Universität Wien

290167 VO South Asia - Current Problems and Development Trends (2011W)

Teil I

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 13.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 20.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 27.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 03.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 10.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 17.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 24.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 01.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 15.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 12.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 19.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 26.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Actual and problem-oriented introduction into the Indian Subcontinent.
Focus South Asia I: Population. Demographic, social, political key issues.
Selected structural indicators of South Asian countries.
Measuring poverty.
Population explosion and demographic change. Selective migration patterns.
Problems of urbanisation, megacities, marginalization, slums, informal work force.
Political, especially territorial frictions of areas and borders and armed confrontations
Socio-cultural aspects: religions - languages, regionalism/communalism, cast system

Assessment and permitted materials

schriftliche Prüfung

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

(MG-S6-NPI) (L2-d2, L2-d-zLV) (Td-S3-IV.f, Td-S3-IV.g) (Tef-W-B3)

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