Urban Sociology and Urban Development

By Dr. Vinita Pandey | University College for Women, Koti.

Learners enrolled: 300

By 2050, nearly 7 of 10 people in the world will live in cities. With more than 80% of global GDP generated in cities, urbanization can contribute to sustainable growth if managed well by increasing productivity, allowing innovation and new ideas to emerge.
However, the pace and scale of urbanization brings challenges, including addressing accelerated demand for different services like affordable housing, well-connected transport systems, and other infrastructure, basic services, as well as employment, particularly for urban poor who live in informal settlements for livelihood opportunities.
The present course presents the learner with different modules like emergence, scope, basic concepts in Urban Sociology, urbanization, theories in Urban Sociology, urban problems, urban planning, urban governance and urban development policies.

Indicative Industry Sectors :

Others

Note: This is an indicative list based on suggestions provided by course coordinators and should not be treated as final and binding.

Indicative Program Alignments :

B.A.(Hons)

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	15 weeks
Category :	Sociology
Credit Points :	5
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	14 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :	14 Dec 2025 IST
NCrF Level	5.5
Industry Details :	Urban Planning/Urban Research
Exam Shift :	II

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

Page Visits

Course layout

Weekly Schedule

Units	No.	Date	Title of Lesson/Module
Emergence, Scope and Methods	1	14.07.25	Urban Sociology- Concept and Origin
	2	15.07.25	Nature and Scope of urban sociology
	3	16.07.25	Urban Sociology Importance and Methods
	4	1707.25	Feautures of UC RU Diff
		18.07.25	Assignment

Basic Concepts	5	21.07.25	Agricultural Revolution
	6	22.07.25	Industrial Revolution
	7	23.07.25	Basic concepts in Urban Sociology
	8	24.07.25	Urban Continuum_ Rural Urban Fringe Rururban
		25.07.25	Assignment

Urbanization	9	28.07.25	Urbanization Concept, Causes and Consequences
	10	29.07.25	Relationship between Industrialisation, Urbanization and Migration
	11	30.07.25	Emergence and Evolution of Cities Ancient and Medieval
	12	31.07.25	Emergence and Evolution of Cities (Modern)
		01.08.25	Assignment

Urbanization	13	04.08.25	Urbanisation and Changing Face of Urban communities
Theories in Urban Sociology I	14	05.08.25	Contributions of Emaile Durkheim, Ferdinand Tonnies and Georg Simmel
	15	06.08.25	Ecological Theories of Park and Burgess, Homer Hyot, Harris and Ullman
	16	07.08.25	Urban Ecology (Patrick Geddes), ‘Urbanism as a way of life’ - Louis Wirth
		08.08.25	Assignment

Theories in Urban Sociology I	17	11.08.25	Network and Information Society, Culture Economy, City and Spatial Forms
Theories in Urban Sociology II and Institutions	18	12.08.25	Models of Urban sociology
	19	13.08.25	Urban Marriage and Family
	20	14.08.25	Urban Stratification System
		15.08.25	Assignment

Urban Problems I	21	18.08.25	Transportation and Traffic Poverty
	22	19.08.25	Sewerage, Waste Disposal and Management
	23	20.08.25	Environment and Urban Pollution
	24	21.08.25	Problems of housing and Slums
		22.08.25	Assignment

Urban Problems II	25	25.08.25	Crime and Juvenile Delinquency
	26	26.08.25	Beggary and Prostitution
	27	27.08.25	Substance Abuse
	28	28.08.25	Urban Health Issues
		29.08.25	Assignment

Urban Planning	29	01.09.25	Urban Planning: Nature and Scope
	30	02.09.25	Physical and Town Planning
	31	03.09.25	Concept of Social Planning and its Implications on Urban Planning
	32	04.09.25	People’s Participation in Urban Planning and Development
		05.09.25	Assignment

Urban Governance	33	08.09.25	Urban Governance- Concept and Principles
	34	09.09.25	Urban Governance in India- Prospects and Challenges
	35	10.09.25	Decentralization and Democratization in Urban Planning
	36	11.09.25	Urban Governance and Media
		12.09.25	Assignment

Urban Development Policies	37	15.09.25	Smart Cities & Swachh Bharat Mission
	38	16.09.25	Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)
	39	17.09.25	National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
	40	18.09.25	National Urbanization Policy in India
		19.09.25	Assignment

Urban Planning & Development	41	22.09.25	Epitome
	42	23.09.25	Education, Urban Planning & Development Part-A
	43	24.09.25	Education, Urban Planning & Development Part-B
	44	25.09.25	Education, Urban Planning & Development (Studying Abroad) Part-C
		26 .09.25	Assignment

