85 courses in the 1992–93 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
An introduction to human geography through a survey of some of the concepts, methods, techniques and applications of geographic analysis to the human cultural environment. Directed towards peopleland 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.
Selected areas of the world’s climatic regions, emphasizing characteristic problems as well as their physical, cultural and economic interrelationships, resources use, population pressure, urban and rural land use, and human impact on the earth.
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.
The rales of geomorphological and soil forming processes in creating and modifying landscapes. The utility of geomorphological infonnation in our everyday lives. Prereq: GEOG 102 or EARTH 121.or EARTH 126 or GEO E 126
Course Descriptions Geography
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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
This course focuses upon the integrative nature of economic development through analysis of space-time relationships at different scales of geographic analysis (community, regional, national and international).
Prereq: GEOG 202A
This course will discuss specific world regions, @.g., Japan, Switzerland, E. Europe, U.S.S.R., within a global context. It will also discuss world issues, including some of the following topics: the underdeveloped world, energy, the spread of arms and terrorism, environmental degradation, world trade, the flow of capital, and integrating geographical elements within the world region.
World climate and weather patterns and their impact on humanity. Topics include atmospheric circulation, climate classifications, air pollution, urban climate, climate change and weather modification.
Prereq: GEOG 102
Focuses on population shifts, urban developments, and regional economic development in the context of the nation and selected regions.
Population growth and food resources in different areas of the Third World. Focus on possibilities of decelerating population growth and accelerating food production, and rural development in selected regions.
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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.
Geographic information systems (GIS) are used as an organizing framework for discussion of data management in planning and geography. Topics include: data sources; methods of collection; database management; principles of geographic information systems; applications of geographic information systems in urban and regional analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
Prereq: ENV S 178 and PLAN 100 or GEOG 160
Cross-listed as PLAN 255
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 255 and PLAN 255
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
The impact of processes in landform development and modification. Methodologies for measuring landform changes over different time periods and under different climatic conditions. Processes discussed in detail will include two or more of the foliowing: Glaciation and De-glaciation, Fluvial, Aeolian, Karst, Coastal and Human Activity.
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
Fieid-irip expenses: $15 per student
Geographic/spatial and temporal aspects of biogeography. Pattems of plant and animal distributions are discussed and the physical, historical, biological, and human processes involved in shaping these patterns.
Prereq: GEOG 201 and ENV S 200
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 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 307
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 307 and PLAN 307.
Estimated additional cost to student: 10
Principles of physical climatology with emphasis on climatic regions of Canada. Topics include radiation and energy balances, general circulation patterns, synoptic development, climatic variability and micro-climatology.
Prereq: GEOG 102
Economic development at regional and local scales. Emphasis on theoretical frameworks, empirical studies and planning issues.
Critical appraisal of a selection of descriptive and evaluative regional analysis techniques. Economic consideratians 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.
Course Descriptions Geography
The approach of the regional geographer is illustrated 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
Canadian issues. Selected problems telating to nationalism, resource development or theories of regionalism.
Geographic concepts and issues in studying health related problems. Topics include: morbidity and mortality patterns, “population at risk", malnutrition, poverty, access to modern health care, and alternative health care systems. Regional case Studies from the developing countries {seminar method).
Prereq: Second-year Third World Development courses or consent of instructor
Implications of existing and potential recreation demands. Topics include recreational travel, site capability economic and ecological impact models and behavioural aspects of amenity resources. Prereq: GEOG 202A or REC 230 Cross-listed as REC 333 Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 333 and REC 333.
An historical examination of the evolving form and function of Canadian towns and villages.
Prereq: GEOG 202A and 202B 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
Theories, models, and research procedures in the study of internal urban structure. 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 202A or consent of instructor
Field trip fee $5-$10
Theories, models and research proce-
dures dealing with the growth and support
of urban centres and city systems and
their role in regional development. Prereq: GEOG 202A or consent of
instructor
Examines transportation systems from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Focuses on principles and models of spatial interaction, the development and form of transportation networks, and related spatial, social and environmental impacts.
Prereq: GEOG 202A and ENV S 178 or consent of instructor
Emphasized are consumer behaviour, firm organization and behaviour, and modelling and analysis of commercial location patterns at both inter- and intra-urban scales. Prereq: GEOG 202A
~ Reviews selected theories, methods, and
terminology related to economic, behavioural, institutional and decisionmaking aspects of resources and environmental problems.
