Geospatial Techniques for Rural Development Detailed Syllabus for Geo-Informatics and Surveying Technology M.Tech first year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Geospatial Techniques for Rural Development M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Course Objective: to understand the application of Remote sensing and GIS for Rural Development
Course Outcome: at the end of the course the student will able to learn to Evaluate the contribution of sectors, policies and services for rural development, Analyze geographical and socio-economic features of rural areas, plan and design the rural infrastructure, apply the geospatial concepts for rural governance
UNIT – I: Concepts of Rural Area and Rural Development; Causes of Rural Backwardness, Need for Rural
Development, Levels of Living of Rural People Poverty indicators.
UNIT – II: Organizational Aspects of Agriculture, Alternative Occupations in Rural Areas, Assessment of Rural Energy Supply and Demand, Planning for Rural Development, Definition and Characteristics of Village Communities – Concept and Importance of Rural Industrialization.
UNIT – III: Engineering aspects of rural infrastructure development – Education – Housing – Health – Drinking Water Supply Road Network, PURA model, Study of poverty alleviation programmes implementation.
UNIT – IV: Governance of Rural Information and Communication Technology: Opportunities and Challenges; GIS and Governance in Development in India: Trends and Strategy for Implementation; ICT Infrastructure for Rural Development: Issues and Priority for Application.
UNIT – V: Geospatial techniques for mapping of rural resources. Spatial technologies in rural planning management administration and development.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Jain S.C. Indigenous Resources for Rural Development, Concept Publishers, 2005.
- Technologies for Rural Development; http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ Technologies for Rural Development, 2010.
- Harekrishna Misra (ed.), Governance of Rural Information and Communication Technologies, Opportunities and Challenges, Academic Foundation, 2009.
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Geo-Informatics and Surveying Technology 1st Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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