GEOGRAPHY AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONAbstract
This paper discusses the importance of technological innovation to Geography, especially since the formation of an approach recognized as Evolutionary Economic Geography. The formation of this approach has roots in economics, which is the object of attention in the first section. Thus, initially discusses technological innovation from the evolution of the theme in economic thought, considering also some contributions from Milton Santos about the technical dimension. The next section is about of National Innovation Systems, a theme dear to geographers and one of the most current approaches on the importance of technological progress for nations. In the last section the Evolutionary Economic Geography is treated in detail from the theoretical foundations of the sub discipline in the consolidation process. Some contributions of the Brazilian Geography are indicated at the end of this paper.
Key words: Evolutionary Economic Geography; Technological innovation; National Innovation Systems