At the end of the course, the student should be able to: - understand and use the major models of economic geography; - to describe precisely the location of an economic activity, at several scales of analysis; - to hypothesise the main factors that explain the location of an economic activity; - highlight the main effects of globalisation on the location of an economic activity.
1. Understand the mechanisms of location of economic activities at local, regional, national and supranational levels; 2. Study the main models of economic geography; 3. Analyse current problems in economic geography.
1. Economic activities and spatial characteristics (spatial heterogeneity and opacity of space) 2. The location of agricultural production 3. The location of industries 4. Location of services 5. The effects of globalisation
In the first and second sessions, the final grade is made up of : theoretical exam (individual assessment): 66% practical exam (individual assessment): 34 A failure in the first session leads to a failure of all parts of the course. All students in the second session are therefore required to represent both parts of the course: theory + practical work.
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