80 courses in the 1987–88 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
An introduction to human geography through a survey of some of the concepts, methods, techniques and applications of geographic analysis to man’s cultural environment. Directed towards man-land and location analysis themes.
Emphasis on the natural environment as an integrated system. Selected aspects of weather-climate, water, soils, biota, landforms along with flows of energy, water and matter and their effects on the subsystems of the natural environment.
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introduction to the Third World
A study of the Third World. Topics include:. population issues, planning and practices; education and health in the social development process; urbanization and industrialization; planning for rural and urban development in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
An introduction to the Geography of Europe which examines agricultural, industrial and urban problems. Lectures, discussions and visual presentations based on field experience of instructors.
Basic concepts involved in the analysis and use of existing types of cartographic products. Background theory of the production and reproduction of topographic and thematic maps, including historical development, collection of data and symbolization.
Lab fee $15-$25.
GEOG 201, WS 3C 05 Geomorphology and Soils The roles of geomorphological and soil forming processes in creating and modifying landscapes. The utility of geomorphological information in our everyday lives.
Prereq: GEOG 102
The locational structure of economic activities in the context of regional development, with the use of case studies. Basic concepts and tools are used to: analyse the location structure of primary, secondary and tertiary activities.
Prereq: A first-year human geography course or equivalent
The approach of the regional geographer is tlustrated using one or more specific regions. Political, social, and historical Processes are studied as they affect perception of the regional environment. Example regions used are Austria, Alpine and Mediterranean World, Greece, Hungary, Switzerland.
Prereq: A first-year human geography course.
Introduction to the geography of the Soviet Union, with a focus on selected problems in urbanization, industrialization, resource use and regional economic development in a planned economy.
The geography of modern Africa south of the Sahara in the context of changing attitudes to the continent on the part of the “developed” countries. Attention will focus on problems of the physical, social and economic environments.
World climate and weather patterns and their impact on man. Topics include atmospheric circulation, climate classifications, air pollution, urban climate, climate change and weather modification.
Prereq: GEOG 102
Selected areas of the world’s climatic regions, emphasizing characteristic problems as well as their physical, cultural and economic interrelationships, resource use, population pressure, urban and rural land use, and human impact on the earth.
analysis of regions of the world, such as Canada, Japan and Switzerland and how they are integrated into The World Region. Issues such as Underdevelopment, Energy, Trade, Tourism, Banking and Environmental Degradation are discussed within the matrix of The World Region.
Focuses on population shifts, urban developments, and regional economic development in the context of the nation and selected regions.
Course Descriptions 16:69
Geography
An analysis of the factors behind the rapid urbanization of selected areas in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with an examination of related problems of urban planning and development contro! policies.
Prereq: Any Faculty of Environmental Studies course
The Geography of culture and the role of cultural factors in environmental relationships.
Prereq: GEOG 101
Population geography and its relationship to demography and human ecology. Analysis of the growth, diffusion, and distribution of human populations throughout the world.
An introduction to some basic concepts
in urban studies emphasizing a system-
atic approach to processes and prob-
lems of urban development in Canada. Field trip fee $5-$10.
Basic characteristics of various remote sensing techniques and their application in the broad field of geographic and environmental studies. Emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of air photos in 3 dimensions.
Lab fee $20.
Field work and field trips in exploring the evolution of S. Ontario landforms. The identification of landforms, landform assembiages and their relationships. The
Meaning and utility of this information in
terms of the contemporary and future environment will be stressed.
Prereq: Third and fourth year students only with GEOG 201 or consent of instructor
Lab fee $10-$15.
16:70 Course Descriptions Geography
An analysis of the range of techniques used by geomorphologists. This course will involve intensive field surveying, mapping and laboratory work.
Prereq: GEOG 300 or EARTH 342 or consent of instructor
Field-trip expenses: $15 per student
Social research and the planning process, interview and self administered surveys; questionnaire design; profile data; sampling; data processing; nonsurvey data collection techniques; practical applications.
Prereq: Second: or third-year students with ENV S 178/278 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 307
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 307 and PLAN 307.
Principles of physical climatology with emphasis on climate regions of Canada. Topics include radiation and energy balances, general circulation patterns, synoptic development, climatic variability and microclimatology.
Prereq: GEOG 102
Manufacturing in the context of economic development at regional and urban scales. Focus on empirical studies and related planning issues in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or consent of instructor
The geographical dimensions of agricultural systems. Diffusion of innovations, regional evolution of agricultural structure and vertical integration. Comparative study of programs of government intervention in agriculture in Canada and Europe. Some field trips.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or consent of instructor
The theory and appiication of nonparamatric statistics, with particular emphasis upon social science problems.
