Economic and Social Geography

Code:

GEOGR077

Acronym:

GES

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geography

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEOGR	75	GEOGR - Study Plan	2	-	6	4
HISTO	11	HISTO - Study Plan	2	-	6	4
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Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The Economic and Social Geography Course is an area of scientific geography aimed at students of the Geography and others with basic training in Human Geography and methods of data analysis and geographic information systems.
The unit has a theoretical and methodological content. In each point of the program will be analyzed case studies in Europe (including Portugal) and in the World.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester students will be able to:

- Using the concepts and discuss some of the dominant theories in economic geography and social

- Reflect the gains and losses of globalization processes

- Having a better understanding of the dynamics of intensification of interdependencies, diversities and disparities, global and local. -

- Assess the implications and limitations of economic and social policy off a spatial framework.

Working method

Presencial

Program

PART I - Innovation and networks 1. Of industrial territories to the territories of knowledge and learning 1.1. The paradigm ford-Taylor 1.2. The post-Fordism or the era of globalization 1.3. The technological revolution and the new network infrastructures 1.4. Processes of fragmentation of the territory 2. Geography of innovation 2.1. 2.2 Knowledge and innovation. The systemic perspective of innovation 2.3. The emergence of the territory: the national innovation systems 2.4. The emergence of regions: industrial districts, clusters, innovative ways and regional innovation systems. 2.5. The territories of symbolic knowledge

PART II - Quality of life and social well-being 1. The main debates Conceptual 1.1. Objective approach versus subjective approach 1.2. The domains of quality of life 1.3. The importance of reference contexts 1.4. The social construction versus construction 2 Individual Models of conceptualization and operationalization 2.1. Swedish studies on the level of life 2.2. The proposed Allardt: "Having, loving, being" 2.3. The capabilities approach of Sen 2.4. The construction of Berger-Schmitt and Noll 2.5. The quality of social Beck, van der Maesen and Walker 2.6. The model of the human ecosystem Hancock

PART III - Contrasts global and local: a world of difference 1. Globalization and sustainable development 2. Analysis models and methodological options 2.1. Innovation and networks 2.2. The quality of life and social well-being 3. A territorial vision: the world is not integrated and harmonized 3.1. Nodes structuring of innovation and global networks 3.2. Social disparities persist 3.3. The intensification of interdependencies, diversity and disparities.

 

Bibliografia: Amin, Ash (Ed.) (1994) Post-fordism. A reader. Oxford: Blackwell Publ.. Amin, Ash; Thrift, Nigel (2000) What kind of economic theory for what kind of economic geography? Antipode vol.32/1. pp.4-9. Benkio Georges; Lipietz, Alain (organizadores) (1994): As Regiões Ganhadoras. Distritos e Redes. Os novos Paradigmas da Geografia Económica. Oeiras: Celta Editora. (1ª ed. Francesa de 1992). Boschma, Ron A.; Frenken, Koen (2006) Why is economic geography not an evolutionary science? Towards an evolutionary economic geography. Journal of Economic Geography.6: 273-302 Castells, Manuel (2004) A Galáxia internet: reflexões sobre internet, negócios e sociedade. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Clark, G.L.; Feldman, M.A.; Gertler, M.S. (Ed) (2000) The Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Cooke, Philip; Heidenreich, Martin; Braczyk, Hans-Joachim (Ed) (2009) Regional Innovation Systems: the role of governance in a globalized world. London: Routledge Cooke, Philip; Asheim, Bjorn; Boschma, Ron; Martin, Ron (Ed) (2011) Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Costa, José Silva; Nijkamp, Peter (Coordenação) (2009) Compêndio de Economia Regional: teorias, temáticas e políticas. Vol. I Cascais: Princípia Fagerberg, Jan; Mowery, David C.; Nelson, Richard R. (Ed) (2005) The Oxford Handbook of Innovation. Oxford: Oxford University Press Florida, Richard (2009) Las Ciudades Creativas: Por qué donde vives puede ser la decisión más importante de tu vida. Barcelona: Paidós (1ª ed. Inglesa 2008) Lundvall, Bengt-Ake (Ed) (2010) National Systems of Innovation Toward a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning. London: Anthem Press Martins, Isabel Cristina (2011), Os territórios da qualidade de vida no Porto, FLUP (tese de doutoramento).

Mandatory literature

Marques, Teresa Sá ; Portufgal na Transição do século

Teaching methods and learning activities

The lectures have a exhibition component and debate. Practical lessons are developed around case studies and apply design methodologies.

Software

Prezi
Word, Excel, Access
Internet browser

keywords

Social sciences > Geography > Economic geography
Social sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	62,00
Total:	62,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance and participation in at least 75% of class time practice; Students are assessed in two mandatory components: theoretical (final exam) and practical (work). The average of the two components of assessment must be higher than 10 and each component must be at least 7.5 points. Exceptionally, students, employees may elect to perform the theoretical and practical final exam. Each component evaluation (theoretical, practical) must be at least 7.5 points and mean values have to be 10. Students, workers need not meet the requirement to be present in 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical 50%: final exam 50% Laboratory work: work Minimum score 7.5 (theoretical and practical)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations for the 1st cycle.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations for the 1st cycle.

Observations