Geography 2210A: Spatial Organization of Economic Activity

Fall 2008; Lectures: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 12:00-12:50, University Hall C610


Instructor: Ian MacLachlan
Office: University Hall B872
E-Mail: maclachlan@uleth.ca
Phone: 403 329-2076

Course Outline
Course Objectives
Lectures

Field Trips Plan

 

Detailed Field Trip Guide: Sunday

 

Guided Field Trip: September 21, 2:00-5:00 

 

Hazard Assessment (Occupational Health and Safety requirement)

 

 

Errata in Stutz and Warf

 

 

Journal Article Review Assignment

 

Style Guide for Review Assignment

 

Required Reading:

 

John Adams “Residential Structure of Midwestern CitiesAnnals of the Association of American Geographers 60(1): 37-62. (only pp. 46-52 is essential)

 

Garret Hardin “Tragedy of the Commons”

 

Giovanni Federico Review essay on The Conditions of Agricultural Growth by Ester Boserup. A brief statement about a seminal work

 

Optional Reading and Miscellaneous Links
          Calgary CMA (map)
          Vancouver CMA (map)
          Lethbridge CA (map)
Delineation rules for CAs and CMAs (Just get the general gist of this one!)
 
Other Useful Links
        E-Stat (educational link to Statistics Canada sources, requires username)
        E-Stat Cansim User Guide
        Gunter Krumme’s ”Economic & Business Geography”
Industrial Lethbridge
Choose Lethbridge – Business Investment Profile by Economic Development Lethbridge
U of L Library Guide to Guides