Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INDUSTRİAL GEOGRAPHY UCOG262 4. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Nuri YAVAN
Assistants
Goals This course aims to provide a comprehensive basis for understanding the dynamics of industrial location. The course also aims to introduce a variety of intellectual traditions and contemporary ideas about industry to students.
Course Content Industrial Geography examines the location of industrial activities, changes in the location of industrial activity and the implications of changing pattern of industrial location for national, regional and local economic development. It focuses on manufacturing activities and the process of industrialization from the perspective of location. The course also aims to cover the changing macro-economic policies and their spatial impacts on the economic geography of Turkey, starting with the republican period till now. Major topics include regional specialization, industrial concentration/cluster, main tendencies in spatial distribution of industry, outward oriented development strategy, emerging regions and industrial districts, industrialization activity in Turkey.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students will be able to discuss the industry in terms of different economic geography approaches
2) Students will be understand the space and place as an expression of economic forces.
3) Students will be acquire basic skills and develop analytical skills for interpreting economic space
4) Students will be acquire basic skills and develop analytical skills for interpreting economic space

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to Course: Syllabus & Course Requirements Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Scope of Industrial Geography and Its Historical Evolution Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Basic Concepts and Classifications in Industrial Geography Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week The Origin of Capitalism: From Industrial Revolution to Indusrty 4.0 Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Manufacturing Regions and Global Distribution of Manufacturing Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Production System: From Fordism to Flexible Production Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Location Theory 1: Von Thünen's Model and Agricultural Location Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Location Theory2: Weber's Industrial Location Models Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Behavioural and Structural Marxist Theory of Location Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Locational Factors and Conditions Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Agglomeration and Industrial Clusters Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Global Production Networks and Value Chains Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Location Theory 3: Christaller's Central Place Theory and Service Location Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Geography of Retail and Consumption Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ayda Eraydın, (2002) Yeni Sanayi Odakları, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi, Ankara.
Erol Tümertekin ve Nazmiye Özgüç (2007) Ekonomik Coğrafya: Küreselleşme ve Kalkınma, Çantay Kitabevi, İstanbul.
James W. Harrington, Barney Warf, 1995, Industrial Location: Principles, Practice and Policy, Routledge, London.
Kılınçaslan, İsmet (2010) Kent Ekonomisi: Sektörlerin Gelişimi, Ekonomik Coğrafya, Arazi Ekonomisi, Yapısal Analiz, Ninova yayınları, İstanbul.
Nuri Yavan, (2006) Türkiye’de Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırımların Lokasyon Seçimi, İktisadi Araştırmalar Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul.
Roger Hayter, (1997) The Dynamics of Industrial Location, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
1 2
1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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