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Business Adm and Social Science

IES623 Social and Economic Geography A 30.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
I + II

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Håkan Appelblad Univ lekt


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.

tem2
Economic geography.

Item 3
Political geography and world system analysis.

Item 4
Urban geography.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Required assignment 3.00ECTS
Written exam 4.50ECTS
Written report 3.00ECTS
Written exam 4.50ECTS
Reuired assignment 1.50ECTS
Written exam 6.00ECTS
Required assignment 1.50ECTS
Written exam 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Item 1
Introduction and population geography.
Barrett, H.R.: Population Geography. Cenceptual Frameworks in Geography. Oliver & Boyd 1992. ISBN 0-05-004507-5.
Befolkningen SNA (1992)
Diercke Weltatlas: Westermanns förlag, senaste upplagan. ELLER
Gleerups stora skolatlas 1996 eller senare.
Sveriges Nationalatlas: Sveriges kartor. 1990 ISBN 91-87760-01-0.
Söderman, I.: Från lertavla till satelitbild. Uppsala 1990.
Tillståndet i världen 2001. Wordwatet Institute. Naturvårdsverkets förlag.
Östman, P.: Geografi som vetenskap. En introduktion. Liber 1986. ISBN 91-38-61471-5.
40-talisternas uttåg. ESO-rapport om 2000-talets befolkningsgeografiska utmaningar.

Item 2
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.

Item 3
Political geography
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.

Item 4
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.
Carter, H.: The Study of Urban Geography. Arnold 1997. ISBN 0-470-23524-9.
Raw, M.: Manufacturing Industri. The impact of change. 0-00-326649-4.
Sveriges nationalatlas: Kulturlandskapet och bebyggelsen. 1994. ISBN 91-87760-29-0.

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