ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
Nguyen Hoang Nam, PhD
Email: namnh@[Link]
Hanoi, 2025
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
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A brief history of the subject
Teaching arrangements & Learning resources
Learning effectively in this subject
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❑ Have you ever questioned?
❑ A brief history of the subject
❑ Teaching arrangements & Learning resources
❑ Learning effective in this subject
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
Have you ever questioned?
A brief history of the subject
Teaching arrangements & Learning resources
Learning effectively in this subject
Have you ever questioned?
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
Have you ever questioned?
A brief history of the subject
Teaching arrangements & Learning resources
Learning effectively in this subject
Have you ever questioned?
Why more people live near the coast?
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
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A brief history of the subject
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Have you ever questioned?
and higher GDP density?
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
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A brief history of the subject
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Have you ever questioned?
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
Have you ever questioned?
A brief history of the subject
Teaching arrangements & Learning resources
Learning effectively in this subject
Have you ever questioned?
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
Have you ever questioned?
A brief history of the subject
Teaching arrangements & Learning resources
Learning effectively in this subject
Have you ever questioned?
Nguyen Hoang Nam Introduction
Have you ever questioned?
A brief history of the subject
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Have you ever questioned?
Why do competitors open
stores next to each others?
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A brief history of the subject
❑ The earliest analysis on the
effect of distance on patterns
of land use to maximize
economic benefits
❑ To develop models to predict
how economic activities
might be arranged in space
(location)
Johann Heinrich von
Thünen (1783-1850)
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“Economic geography is the study of the location,
distribution and spatial organization of economic
activities across the space” (Clark et al., 2003)
Geographical economics aims to explain why economic
activities choose to establish themselves in some
particular places
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Learning and teaching activities Assessment
Class Topics
methods
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Introduction to Economic Textbook, Chapter 1 (page 3-35);
Geography Group formulation for teamwork;
Introduce to learning Group discussion Quiz &
Week 1
materials, Facebook Watch video: Why do competitors open discussion
group of the class and their stores next to one another? - Jac de
TURNITIN Haan
Textbook, Chapter 2 (page 36-68) &
Chapter 9 (page 281-313) & Chapter 10
What is economy and (page 314-344);
Quiz &
Week 2 the role of economic Watch videos: Geography and Economic
discussion
geography Growth; What is GDP? - MRU
Group discussion
1st Group presentation
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Textbook, Chapter 3 (page 69-101)
Making the (Spatial)
Watch video: Das Thünen-Modell Quiz &
Week 3 Economy and the details of
Group discussion discussion
Von-Thunen Model
2nd Group presentation
Textbook, Chapter 1, Section 1.3 (page
Von-Thunen Model 11-15) Quiz &
Week 4
exercises and GIS Group exercises discussion
3rd Group presentation
Textbook, Chapter 11, Section 11.6
(page 368-373)
Watch videos: What is GIS?
Von-Thunen Model Quiz &
Week 5 Introduction to GIS (Geographic
exercises and GIS (Cont.) discussion
Information Systems)
Group discussion
4th Group presentation
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Guest lecture “International
experience on the application of Quiz &
Week 6 Mid-term test in class
economic geography” discussion
Mid-term test (1 hour)
Textbook, Chapter 4 (page 102-134)
Watch videos: Where does breakfast
come from?
The networks and Quiz &
Week 7 Value Chain Analysis
technological changes discussion
Watch Documentary: Food, Inc (2008)
Group Discussion
5th Group presentation
Textbook, Chapter 7 (page 206-246)
Watch videos: Why do we need a CE? -
The networks and Quiz &
Week 8 KfW
technological changes (Cont.) discussion
Group Discussion
6th Group presentation
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Textbook, Chapter 12 (page 381-419)
Watch videos:
The networks and Quiz &
Week 9 What is the future of urban logistics?
technological changes (Cont.) discussion
Group Discussion
7th Group presentation
Quiz &
Textbook, Chapter 5 (page 135-170) & discussion
Chapter 6 (page 171-205)
The economic geography of Watch video: How the World of Work
Week 10
Labour is Changing
Group discussion
8th Group presentation
Quiz &
Textbook, Chapter 8, page 247-280 discussion
The economic geography of Watch video: Financialization
Week 11
Finance Group discussion
9th Group presentation
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Textbook, Chapter 10 (pp. 333) and Chapter Quiz &
11 (page 345 - 380) discussion
What video: Climate change impacts in
The economic geography of Vietnam
Week 12
environment Who is most affected by climate change and
who should tackle it?
Group discussion
10th Group presentation
Textbook, Chapter 10 (pp. 333) and Chapter Quiz &
11 (page 345 - 380) discussion
The economic geography of Watch Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth
Week 13
environment (continued) (2006)
Group discussion
11th Group presentation
Textbook, Chapter 11 (page 345 - 380) Quiz &
Watch Documentary: Home (2009); An discussion
The economic geography of
Week 14 Inconvenient Sequel (2017)
environment (continued)
Group discussion
12th Group presentation
Quiz &
Week 15 Subject revision Consolidation and sample exercises discussion
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❑ Course requirement
▪ Attendance and participation: 10%
▪ Group report and presentation: 20%
▪ Midterm exam: 20%
▪ Final exam: 50%
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Learning resources
❑ Textbook
Coe, N. M., Kelly, P. F., & Yeung, H.
W.-C. (2020). Economic geography:
a contemporary introduction (3rd
ed.). Oxford: John Wiley & Sons.
❑ LMS
❑ Turnitin
❑ Facebook group
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Learning effectively in this subject
To perform successfully in this subject, it is recommended
that you:
1. Regularly attend lectures with pre-reading of
materials
2. Prepare for group work
3. Maintain a regular study schedule.
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All the best!
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