The course provides basic knowledges of economic geography theories and applications. The course explores the processes that driving the spatial patterns of economic activity at global, national, regional, and local scales. Topic areas are: leading theories and spatial models; natural resources and environmental pressures; population and migrations flows; sustainable development, markets and companies.
- F. Dini, P. Romei, F. Randelli "Geografia economica. Mercati, imprese, ambiente e le sfide del mondo contemporaneo", Mondadori, 2020;
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to provide to the students a basic approach in broad domains of economic geography.
It is expected that students will be able to know the significance of geoeconomic and spatial analysis: recognize the territorial processes at the global-national-regional-local scales; identify how society and economic actors organize themselves in the space (production, circulation, consumption); global -local environmental changes and principles and criteria of sustainable development.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledges of Economic Geography.
Teaching Methods
Lessons and some thematic seminaries.
Further information
Attending class is not compulsory but it is recommended.
Type of Assessment
Written test with 3 open questions.
Time 25/30 minutes
Course program
- The geo-economics key driving forces and paths ;
- Economic geography metodologies and tools;
- Main theories and models of geo-economic process;
- Geo-economics of resources;
- Sustainability policies;
- Changing markets;
- Changing firms;
- The 21 challenges of the 21st century