Economic Geography

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The study of the distribution and effects of resources, industry, and trade in a region or area.

Economic Systems: The study of different economic systems and their impact on the geographical regions where they are practiced.
Trade: The study of the various factors that affect the volume, direction, and composition of trade flows across different geographical regions.
Business and industry: The study of the spatial organization, structure, and dynamics of different types of businesses and industries in relation to their economic and social environment.
Labour: The study of the evolving patterns of labour supply and demand across different geographical regions, along with the mechanisms by which these patterns are shaped.
Markets and competition: The study of market structures, competition, and regulation in different geographical regions, along with their impact on economic growth, income distribution, and social welfare.
Transport and infrastructure: The study of the location, design, and management of transport and other infrastructure systems that facilitate economic activity and exchange across different geographical regions.
Urban and regional development: The study of the processes and dynamics of urban and regional development, including the factors that shape their economic and social outcomes.
Globalization: The study of the political, economic, and cultural dynamics that drive globalization, along with its impacts on different geographical regions and communities.
Resource management: The study of the spatial organization and management of different natural and human resources, including the mechanisms by which they are exploited, distributed, and conserved.
Cultural Geography: The study of how culture and geography affect each other, and how cultural and economic factors influence the development of different regions.
Industrial Geography: This type focuses on the spatial arrangement of industries, including the location of factories, distribution centers, and transportation routes.
Agricultural Geography: This type focuses on the location and distribution of agricultural resources and their impact on economic activities.
Transportation Geography: This type focuses on the study of transportation systems, including roads, railways, and waterways, and their impact on economic activities.
Regional Economics: This type focuses on the economic analysis of regions and their development, including factors such as resource allocation, market structures, and industry clusters.
Urban Economics: This type focuses on the study of economic activities in urban areas, including factors such as land use, transportation, and housing.
Development Economics: This type focuses on the study of economic development in countries and regions, including issues related to poverty, inequality, and international trade.
Cultural and Social Economics: This type focuses on the study of the relationship between economic activities and cultural and social factors such as norms, values, and attitudes.
Environmental Economics: This type focuses on the study of the interaction between economic activities and the environment, including issues related to sustainability, pollution, and natural resources.
Tourism Economics: This type focuses on the study of the impact of tourism on the economy and how tourism can be used as a tool for economic development.
Human Geography: This type investigates the relationship between people and the environment, as well as the processes that shape human behavior, including demographic trends, migration patterns, and cultural practices.
Political Geography: This type explores the role that political institutions and processes have on economic development, including issues related to governance, policy-making, and international relations.
Historical Geography: This type examines how economic activities have changed over time and how they have influenced the development of regions and countries.
- "Economic geography is the subfield of human geography which studies economic activity and factors affecting them."
- "There are four branches of economic geography."
- "Economic geography takes a variety of approaches to many different topics..."
- "...including the location of industries..."
- "...economies of agglomeration (also known as 'linkages')..."
- "...transportation..."
- "...international trade..."
- "...development..."
- "...real estate..."
- "...gentrification..."
- "...ethnic economies..."
- "...gendered economies..."
- "...core-periphery theory..."
- "...the economics of urban form..."
- "...the relationship between the environment and the economy..."
- "...tying into a long history of geographers studying culture-environment interaction..."
- "...and globalization."
- "It can also be considered a subfield or method in economics."
- "Economic geography is the subfield of human geography..."
- "...which studies economic activity and factors affecting them."