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| GEOG0001-2 | Location of businesses
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Bernadette Merenne‑Schoumaker |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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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 planning 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 : | 10 sessions (3 hours) of theoretical lectures, on Tuesday morning during the first semester. Opportunity to follow the course on Monday evening (from 6PM to 10PM). Auditoriun Sporck B11.
Beginning of the course: Tuesday 16-09-08 or Monday 22-09-08. |
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| Written notes : | "La localisation des industries. Enjeux et dynamiques", PUR, Rennes, 2008 et "Géographie des services et des commerces", PUR, Rennes, 2008. |
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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 : G.Devillet, Institut de Géographie,
Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège
tél. : 04/366 53 19 - fax : 04/366 56 30
e-mail : G.Devillet@ulg.ac.be(G.Devillet@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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