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2025-2026 / GEOG2057-1

Localisation of economic activities

Duration

25h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in geography : general3 crédits 
 Master in urban planning and territorial development, professional focus in post-industrial and rurban territories3 crédits 

Lecturer

Guénaël Devillet

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course encompasses 25 hours of theoretical courses. It is structured in this chapters:

  • The location of economic activities: the secondary and the tertiary sectors
  • Spatial distribution, recent mutations and methods of analysis
  • The operational methods of a location choice
  • Retailing, public services, tourism and services to firms
It is given in parallel with the course "Urban Geography". The two theoretical courses (Urban Geography and Location of Economic Activities) are put into practice in the "Diagnosis and Planning of Urban Territories" course

The contents of the course focus on issues related to the local and regional levels. They are complementary to the "Geographical dynamics of contemporary global issues" courses enrolled in the program of block 1 and focused on the global scale.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The learning outcomes related to the lectures on the location of economic activities are the following:

- to mobilize theoretical knowledges to observe, describe and explain the spatio-temporal dynamics of the economic activities

- To solve complex problems linked to the location of economic activities on the basis of methodologies developed during the course

- To stimulate critical thinking and civic-mindedness in relation to the issue of economic activity location (delocalization, territorial dualisation, industrial policies, urban policies...)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

GEOG2014-1: Geographical dynamics of contemporary global issues

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course encompasses 25 hours of theoretical courses.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Face to face.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Further information:

A 20-minute oral exam with 20 minutes of preparation.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Lecturer:
G. Devillet, Institut de Géographie,
Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège
tél. : 04/366 53 27 - e-mail : g.devillet@uliege.be


Secretary:
J. Collard, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège
tél. : 04/366 54 78 - e-mail : jcollard@uliege.be

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