Economic geography is the study of the location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities across the world. Historically and generally, Economic Geography is regarded as a subfield of the discipline of geography, although during the last decades many economists have pursued interests that can be considered part of economic geography. Due to this fact, many believe that Economic Geography is part of the discipline of Economics, instead of Geography. The present book the results of the extended enquiry that ensued in the course of those years, and which led to the disclosure of some fundamental principles that seem to govern important aspects of our behaviour, both as individuals and as members of social groups. Contents: Development of Economic Geography . Origin and Growth of Settlement . Unemployment and Migration . The Process of Urban Development . Social Consequences of Urbanisation . Urbanisation and Industrialisation . Agricultural Labour-Employment and Wages . The Socio-ecology of Groundwater.
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