The geography of services
is a branch of human geography that is special and distinguished by studying
the spatial differences in the size of the needs for services and the demand
for them in the city and the degree of their provision according to the needs
of the population. , gas stations ... etc.) with an explanation of their
geographical distribution within cities and the extent of their impact on
regional development. Among the most important topics that the geography of
services is discussed in,
we
mention the following:
• Research
methodology in the geography of services and the technical methods used in them.
• Searching
for the nature of the service and defining the service sector and its branches.
• Evolution
of service activities and their relationship to population distribution and
other functions.
Distribution
and classification of service activities.
• Localization
of service activities and components and forms of localization.
• Theories
and models related to the interpretation of the spatial arrangements of service
activities.
• Planning
and design rates for services.
Intended learning outcomes
By studying the geography
of services, the student acquires several skills, including the ability to
understand the concept of service and the nature of urban services in cities,
evaluate the efficiency of services, as well as apply service and cadastral
standards, in addition to his ability to write small researches so that each
student takes a specific service in the same area and writes about it. For
example, in the educational service, the student can write about a school close
to his residence and apply the criteria to it. The same is the case with regard
to health, recreational and religious services
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods for this
course include scientific lectures, group discussion, and working papers
Evaluation is based on
scientific lectures, questions asked and answered by students, participation in
explanations and
Methods of assessments
Midterm
exam: 20 marks.
Various
activities: 20 marks.
Final
exam: 60 marks
The
first week is the concept of the geography of services and their importance
The
second week, recent trends in the study of the geography of services
The
third week is research methods in the geography of services
The
fourth week is the geographic relationship of services to other sciences
Fifth
week infrastructure services
The
sixth week, water and sanitation services
The
seventh week, electricity services
Eighth
week midterm exam
Week
nine health services
Tenth
week educational services
The
eleventh week, tourist and recreational services
The
twelfth week is the quality and efficiency of services
The
thirteenth week theories in the geography of services
The
fourteenth week, the general criteria for the localization of services
The
fifteenth week is the application of these services to Libya
Sixteenth
week final exam
Books
and references:
1- Mazen
Abdel-Rahman Al-Hiti, Geography of Services, Foundations and Concepts, Arab
Community Library for Publishing and Distribution, Jordan, 2013.
2- Fathi
Mohamed Moselhi, Geography of Services, Theoretical Framework and Arab
Experiences, Menoufia University Press, first edition, 2001.
3- Khalaf
Hussein Ali Al-Dulaimi, Planning Community Services and Infrastructure, Foundations
- Standards - Techniques, Dar Al-Safa for Publishing and Distribution, Jordan,
2013.
Note:
The course instructor is responsible for identifying the main references for
teaching the course, and using what he deems appropriate