Urban Planning & Development	45	29.09.25	Artificial Intelligence & Urban Development Part-A
	46	30.09.25	Artificial Intelligence & Urban Development Part-B
	47	01.10.25	Environmental Sustainability of Smart Cities (Garden City Movement) Part A
	48	02.10.25	Environmental Sustainability of Smart Cities (Garden City Movement) Part B
		03.10.25	Assignment

Urban Planning & Development	49	06.10.25	Urban Public Spaces
	50	07.10.25	G20 & Urban Development
	51	08.10.25	Research for urban development Part A
	52	09.10.25	Research for urban development Part B
		10.10.25	Assignment

Books and references

Berge1, E.E. (1955). Urban Sociology, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York Cherunilam, Francis (1984) Urbanisation in Developing Countries: A Socio-economic and Demographic Analysis.
Himalaya Publishing House Davis, Kingsley, 1962 'Urbanization in India: Past and Future' in Roy Turner (ed.), India's Urban Future, university of California Press.
Flanagan, William G. (1993). Contemporary Urban Sociology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Geddes, Patrick (1915). Cities in Evolution.
London: Williams and Norgate Ghurye, G. S., (1962) Cities and Civilisation.
Popular Prakashan: Bombay McKinsey Global Institute. (2010).
India’s Urban Awakening: Building Inclusive Cities, Sustaining Economic Growth Pandey, Vinita. (2021).
Urban Sociology. Jaipur: Rawat Publications Ramachandran, R. (2007).
Urbanisation and Urban System in India. New Delhi: Oxford Press Rao, M. S. A., ed. (1974).
Urban sociology in India: Reader and Source book. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan Sandhu R.S., (2003).
Urbanisation in India: Sociological Contributions, Sage, New Delhi. Shivaramakrishan, K. C., Amitabh Kundu and B. N. Singh, (2005). Oxford Hand Book of Urbanisation in lndia, Oxford University Press, New Delhi. Singh, Yogendra. (2000) Culture Change in India: Identity and Globalization. Rawat Publications Sorokin, Pitrim; and Carle Clark Zimmerman. (1929).
Principles of Rural and Urban Sociology. New York: Henry Holt & Co. Sovani, N.V. (1966) Urbanization and Urban India Asia Publishing House.
Bombay Wirth, Louis. (1938) Urbanism as a Way of Life The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 1-24 Published by: The University of Chicago Press

Instructor bio

Teaching Career at Nizam College,Osmania University since January 2003 – December 2021 Since 31st December, 2021, at Department of Sociology, OU College for Women, Koti, Hyderabad (Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam) Education: • B.A. First Division, Osmania University (1997) • M.A. (Sociology), (1999) Osmania University • UGC-NET (1999) • Ph.D., Osmania University (2004) Positions held: • Head, Dept. of Sociology, Osmania University College for Women 2022 – 24 • Head, Dept. of Sociology, Nizam College, Osmania University 2019 - 21 • Assistant Coordinator, IQAC, Nizam College (2018 – 2019) • UGC Liaison Officer, Nizam College (2015 – 2016) • Foreign Students Welfare Officer, Nizam College since (2013 – 2016) • Girl Students Welfare Officer, Nizam College (2013 – 2016) • Course Coordinator of Certificate Course in Human Relations and Personality Development (2013 -2020) • Placement Officer, Nizam College, Hyderabad (2008-10) Publications • Books: 07 • Research Papers: 31 • Course Material for Distance courses (BRAOU, Kakatiya University) National Research Projects Completed • Major research project (ICSSR Sponsored Research Programme) titled “Internal Security and Community Policing: Police Initiatives and Community Participation in Hyderabad” ICSSR, New Delhi, sanctioned in September 2013. Submitted in September, 2015 • Major research project titled Cosmopolitanism and Regionalism: Rethinking Urban Development in Post Industrial Cities – A Case Study of Hyderabad, ICSSR, New Delhi, sanctioned in January 2011; Submitted in April 2013. • Minor research project titled “Social Media and Networking- The New Age Social Communication”, SAP, DSA-Phase I, UGC, Department of Sociology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2010 • Minor research project titled “Aspirations and Ambitions of Youth in contemporary society: A comparative Study of Indian and Foreign Students in Osmania University”. SAP, DSA-Phase I, UGC, Department of Sociology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2010.

Course certificate

- Internal Assessment- Weekly assessments released in the course shall be considered for Internal Marks and will carry 30 percent for the Overall Result. Out of all weekly assignments, the best/top five scores will be considered for the final Internal Assessment marks.

- End-term Assessment - The final exam shall be conducted by NTA, and will carry 70 percent for the overall Result.

- All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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