Prereq: ENV S 178 or consent of instructor
Field Trip fee $10-$15
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: Consent of instructor Lab fee $10-$15
Cartographic design and communication in the context of rapidly evolving technology.
Prereq: GEOG 160
Lab fee $20
Consideration of the constraints and guidelines that an application of the principles of ecology place on the planning and management of resources within natural and agricultural ecosystems. The theory and history of this subject will be discussed together with the management of wildlife, forestry, fisheries, parks and open space, and agriculture.
Prereq: ENV S 200
Cross-listed as PLAN 367
Lab fee $10-15
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 367 and PLAN 367
Consideration of the constraints and guidelines that an application of the principles of ecology place on the planning and Management of resources within urban and urban shadow ecosystems. The theoty and history of this subject will be discussed together with urban ecomanagement, the management of waste, urban open space and parks, rehabilitated sites, and environmentally sensitive areas.
Prereq: ENV S 200
Cross-listed as PLAN 368
Lab fee $10-15
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 368 and PLAN 368
Air Photo interpretation 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 GEOG 201 Lab fee $20
Analysis of non-photographic systems of remote sensing (e.g. radar, landsat, SPOT). Study of remote sensing methods and data processing for analysis of physical and human environments.
Prereq: GEOG 275
Lab fee $10-$15
Course Descriptions Geography
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
The development of a research proposal under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member. Normally 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. General students may take this course only in fourth year.
Prereq: Honours or fourth year Geography students only
Estimated cost to student: $200.
Glacial and fluvioglacial erosion and deposition and their effects on landscapes. Focus on the environmental influences of glaciation and on practical applications of glacial geomorphologists’ techniques and information.
Examination of spatial data processing and computer mapping techniques. Emphasis on digital terrain modets and thematic mapping applications.
Prereq: GEOG 160 and ENV S 278 or consent of instructor
Advanced photomechanical and digital analysis techniques in thematic mapping. Laboratory emphasis on production and design, including typography, symbology, colour, and printing techniques.
Prereq: GEOG 360
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Basic concepts on the distribution, hydrology, geochemistry, paleoecology, and ecology of wetlands with an emphasis on temperate and subarctic systems. The uses and management of wetlands are considered with the view of wetlands as functional ecosystems.
Emphasis on decision-making, multinational corporations, technological change, and analysis of the locational pattems of specific industries.
This course will examine contlicting theories which explain the rise of Japan to the status of a global power. Geographic, economic, political, cultural and physical attributes are used to develop a better understanding of Japan, its complex trading system and the growing Pacific economy.
Physical, cultural, economic and political geography of Europe north of the Alps. Topics such as the development of cities, problems of agriculture, changing industrial pattems, distribution of trade, regional disparities, environmental degradation, and planning on the city, regional and national levels, will be discussed.
Physical, cultural, economic and political geography of Europe south of the Alps. Topics such as the development of cities, problems of agriculture, changing industrial pattems, distribution of trade, regional disparities, environmental degradation, and planning on the city, regional and national levels, will be discussed.
Seminar on geographical regional synthe-
sis as applied to Canada. Study of regions
at different scales. Issues of continuing
Canadian concem. A self-directed learning
approach is emphasized in this course. Prereq: GEOG 322
430A (0.5 course credits) or 430B (1.0 course credits) 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
A continuation of Geography 349 and 350
with an emphasis on student projects. Prereg: GEOG 350 and GEOG 349 or
consent of instructor
The major global energy systems: oil, coal, gas, nuclear and renewables, will be examined. The distribution of energy | resources and changing consumption patterns will be reviewed. Comparisons will be made between different fuels and consumption patterns of different countries. Attention will also be paid to the environmental impact of different energy systems. Prereq: GEOG 202A or GEOG 359 or consent of instructor
Reasons for land dereliction, its processes, and effects.
Prereq: Fourth-year Environmental Studies students or consent of instructor
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: $15-30
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 mutti-strategy perspective.
Prereq: GEOG 376
Lab fee $10-$15
Course Descriptions
Geography
Individual study of specific topics not covered in other courses. Students must develop a brief outline to be filed with the Associate Chair, 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
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 490B.
Completion of thesis.
Prereq: GEOG 390 and GEOG 490A; only fourth year Honours students
Preparatory work and first draft of senior research paper. Students will select topics from a list prepared by faculty advisors. Prereq: GEOG 390; Fourth-year Honours students A letter grade for GEOG 491A will be submitted only after the completion of GEOG 491B
Completion of senior research paper. Prereq: GEOG 390 and GEOG 491A.
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