Prereq: ENV S 278 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 317
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 317 and PLAN 317
Advanced quantitative analysis and sampling in a spatial context. A selection of techniques from gravity models, linear programming, nearest neighbour analysis, Markov chain analysis, graph theory, simulations and trend surface analysis.
Prereq: ENV S 278 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 318
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 318 and PLAN 318
Critical appraisal of a selection of descriptive and evaluative regional analysis techniques. Economic considerations of regional development. Reliability and applicability of data; input-output analysis; cost-benefit analysis; planning, programming and budgeting systems; and social area analysis.
Prereq: ECON 101, 102 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 319
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 319 and PLAN 319
dian issues. Selected problems relating to nationalism, regionalism, environmental quality, urbanization, regional disparities and resource development.
A geographical analysis of selected regions and current problems. The theme chosen in any given year will vary.
Focuses on geographic perspectives on social planning and participatory approaches to regional/community development using case studies (seminar method). Oriented to providing useful background for students interested in overseas volunteer work programs. Prereq: First- or second-year courses related to Third World studies or consent of instructor
The changing geographies of settiement . and resource use from the Discoveries to the early nineteenth century.
Prereq: A second-year human geography course or consent of instructor
The changing geographies of settlement and resource use in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Prereq: A second-year human geography course or consent of instructor.
A study of differences from place to place in political phenomena. Subjects covered include the interrelationships of states and nations, centripetal and centrifugal “forces” within states, electoral geography, boundary and frontier problems, the location of capital cities, internal organization of states, external relations, and geopolitics.
Prereq: A second-year human geography course or consent of instructor
Theories, models, and research procedures in the study of internal urban struc-
‘ture. Focuses on city-wide processes.
urban land use, spatial economics, interaction systems, decision-making, urban growth, and the processes of development and redevelopment.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or 251 or consent of instructor
Field trip fee $5-$10
Theories, modeis and research procedures dealing with the grawth and support of urban centres and city systems and their role in regional development.
Comparative study of the natural.
economic and cultural environments of
the rural-urban fringe in the Western
World. Emphasis on the use, ownership.
development and management of land
and the interrelationships between the
resource base and urban demands on it. Prereq: GEOG 202 or consent of
_ instructor
Emphasized are consumer behaviour, firm organizaton and behaviour, and modelling and analysis of commercial location patterns at both inter- and intraurban scales.
Prereq: ENV S 278 and a third-year urban or quantitative geography course or consent of instructor
Reviews selected theories, methods, and terminology related to economic, behavioural, institutional and decision-making aspects of resources and environmental problems.
Prereq: ENV S 178 or consent of instructor
Field Trip fee $10-$15
History of the conservation movement; ecological principles of conservation and resource management. Analysis, use and planning of recreational resources. Section one of this course uses a selfdirected. leaming approach.
Prereq: ENV S 200
Cross-lisiod as PLAN 357
Lab fee $10-$15
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 357 and PLAN 357
Water Planning and Management: Strategies and Experiences Benchmark theory and principles of comprehensive water planning and integrated river basin management. Selected international to local scale case studies. Prereq: ENV S 178 or consent of instructor Lab fee $10-$15.
Issues related to energy resources. The course examines both Canadian energy management problems and international issues such as cartels and relationships between energy and economic development.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or consent of instructor
Equipment, materials 4nd techniques involved in the practical construction of maps and cartographic illustrations. Conventional drafting and plotting procedures, symbolization of data and map editing for reproduction.
Prereq: GEOG 160
Lab fee $15-25.
The principles of air photo interpretation utilizing specific criteria visible in the conventional air photo. Examples from local and foreign environments.
Prereq: GEOG 275 and either GEOG 201 of EARTH 121-122 or SCI 100
Lab fee $20
Theoretical:and practical aspects of remote sensing (RS). Interaction between electromagnetic radiation, environmental media and sensors. Analysis of nonphotographic systems like RADAR and LANDSAT. Methods of RS data processing and analysis and studies of physical and human environments.
Prereq: GEOG 275
Lab fee $10-$15
The roots and evolution of geographic thought, conceptual approaches and pathways. Past traditions, current issues, and future trends. The politics and sociology of geography as an art, science, and profession.
Prereq: Third or fourth year geography students or consent of instructor
The development of a research proposal under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member. Normatly taken in the third year. Students considering a topic demanding questionnaire data should take GEOG 307 in third year.
