Services and Territory
Code
711041074
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Geografia e Planeamento Regional
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a)To recognize the importance of services in modern societies;
b)To understand the characteristics and the role of service activities in societies with different levels of development;
c)To discuss the theories and models of location of retailing and service activities;
d)To recognize strategies for linking services and other economic activities;
e)To analyze the importance of organizational and technological innovation in services;
f)To develop critical thinking about the servindustrial society;
g)To discuss the concept of public services , their evolution and modes of organization;
h)To analyze the evolution of services in Portugal ;
i)To develop technical reports on service activities in a geographic perspective;
j)To apply the acquired knowledge to practical situations, mainly in planning and location studies of service sector.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1) From the sectoral logic to the integrating vision: a new analytical framework for Services
2) Services in the world: a new geography of services
3) The location of retailing and services at different geographical scales: from theory to practice
4) The producer services: development, organisation and location
5) Services and globalisation: competitiveness, offshoring and global cities
6) The public sector services: size and role, reform, innovation and location issues
7) The geography of services in Portugal: importance and growth; the producer services; structural and regulatory reforms (health, education and justice)
8) The planning and the location of community facilities (exercises).
Bibliography
Barata, A., Carmo, R. M. (2014). Estado Social. De todos para todos, Lisboa: Tinta-da-China.
Bryson, J., Daniels, P., Warf, B. (2004). Service Worlds. London e NY: Routledge, 286p.
Ferrão, J. (1992). Serviços e Inovação. Novos Caminhos para o Desenvolvimento Regional. Oeiras: Celta Editora, pp. 1-17.
Gallouj, F., Rubalcaba, L., Windrum, P. (2013). Public-Private Innovation Networks in Services. Cheltenham e Northampton: Edward Elgar.
Gallouj, F., Djellal, F. (2011). The Handbook of Innovation and Services. A Multi-disciplinary Perspective, Cheltenham e Northampton: Edward Elgar.
Merenne-Schoumaker, B. (2003). Géographie des services et des commerces. Rennes : Presses Universitaires de Rennes, pp. 1-216.
Rubalcaba, L. (2007). The New Service Economy. Cheltenham e Northampton: Edward Elgar, pp. 3-166.
Teaching method
Theoretical and practical classes: extensive explanation of program topics; analysis and discussion of textbooks´ chapters and papers. Development, presentation and discussion of practical works.
Evaluation method
1) Written test about a set of selected texts [40%].
2) Theoretical and practical work (about 20 pages.), with oral presentation [40%].
3) Short essay on a theme of the program [15%].
4) Presence in the classes and participation [5%].
[According to the assessment of FCSH rules, the proposed evaluation elements introduced to students in the first class may suffer readjustments, namely in the weight of each element].