INTRODUCTION TO REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BY JYOTIRMOY SEN

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Author: Jyotirmoy Sen

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9788131613443

• Pages: 288

• Binding: Paperback

• Release Date: 2024

• Sale Territory: World

About the Book

This book offers an accessible and structured approach to regional planning, with a focus on harmonizing human activities with nature's inherent plans. The work emphasizes optimizing resource utilization, fostering economic opportunities, ensuring societal well-being, and maintaining environmental sustainability. Designed specifically for college students, the book provides a clear, simplified exposition of regional planning principles, filling a gap in systematic instructional resources. It covers key topics like regional disparity, development, urban planning, and the Panchayati Raj System. The book's practical approach empowers students to not only understand but apply the concepts of regional planning in real-world scenarios.

Contents

1. Region

2. Theory and Models

3. Regional Disparity

4. Development

5. Planning and Regional Development

6. Regional Development

7. Planning

8. Panchayati Raj System and Rural Development

9. Key Concepts of Urban and Regional Planning

About the Author

Jyotirmoy Sen is a former Associate Professor of Geography at Siliguri College, West Bengal, with more than fifty years of experience in teaching and research at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has authored over thirty books, including study materials for distance learning, and has contributed to numerous national and international seminars. Additionally, he has completed five minor research projects and was an expert on Pan-Indian Terminology (Human Geography) for the Government of India in 1988.