Prereq: Honours Geography students only
One week field camp in which a specific area will be analysed from a geographic point of view. individual or group analysis of specific field problems. Fourth year General students may take this course only in fourth year.
Prereq: Honours or fourth year Geography students only
Estimated cost to student: $125-$150.
Characteristics of the main principles of climatic and climatogenetic geomorphology. Examination of processes and forms related to the periglacial environment.
Glacial and fluviogiacial erosion and deposition and their effects on landscapes. Focus on the environmental infiuences of glaciation and on practical applications of glacial geomorphologists’ techniques and information.
Prereq: One of GEOG 300, EARTH 342
Course Descriptions 16:71 Geography
Advanced study of techniques of map production and design. Technical aspects include photo mechanics, scribing, process photography, typography, proofing and printing processes. Theoretical topics include the map as a communications system, advanced map design and principles of information selection and generalization.
Prereq: GEOG 360
Lab fee $40
Basic geomorphological concepts and their application in a tropical environment. Special emphasis on morphology and processes as related to the geological foundation..
Advanced study of the atmosphere as a natural resource system. Emphasis on weather modification and economic, social and political aspects of climate.
Prereq: GEOG 338 (WLU) or equivalent
A field and lecture course including the radiation and energy balances of various surfaces, the principles of turbulent energy exchange, and the biotic response to the energy environment. These concepts will be illustrated through the collection and examination of field data. A self-directed learning approach is emphasized in this course. Prereq: GEOG 309
A companion course to GEOG 311. Emphasis on decision-making, multinational corporations, technological change, and analysis of the locational patterns of specific industries.
Prereq: GEOG 311
Energy management emphasizing ecological and economic approaches. Issues related to managing conventional energy resources and development of
alternatives. Techniques for studying
energy issues are also presented. Prereq: GEOG 359 and either GEOG 311 or GEOG 356 or consent of instructor
16:72 Course Descriptions
Geography
” Physical, cultural, economic and political geography of Europe north of the Alps. Topics such as the development of cities, problems of agriculture, changing industrial patterns, distribution of trade, regional disparities, environmental degradation, and planning on the city, regional and national levels, will be discussed.
Physical, cultural, economic and political geopgraphy of Europe south of the Alps. Topics such as the development of cities, problems of agriculture, changing industrial patterns, distribution of trade, regional disparities, environmental degradation, and planning on the city, regional and national levels, will be discussed.
Seminar on geographical regional synthesis as applied to Canada. Study of regions at different scales. Issues of continuing Canadian concer. A selfdirected learning approach is emphasized in this course.
Prereq: GEOG 322
Selected aspects of a major region with particular reference to problems of development. Normally the region will be East Africa. Selection of topics will be related to the interests of participants.
Prereq: GEOG 205
430A (0.5 course credit) or 4308 (1.0 course credit) or 430C (1.5 course credits). ; A detailed analysis of a selected region with major emphasis upon a field examination of the region (several weeks duration).
Prereq: Third- or fourth-year geography students or consent of instructor
Reasons for land dereliction, its processes, and effects. Analysis of tech- . niques including principles from landscape architecture, ecology and postoperation areas.
Prereq: Fourth-year Environmental Studies students or consent of instructor
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GEOG 4790 F 2C,2L 0.75 Applied Air Photo interpretation Advanced air photo interpretation and its application in geomorphology, geology, resources inventory, engineering soils, hydrology and preplanning studies. (terrain analysis). Projects in specific fields of interest form a significant part of the course.
Prereq: GEOG 375 and GEOG 300 or consent of instructor
Lab fee $15-$20
Principles of earth resource analysis using remotely sensed imagery and digital data with emphasis upon satellite platform sources. The coordination of supplemental imagery and ground truth missions with satellite data in a multistrategy perspective.
Prereq: GEOG 376
Lab fee $10-$15.
Individual study of specific topics not covered in other courses. Students must develop a brief outline to be filed with the Associate Chairman, Undergraduate Studies. A faculty member must agree to supervise the study.
Prereq: Third- or fourth-year geography students and consent of instructor
The letter designation allows this course to be taken more than once for credit
Organizational concepts in geography for instructional purposes. Conceptual frameworks for teaching environmental studies. Educational principles, theory and practice related to geography. A self-directed learning approach is emphasized in this course.
Prereq: Environmental Studies students in third or fourth year, or consent of instructor
Preparatory work and first draft of thesis. Prereq: GEOG 390; only fourth year Honours students A letter grade for GEOG 490A will be submitted only after the completion of GEOG 4908.
Completion of thesis.
Prereq: GEOG 390 and GEOG 490A; only fourth year Honours students
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