NPTEL : NOC:Urban Sociology (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Archana Patnaik, Prof. Amrita Sen


Lecture 1 - Overview

Lecture 2 - Sociological Theories of Urbanization and Key Concepts

Lecture 3 - Globalization, technology and the Growth of Cities

Lecture 4 - Urban Infrastructure and Governance

Lecture 5 - Urbanization in the Global South: Approaches of Understanding

Lecture 6 - Indian context and informality: Cities and slums

Lecture 7 - Urban Development and Sustainability in India

Lecture 8 - Major Policies of urban India

Lecture 9 - Gentrification, migration, inequality and urban social stratification in India.

Lecture 10 - Recent developments and emerging theories

Lecture 11 - Smart cities - global perspective and Indian perspective

Lecture 12 - Social Interactions in Publicspaces

Lecture 13 - Community, SmartCitizenship and the Digital Divide

Lecture 14 - Urban Commons

Lecture 15 - Urban Greens

Lecture 16 - Community and Identity

Lecture 17 - Gender Race and the City - Part I

Lecture 18 - Gender Race and the City - Part II

Lecture 19 - Natural and (Un)Natural Disaster in the City

Lecture 20 - Urban Subcultures