Contouring Human Development

1. Does geography matter in human development? 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Conceptualizing human development 1.3. 'Geography' as discipline & 'Geography' as perspective 1.4. Location revisiting the history of civilization 1.5. The mosaic of human development 1.5.1. International scenario 1.5.2. National scenario 1.5.3. Down to local scale 1.6. Why does geography mater in human development 1.7. Conclusion 2. On contouring human development 2.1. Introduction 2.1.1. Analyzing human Post 1960's new synthesis 2.1.2. The UN Human Development changing style to discuss human development 2.1.3. Micro-spatial analysis of Human Limitations of HDI 2.1.4. Toward alternative methods for mapping micro-spatial Human Development 2.1.5. contouring human development with micro-spatial datasets 2.1.6. Prospects of the alternative methods 2.3. Materials for mapping 2.3.1. Datasets 2.3.2. Software 2.4. Multi-criteria based predictive mapping 2.4.1. Single criteria vs multi-criteria mapping 2.4.2. Predictive the new dimension 2.4.3. Multi-criteria based predictive how to draw? 2.5. A glimpse of relevant investigations done 2.6. Conclusion 3. Briefing the area for case study 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Location of the study area 3.2. Physical set-up of the study area 3.3. Socio-economic-cultural characteristics of the study area 3.4 Livelihood, Economy and its modification over time 3.4.1. Pre National Planning phase 3.4.2. Post 1950s scenario 3.5. Conclusion 4. Mapping the components of human development 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) 4.2.1. Principle of PCA 4.2.2. Application of PCA on socio-economic datasets 4.2.3. Advantages & Limitations of PCA 4.2.3. Selecting variables & arranging datasets for PCA 4.3. Case Mapping components of human development in Purulia district using PCA 4.4. Conclusion 5. Mapping economic inequality 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Commentary on non-spatial economic inequality 5.2.1. Income distribution curve 5.2.2. How to draw the income distribution curve 5.3. Case Examining non-spatial economic inequality in Purulia district using income curve 5.4. The relative deprivation of income 5.4.1. About relative deprivation 5.4.2. Graphing the relative deprivation of income 5.5. Case Assessing relative deprivation of income in Purulia District 5.6. Mapping economic inequality with wor