, Coke R.V. and

Johnson, J. H. (eds).

4. D. B. Grigg : Agricultural systems of the world.

5. Duckhan :The Fabric of Farming

6. J. Burton : Types of Agricultural Occapance of floodplains in the United States (Dept. of

Geography, University of Chicago) Res. Pap. 75

7. J. R. Tarrant: Agricultural Geography.

8. J.D. Henshall: Models of Agricultural Activity in socio-economic Geography

(ed) R.J. Chorley and Peter Haggett

9. L. D. Stamps: The Land of Britain : Its Use and Misuse

10. L.D. Stamp: Applied Geography

11. M. Chisholm : Geography and Economics

12. T. Hagerstrand : The Propagation of Innovation Waves, Land Studies in Geography,

Series-B. Human Geography

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13. W.B. Moefan and R.J.C. Muntan : Agricultural Geography.

14. W.C. Found: Theoretical Rural Land Use.

15. Madjid, H. : Systematic Agricultural Geography.

16. Sing, J and Dhillon : Agricultural Geography.

17. Brammer, Hugh : Land Use and Land Use Planning in Bangladesh.

18. Brammer, Hugh : Agricultural Development Possibilities in Bangladesh.

19. Hossain, Mosharraf: Agriculture in Bangladesh.

20. Faruquee, Rashid: Bangladesh Agriculture in the 21st Century.

21. Mandal & Dutta: Crop diversification.

22. MoFDM, 2012. National Food Policy Plan of Action and Country Investment Plan

Monitoring Report- 2012, Food Division, GoB.

23.Hossain, M. and Bayes, A., 2010. Rural Economy and Livelihoods-insight from Bangladesh.

Dhaka: A H Publishing.

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Course Code GETh: 5011 Total credit: 4

Course Title Geography of Settlement and Housing

Course contents:

1. Introduction: Definition, contents, scope and approaches/ methodology of studying

settlement and housing.

2. Origin, evolution and characteristics of settlement: Temporary, semi-permanent and

permanent settlements.

3. Classification of settlements: Classification by form, size and spacing, shape and livelihoods.

4. Theories/models of settlements: Hudson theory, Christaller’s Central Place theory, etc.

5. Rural house types and characteristics: Physical and cultural factors behind house types; house

types of Bangladesh.

6. Origin and characteristics of towns and cities: Factors and processes of urban growth, rural-

urban fringe, urban sphere of influence; Hierarchies of urban settlements.

7. Transport and other infrastructure associated with settlements.

8. Rural market places and fairs: Origin, types, development, and characteristics.

9. Housing: Needs, demand and supply, management; National housing situation and policies.

10. Urban and rural settlement patterns of Bangladesh.

11. Housing problems and challenges in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh: An overview.

Suggested readings:

1. Chisholm, M. Rural Settlements and Land use.

2. Cloud, H.D. Rural Geography & Introductory Survey.

3. Deniel, P. The Geography of Settlemeent.

4. Baqee, A. Grameen Bashati.

5. Hudson, F.S. A Geography of Settlement.

6. Islam, Nazrul, Rural housing in Bangladesh, in Oriental Geographer, July 1993.

7. Perpillou, A. V. Human Geography.

8. Haq, M.A.Q.L. Reorganization of Rural Settlements in Bangladesh, Monograph of

Oriental Geographer, Bangladesh Geographical Society.

9. Sultana, S. Settlement Patterns of Bangladesh.

10. Singh, R.L. and Singh, K. N. Readings in Rural Settlement Geography.

11. Rapoport, Amos. House Form and Culture.

12. Kosinski, L.A. and Elahi, K.M. Population Redistribution and Development in South

Asia.

13. Singh & Dhilan. Agricultural Geography.

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Course Code GERe: 5021 Total credit: 2 (Marks: 50)

Course Title Research Project

This particular course has designed for non-thesis group students (i.e. Group A) with a view to

provide students an opportunity to pursue a research or project work under a faculty supervision

and to prepare a report or project report. This report must be evaluated by a supervisor (internal)

of the student’s respective college and external examiners. Students conducting project reports

will be equally distributed among the faculties of the respective college.

Mark Distribution

Research report evaluation (internal) 30

Presentation of key findings in presence of

external examiner(s)

20

Total marks 50

Course Code GELab: 5022 Total credit: 4

Course Title Practical

Note:- Practical courses based on the following syllabus are compulsory for both Group A

(Non-thesis group) and Group B (Thesis group) students. The date of practical examinations

in the respective college will be announced by the Examination Committee.

Practical – 1 Data Analysis: Tools and Techniques Total Marks-50 Credit-2

1. Introduction: Types of data, collection of temporal and spatial data, preparation of data.

2. Preliminary analysis of spatial data: General distributional properties, spatial trends,

detecting spatial pattern, testing for spatial autocorrelation.

