Economic Geography

As a core subfield of human geography, Economic Geography analyzes the location, distribution, and spatial organization of economic activities across the globe. It seeks to understand why specific industries, from agriculture to high-tech manufacturing, develop in particular places by examining the interplay of factors like resource availability, labor markets, transportation networks, and government policies. This field explores everything from global supply chains and international trade patterns to the reasons for regional wealth disparities and the spatial dynamics of consumer behavior.

  1. Introduction to Economic Geography
    1. Defining Economic Geography
      1. Scope and Focus of Economic Geography
        1. Key Questions and Problems Addressed
          1. Relationship to Human Geography
            1. Relationship to Physical Geography
            2. Core Concepts and Terminology
              1. Space and Spatial Analysis
                1. Spatial Patterns
                  1. Spatial Processes
                    1. Spatial Structure
                      1. Spatial Relationships
                      2. Place and Place-Making
                        1. Sense of Place
                          1. Place Identity
                            1. Place Attachment
                              1. Placelessness
                              2. Scale and Multi-Scale Analysis
                                1. Local Scale
                                  1. Regional Scale
                                    1. National Scale
                                      1. Global Scale
                                        1. Scale Interactions
                                        2. Location and Locational Analysis
                                          1. Absolute Location
                                            1. Relative Location
                                              1. Site Characteristics
                                                1. Situational Factors
                                                2. Distribution and Spatial Patterns
                                                  1. Clustered Distributions
                                                    1. Dispersed Distributions
                                                      1. Random Distributions
                                                        1. Factors Influencing Distribution
                                                        2. Spatial Interaction and Connectivity
                                                          1. Flows of Goods and Services
                                                            1. Flows of People
                                                              1. Flows of Information
                                                                1. Flows of Capital
                                                                  1. Network Effects
                                                                  2. Distance and Accessibility
                                                                    1. Physical Distance
                                                                      1. Economic Distance
                                                                        1. Time Distance
                                                                          1. Friction of Distance
                                                                        2. Interdisciplinary Connections
                                                                          1. Human Geography Subfields
                                                                            1. Cultural Geography
                                                                              1. Population Geography
                                                                                1. Political Geography
                                                                                  1. Urban Geography
                                                                                  2. Economics Connections
                                                                                    1. Microeconomics
                                                                                      1. Macroeconomics
                                                                                        1. Development Economics
                                                                                          1. International Economics
                                                                                          2. Planning and Policy Studies
                                                                                            1. Urban Planning
                                                                                              1. Regional Planning
                                                                                                1. Environmental Planning
                                                                                              2. Historical Development of Economic Geography
                                                                                                1. Early Foundations
                                                                                                  1. German School Contributions
                                                                                                    1. French School Contributions
                                                                                                      1. Anglo-American Developments
                                                                                                      2. Classical Period
                                                                                                        1. Location Theory Development
                                                                                                          1. Quantitative Revolution
                                                                                                          2. Contemporary Developments
                                                                                                            1. Behavioral Approaches
                                                                                                              1. Institutional Turn
                                                                                                                1. Cultural Turn
                                                                                                                  1. Relational Turn
                                                                                                                  2. Current Debates and Future Directions
                                                                                                                    1. Post-Structuralist Approaches
                                                                                                                      1. Feminist Economic Geography
                                                                                                                        1. Environmental Economic Geography

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                                                                                                                    2. Theoretical Foundations and Models