76 courses in the 1993–94 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 imtroduction 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.
Course Descriptions Geography
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 roles of geomorphological and soil forming processes in creating and modifying landscapes. The utility of geomorphological information in our everyday lives. Prereq: GEOG 102 or EARTH 121 or 126 or GEO E 126
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. \t 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.
A regional review of nature and distribution of natural waters in Canada. A simple water balance of the major climatic inputs and outputs, hydrologic stores and surface tunoff provides the systematic framework for the regional approach. Students will learn about the seasonal variability of such
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factors as precipitation, evaporation, snow melt, groundwater storage, lake levels and Stream flow across Canada.
Focuses on population shifts, urban developments, and regional economic development in the context of the nation and selected regions.
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 control policies.
Prereq: Any Faculty of Environmental Studies course or Third World Development course
Cross-listed as PLAN 225
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 225 and PLAN 225
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 GEOG 160
Antireq: 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
Study of the origin and evolution of land forms of Southern Ontario. Analysis of contemporary geomorphic processes. Study of human impact on geomorphological landscapes. The lectures wilt be supplemented by field trips and field work required for term projects.
Prereq: Third- and fourth-year students only with GEOG 201 or consent of instructor
Lab fee $10-$15
Study of the land based hydrological cycle and water balance with Canadian emphasis. Focus on snowcover, glacier ice, ground ice, streams and lakes and their physical, ecological and socio-economic significance.
Prereq: GEOG 201 or one of 208 or 309
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
Geographic/spatial and temporal aspects of biogeography. Patterns 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
Course Descriptions Geography
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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.
Prereq: GEOG 202A and 202B or consent of instructor
The theory and application of multivariate Statistics, with particular emphasis upon the use of the computer.
Prereq: ENV S 278 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 316
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 316 and PLAN 316
The theory and application of nonparametric 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
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.
Canadian issues. Selected problems relating to nationalism, resource development or theories of regionalism.
The character, problems of, and prospects for tourism are examined through consideration of tourism in a variety of countries and regions, both developed and developing. Topics include the nature and significance of tourism; economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism; and costs and benefits of tourism to destination areas.
Geographic concepts and issues in studying health related problems. Topics include: morbidity and mortality pattems, “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
Estimated additional cost to student: 10
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.
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 tee $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. Prereg: 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
This course focuses on building a GIS data base. It addresses theoretical issues regarding data models and data structures used in GIS and considers the processing required to input data from a variety of sources, register map layers, transform co-ordinate systems, and edit and clean a multi-map-sheet, multi-theme data base.
Cross-listed as PLAN 355
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 358 and PLAN 355 ’
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
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 202A or consent of instructor
Course Descriptions Geography
Cartographic design and communication in the context of rapidly evolving technology.
Prereq: GEOG 160
Lab fee $20
GEOG 3652 F 2.5
Waterloo in UK - Leeds
Description in Environmental Studies
program section (page 11:7). Cross-listed as ENV S 365Z
GEOG 3662 W 2.5 Waterloo in UK - Leeds As GEOG 365Z.
Cross-listed as ENV S 366Z
Consideration of the constraints and guidelines that an application of the principies 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 tee $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
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 201
Lab fee $20
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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
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: $225
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
Lab fee $40-$60
Emphasis on decision-making, multinational corporations, technological change, and analysis of the locationa! patterns of specific industries.
Prereq: GEOG 202A and 202B or consent of instructor
This course will examine conflicting 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.
Prereq: GEOG 202A or 206 or consent of instructor
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
Detailed study of physical, cultural, economic, and political geography of Central and Eastern Europe. Geographical aspects of agricultural problems, industrialization, distribution of trade, economic planning, and relations with the Soviet Union and the West.
Prereq: GEOG 120 or 227
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
This course focuses on applications of GIS in Geography. Themes to be considered include: integration of remote sensing and GIS, applications of terrain modelling, and applications of GIS in resource assessment and environmental management.
Course Descriptions Geography
The major global energy systems: oil, coal, gas, nuclear and renewables, will be examined. The distribution of energy resources and changing consumption pattems will be reviewed. Comparisons will be made between different fuels and consumption pattems of different countries. Attention will also be paid to the environmental impact of different energy systems. Prereq: GEOG 202A or 359 or consent of instructor
Reasons for tand 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 300 or consent of instructor
Lab fee $15-30
Principles of earth resource analysis using tamotely 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 multi-strategy 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 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
Completion of thesis.
Prereq: GEOG 390 and 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 Regular students
Completion of senior research paper. Prereq: GEOG 390 and 491A; only
fourth-year Honours Regular students
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