Nr. | LV-Typ(en) | LV-Titel | |
4223 | VUE | Introduction to Economic Geography
Anmeldung über LPIS vom 16.02.2024 14:00 bis 08.03.2024 23:59 Abmeldung über LPIS vom 16.02.2024 14:00 bis 11.03.2024 23:59 |
LV-Leiter/in | Univ.Prof. Dr. Jürgen Essletzbichler |
Planpunkte Bachelor | Wirtschaftsgeographie Course I - Urban and Regional Economics |
Semesterstunden | 2 |
Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
Termine | ||||
Do, | 14.03.2024 | 10:00-13:00 Uhr | TC.2.01 (Lageplan) | |
Do, | 21.03.2024 | 10:00-13:00 Uhr | TC.2.01 (Lageplan) | |
Do, | 11.04.2024 | 10:00-14:00 Uhr | TC.2.01 (Lageplan) | |
Do, | 18.04.2024 | 10:00-14:00 Uhr | TC.2.01 (Lageplan) | |
Do, | 25.04.2024 | 10:00-14:00 Uhr | TC.2.01 (Lageplan) | |
Do, | 02.05.2024 | 10:00-14:00 Uhr | TC.2.01 (Lageplan) | |
Fr, | 10.05.2024 | 08:30-10:00 Uhr | P | Präsenz-Prüfung |
Termindownload (ical) | Termine abonnieren |
Weitere Informationen | https://learn.wu.ac.at/vvz/24s/4223 |
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paul.gross@wu.ac.at | ||||||||||||
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We are living through a period of rapid economic change manifested in the globalization, neoliberalization, financialization and urbanization of economic activity, the emergence of new motor industries, rapidly occurring climate change and environmental destruction and increasing inequality at the national and international scales. This course shows how these processes are shaped by and shape the economic landscape, how a stretching of economic relations across the world implied by globalization simultaneously requires the investment of capital in particular places resulting in rapid urbanization, in nodes of economic activity from which those global flows of money, people and commodities are managed. The result of the myriad of decisions made by states, multi-national corporations, politicians, workers and consumers is a world characterized by geographically uneven economic development. Some countries, regions, cities benefit from those processes while others loose. Trying to explain uneven spatial development is one of the hallmarks of economic geographic research and in this course we will see what this means in the context of the real world economy. The course is divided into three modules. Module 1 will provide the basic conceptual building blocks and definitions. It explores why and how geography is relevant for economics and business, how changes in organizing our livelihoods affect spatial economic patterns and how those existing patterns shape future economic activity. Module 2 will focus on globalization, on what is new, why it does not only produce winners, why and how its impact varies across states and regions and finally, how China has become a key player in the global economy. In Module 3 we will examine more closely regional and urban success stories in the Global North: High-Tech industrial spaces, Creative Cities, Global Cities. |
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After completing this course students should be able to
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Students are required to attend 50% of all classes (lecture and discussion sessions). You have to attend all four of your discussion sessions and it is recommended that you come to all of the six lecture slots, but you have to attend at least 3 of those. Past experience demonstrates that attending lectures is related to a good grade on the course! |
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There are 108 points, of which 8 are bonus points:
Quizzes and the exam are individual tasks, and the group assignment needs to be your own work. Cheating (e.g. copying from neighbours, using AI tools for group assignments, ...) will result in 0 pts being awarded. Repeated offenses are passed on the VR Lehre, risking a four month ban on exams and courses. Grading:
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