Economic Geography

Catalog description

This course studies the spatial patterns of sustainable economic activities, including production, consumption, and settlement. It provides an understanding of their location, the processes of change, and relates this to environmental and community issues. The course is both international and place-based in scope, with an emphasis on economic concepts and the global economy, and the local impacts of global economic forces. It also examines the role that the local public sector plays in generating economic development (jobs, employment, and tax base).