3. Data analysis: Strategic issues in data analysis.

4. Introduction to data mining: Objectives and scope; Classification of data mining systems.

5. Introduction to SPSS.

6. Features of data analysis software such as SPSS, SigmaPlot etc.

7. Data entry, coding, editing and tabulation.

8. Advanced statistical analysis of data set using different software (SPSS 20).

9. Analysis and interpretation of data from geographic perspectives.

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Mark Distribution

Examination (Theory) 20

Experiment (Lab) 10

Continuous Assessment 20

Total 50

Suggested readings:

Govaert, G. (2009), Data Analysis, ISTE Ltd. and John Wiley and Sons, Inc

Huber, PJ. (2011), Data Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, Inc

Shi, G. (2011), Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery for Geoscientists, Elsevier

SPSS Statistics Base 17.0 User’s Guide 2007, SPSS Inc. Chicago.

Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, SPSS Instruction Manual 1998, University of

Waterloo.

Pal, S. (1998), Statistics for Geoscientists: Techniques and Applications, Concept Publishing

Company, New Delhi.

Islam, M.N. (2011), An Introduction to Research Methods, Dhaka: Mullick and Brothers.

Practical –II : Environmental Survey and Analysis Total Marks-25 Credit-1

A. Environmental Survey:

1. Surveying and mapping geomorphologic features:

1.1 Topographic change detection.

1.2 Preparation of geomorphologic maps of a given village/locality on the basis of field

survey.

2. Surveying hydrological features:

2.1 Preparation of sate hydrograph, hydrographic features.

2.2 Analysis of stream flow and drainage characteristics of a river of the study area with

the help of ordinary tools and techniques and photographic images of the stream.

3. Sedimentary environment study on the basis of field survey:

3.1 Identification of grain size at the field by manual techniques from different horizons.

3.2 Studies on the soil structure, color, organic matter composition, PH at field level.

4. Natural Vegetation Survey:

4.1 Identification of species composition with reference to different land levels.

4.2 Zoning and mapping habitats of the study area.

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B. Environmental Analysis:

Lab analysis of water, soil and sediment samples collected from field using appropriate methods

and instruments. The department will arrange 3 – 4 days long field expedition in any favorable

location where different geomorphic, hydrological and other relevant features are visible.

Students will exercise the assign tasks in the field and take records by the supervision of faculty

members. In addition, students will collect water, soil and sediment samples (with GPS value)

for lab analysis which is a part of the exam.

Mark Distribution

Field Report and Records 10

Experiment (Lab) 05

Continuous Assessment 10

Total 25

Practical – III : Digital Image Processing Total Marks-25 Credit-1

1. Remote Sensing: concepts and foundations.

2. Introduction to Digital Image Processing (DIP): Procedures of image processing.

3. Image rectification and restoration: methods/techniques.

4. Image enhancement: major techniques.

5. Image classification: types and methods.

6. Output stage of image and classification accuracy assessment.

7. Data merging and GIS integration.

Mark Distribution

Examination (Theory) 10

Experiment (Lab) using

Erdage Imagine or available

software

05

Continuous Assessment 10

Total 25

Suggested Readings:

Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. (2002), Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, New York:

Wiley.

John A. Richards and Xiuping, Jia. (2006), Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis- An

Introduction, Germany: Springer.

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Weng, Q. (2010), Remote Sensing and GIS Integration- Theory, Methods and Applications, New

York: McGraw Hill.

Alom, K. Ashraful and Sady Mohammed, A.B.S.A. (2018), Moulick Baboharik Vhugol,

Puthiniloy, Dhaka.

Course Code GEVv: 5023 Total credit: 2

Course Title General Viva-Voce

Note:- Course GEVv: 5023 designated as General Viva-Voce examination is compulsory for

both Group A (Non-thesis group) and Group B (Thesis group) students. This oral examination

will be conducted by the Examination Committee immediately after the practical examination

of the respective colleges.

Course Code GETs: 5031 Total credit: 4

Course Title Thesis

The topic of a thesis will be given to individual student by designated supervisor (not below the

rank of Associate Professor or Assistant Professor holding Ph.D./ M. Phil. degree) at the

beginning of the session. The thesis student must have to complete the specified research work

on the particular topic within the academic period. Students who have been offered thesis will

have to submit 3 copies of thesis as directed by the Chairman of the Examination Committee in

partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Science (MS) in Geography and Environment.

Thesis must be evaluated by two external examiners not below the rank of Associate Professor of

public university.

Course Code GETsv: 5032 Total credit: 2

Course Title Thesis Defense/Thesis Viva