Geography of Industry and Energy

Course Main Objective

To define geography of industry and its nature and evolution and how it is connected to sustainable development; learn about the natural and human components of industrial localization and how such localization is measured along with applying to models of industries and world grand energy territories.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Define the basic concepts of geography of industry and energy and sustainable development and industrial connections as well as the main industries necessary for development processes.
• 2. Skills
• 2.1 Distinguish the economic problems of society and set a prospective vision to handle within the framework of sustainable development and world changes in industry and energy and their effect on sustainable development.
• 2.2 Employ the quantitative methods, maps and GIS to analyze and interpret spatial information.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Appreciate teamwork along with bearing individual and collective responsibility.

Course Content:

- Geography of industry (its essence, nature, evolution and its relation to the sustainable development).
- Natural and human components of industrial localization.
- Industrial localization and industrial connections and application to sustainable development.
- Industries classification and their geographic distribution.
- Selecting a number of industries.
- Study models of world grand industrial countries.
- Types of energy and its problems and impact on sustainable development.
- Applications of industry and energy to KSA.

Textbook (s)

- Rasoul, Muhammad.H. (2016). Geography of Industry. Dar al-Nahda, Beirut.
- Baker, Muhammad.A. (2016). Geography of Minning. Dal Al-Marefa, Alexandria.
- Nasry, Diyab. (2011). Geography of Energy. Dar Aljanadria. 1st. ed
- Meselhei, Fathy.M. (2012). Geography of Energy from Geographic and Developmental Perspective. Dar Al-Majed, Cairo.

Course ID: GEOG 303