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Business Adm and Social Science

IES623 Social and Economic Geography A 30.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
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LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Olof Stjernström Univ lektor


PREREQUISITES


COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to give a holistic view of human land-use and the spatial consequences of organise the society. Furthermore the aim is to give insights in the relation between the geographical enviroment and the human artefact, and:
- to give basic knowledge of geographical apporaches, concepts and theories
- to give basic knowledge of population issues
- to give basic knowledge in cartographic techniques
- to give basic knowledge in urban geography and planning
- to give basic knowledge in economic geography
- to give basic knowledge in political geography.

CONTENTS
Item 1
Introduction and population geography.


Item 2
Urban geography.

Item3
Economic geography.

Item 4
Political geography and world system analysis.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Mom.4 Assignment report 3.00ECTS
Mom.4 Written exam 4.50ECTS
Mom.3 Assignment report 1.50ECTS
Mom.3 Written exam 6.00ECTS
Mom.2 Assignment project 3.00ECTS
Mom.2 Written exam 4.50ECTS
Mom.1 Assignment report 3.00ECTS
Mom.1 Written exam 4.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Item1
Indtroduction and population geography
Barrett, H.R.: Population Geography. Cenceptual Frameworks in Geography. Oliver & Boyd 1992. ISBN 0-05-004507-5.
Diercke Weltatlas: Westermanns förlag, senaste upplagan. ELLER
Gleerups stora skolatlas 1996 eller senare.
Findley, A. and Findley, A.: Population and development in the vorld. Routledge 1991. ISBN 0-415-06584-4.
Person, L O m fl: (red) 90-talets befolkningsfrågor. ERU 1991. Kompendium.
Sveriges Nationalatlas: Sveriges kartor. 1990 ISBN 91-87760-01-0.
Söderman, I.: Från lertavla till satelitbild. Uppsala 1990.
Östman, P.: Geografi som vetenskap. En introduktion. Liber 1986. ISBN 91-38-61471-5.

Item2
Urban geography
Améen, L.: Stadens gator och kvarter. Stadsmiljöns geografiska grunddrag. Kompendium.
Arell, N.: Kolonisationen av Lappmarken - några näringsgeografiska aspekter. Kompendium.
Diercke Weltatlas: Westermanns förlag, senaste upplagan. ELLER
Gleerups stora skolatlas 1996 eller senare.
Hägerstrand, H.:Krafter som format det svenska kulturlandskapet (Ur Mark och Vatten år 2010 BoDs 1988:35). Kompendium.
Short, J.R.: The Urban Order. An introduction to cities, culture and power. Blackwell 1996. ISBN 1-55786-361-x.
Sveriges nationalatlas: Kulturlandskapet och bebyggelsen. 1994. ISBN 91-87760-29-0.

Item 3
Economic geography
Dicken, P & Lloyd, P.: Location in space. Theoretical Perspectives in Economic Geography. Harper Collin. 1990. ISBN 0-06-041677-7
Diercke Weltatlas: Westermanns förlag, senaste upplagan. ELLER Gleerups stora skolatlas 1996 eller senare.
Knox, P & Agnew, J.: The Geography of the World Economy. London 1998.
Lindgren, Mahieu, & Stjernström: Local or non-local? - Some notes on the Economic-Geographical impacts of large investments. Geografiska annaler 74 B,
No 3, pp 211-228, 1992. Kompendium.
Törnqvist, G.: Renässans för regioner. SNS Förlag. Stockholm 1998. ISBN 91-7150-
711-6.

Item 4
Political geography and world system analysis
Diercke Weltatlas: Westermanns förlag, senaste upplagan. ELLER Gleerups stora skolatlas 1996 eller senare.
Knox, P & Agnew, J.: The Geography of the World Economy. London 1998.
Lundén, T.: Makten över marken. En politisk geografi. Studentlitteratur, Lund. 1997. ISBN 91-44-00260-2.
Rockberger, N.: Tusenåriga riken. Österrike - Ungern. SNS förlag.
Tuathail, Gearoid: Critical Geopolitics. Routledge. London. 1996. ISBN 0-415-15701-3.
Valid for the academic year 00/01.

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