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| GEOG0205-1 | Introduction to Economical Geography
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr, 2,5d FW |
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| Holder(s) : | Bernadette Merenne‑Schoumaker |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The theoretical course is divided in four parts. The first part (3h) is related to the history of economic geography within the perspective of the evolution of the geography in general, in order to precise the originality of both, its methods and its issues. The second and the third parts are related with the study of two major resources: energy (9h) and agriculture (9h). This analysis is related with the production, but also with market mechanisms as well as with environmental issues. The fourth part is dealing with transport geography (9h): network implementation, supply and demand, key-players and impacts. |
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| Course objective : | The objective of the course is to give an introduction to the issue of economic geography, in relation with three key-areas : energy geography, agriculture geography, transport geography. |
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| Prerequisites : | Course of Bac 1 : "Introduction à la géographie économique et sociale"
Course of Bac 2 : "Economie politique générale" (J. Defourny). |
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| Workshops : | See herafter "Organisation" |
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| Organization : | - 10 sessions (3 hours) of theoretical lectures
- 5 sessions of workshops (3 h) on three basic learning processes: designing diagrams handwrittenly on paper and with a computer, designing organization charts and taking notes during a lecture.
- 2,5 days of fieldwork : 1 day for the visit of 2 electric power plant, 0,5 day for the visit of 2 farms et 1 day for the visit of the Antwerp harbour.
Beginning of the course : Monday 22-09-08 |
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| Written notes : | 4 volumes will be available :
1. B. Mérenne-Schoumaker, Introduction à la géographie économique, 2008, 30 p., inédit.
2. B. Mérenne-Schoumaker, Géographie de l'énergie. Acteurs, lieux et enjeux, Belin SUP Géographie, Paris, 2007, 272 p.
3. B. Mérenne-Schoumaker, Localisation des productions agricoles, Nathan Université, Coll. Géographie d'Aujourd'hui, Paris, 1999, 192 p.
4. E . Mérenne, Géographie des transports. Contraintes et enjeux, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Didact Géographie, 2008. |
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| Assessment : | Oral exam (with a 30 minutes written preparation) = 85 % of the quotation.
Three exercices achieved during pratical work = 15 % of the quotation. |
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| Contacts : | - Professeur :
B. Mérenne-Schoumaker
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.beSS)
- Secrétaire : C. Sarto
tél. : 04/366 56 23 - fax : 04/366 56 30
e-mail : C.Sarto@ulg.ac.be |
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