GEO 3210 Geography of the Global Economy

Economic geography is a subfield of geography concerned with the spatial organization and distribution of economic activities, the use of the world’s resources, and the geographic structure and expansion of the world economy. The first part of the course will introduce students to major theories in economic geography. The second part will offer explanations for local, national, and regional variations in economic activites, resource utilization, economic growth and decline, wealth and poverty, and economic development problems.
Credits: 3.0