Doughnut Question: What is happening in this picture and why?

Geography 207 Economic Geography Autumn 2010 Introduction Professor: Bill Beyers TA: Derik Andreoli With Special Guest: Chris Fowler September 29 th 2010 Slides available at:

Outline for today What is economic geography? What are its roots, and to what is it related? What are the goals for this course? What are the class requirements? What are the day-to-day mechanics?

Key Topics in Economic Geography Why locating businesses properly helps profitability Why land use patterns arise in cities Why regional economies grow or decline How large, global corporations are reshaping the geography of production How industrial systems are being reshaped by the information revolution Why geography matters in economics!!

How has our current economic situation changed all of this? Housing Financial markets Transportation costs Movement of labor Extensiveness of production networks

Dealing with change in our subject matter… …note that the textbook was substantially revised in 2004 and then most recently in jobs/ jobs/

Roots of Modern Economic Geography Von Humboldt - Cosmos Environmental Determinism Commercial Geography The Quantitative Revolution & Theoretical Geography Applied Geography, Including Business Geographics Regional Science, Urban Planning, Business Administration including Marketing

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Roots of Modern Economic Geography Von Humboldt - Cosmos Environmental Determinism Commercial Geography The Quantitative Revolution & Theoretical Geography Applied Geography, Including Business Geographics Regional Science, Urban Planning, Business Administration including Marketing

Economic Geography and Epistemology Positivism (Location Theory) Behavioralism Humanism Structuralism & Marxist approaches Poststructuralism

Subfields of Economic Geography 1. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES agriculture, resource extraction, hunting, fishing, and gathering 2. SECONDARY ACTIVITIES manufacturing, construction 3. TERTIARY ACTIVITIES retailing, services 4. QUATERNARY ACTIVITIES information services, research GOVERNMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION

Scales of Economic Geography Consumer—how we choose the places where we buy stuff Firm—optimization of production locations Community—distribution of economic resources The city—competing for jobs The region—synergies based on clusters The nation—trade policy and government intervention The world—economic systems and efficiency

Globalization

Goals For This Course A Comprehensive Survey of the Field Some Hands-on Experience using materials covered in the text & lecture An appreciation of how the materials we will cover are treated in more advanced courses and in related fields Recognition of both theoretical principles and their real-world application.

Course Requirements: Mechanics Two Midterm Examinations Final Examination Three Research Exercises Participation in Discussion Sections Lecture notes: Available as links off course web page, but not all the graphics.

Grades and Points Point Distribution - Tentative Exam 1 and Exam 2: 100 points each Final Exam:150 points Research Exercises - 35 points each Grades: Class Median = UW Undergraduate Median = 3.1

About Beyers (discussed on Monday Oct 4) Seattle native, live in West Seattle, UW undergrad and Ph.D. graduate Economic Geography is my field Research Interests: ▫Service Economy; New Economy; Economic Trends in U.S. regions; Trends in the Rural West Other: Active in Service, University Committees, Past Chair in Geography Enjoy Teaching this Class Immensely.

About Andreoli BA, MA, and almost Ph.D. from the UW Working on Peak Oil Skilled in GIS and economic geography