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| GEOG0247-1

 | Location of economic activities

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| Duration : | 30h Th | |
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| Holder(s) : | Bernadette Merenne‑Schoumaker | |
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| Course contents :
| The course is made of two major parts: - location of industry (15h); - location of services (15h). In both parts, the following issues will be taken into account: new constraints induced by technological, economic and social changes, location trends (at various scales), key location principles and location optimization principles. Concerning services, four main sectors will be more deeply studied: retail, public services, tourism and services to firms. | |
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| Course objective :
| To allow future graduates in management to treat simultaneously spatial and economic dimensions and, more specifically, to analyse and solve problems related to industry and services location. | |
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| Prerequisites :
| A good knowledge of the current economic, political and spatial context is very useful as the course take questions of the day into account. | |
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| Organization :
| 8 sessions (7 times 4 hours and once 2 hours) of theoretical lectures, on Monday evening during the first semester. | |
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| Written notes :
| "La localisation des industries. Enjeux et dynamiques", PUR, Rennes, 2002 et "Géographie des services et des commerces", PUR, Rennes, 2003. | |
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| Assessment :
| - Oral exam in January or June (with a written preparation) - 40% of the quotation is related with the resolution of a concrete location problem | |
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| Contacts :
| Professeur : B. Mérenne-Schoumaker, P.O., Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège - tél. : 04 366 53 24, fax : 04 366 56 30 - e-mail : B.Merenne@ulg.ac.be Assistant : J.-M. Halleux, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège - tél. : 04 366 53 27, fax : 04 366 56 30 - e-mail : Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be Secrétaire : C. Sarto, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège - tél. : 04 366 56 23, fax : 04 366 56 30 - e-mail : C.Sarto@ulg.ac.be | |
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