Economic Geography (7th Semester)

The aim of the course is to study the process of constructing general principles and theories that explain the operation of the economic system in space. The course consists of both theory and applications. More specifically the theoretical part includes: Introductory Concepts; Introduction to Economic Geography; Location in a Simplified Economic Landscape; Central Place Theory Christaller-Loesch; Urban Systems Hierarchy; Relaxation of the Simplifying Assumptions; A Heterogeneous Land Surface; Spatial Variation in Transportation costs; Spatial Variation in Production Costs; Demand Scale and Agglomeration; The Decision Making Process: a behavioural view; Economic Development in Space and Time; New Technologies and Regional Development; Theories of Entrepreneurship.
The applied part, on the other hand, elaborates on qualitative and mixed methodologies (e.g multicriteria analysis) for the support of locational decisions of economic activities.