Cultural geography course on society and sustainability. Culture is the basic building block that is key to sustainability of societies. Course will cover sustainability of societies on different scales, examining local, regional, and worldwide issues. Sustainability will be examined as a key element of environmental sustainability. How societies adjust to rapid world change will be examined as a positive and/or negative factor in sustainability. (Human Geography)
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Winter 2020 ♦ Instructor: Unlisted/TBD
Summer 2019 ♦ Instructor: Unlisted/TBD
Principles of managing scarce resources in a world where everyone faces tradeoffs across both time and space. Focuses on the relationship between globalization processes and changing patterns of locational advantages, production, trade, population, socioeconomic and environmental grace and sustainability. (Human Geography)
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Winter 2018 ♦ Instructor: Joshua Wayland
Summer 2018 ♦ Instructor: Joshua Wayland
Winter 2019 ♦ Instructor: Joshua Wayland
Summer 2019 ♦ Instructor: Joshua Wayland
Fall 2019 ♦ Instructor: Julie A. Silva
Fall 2018 ♦ Instructor: Julie A. Silva
Fall 2013 ♦ Instructor: Julie A. Silva
Fall 2016 ♦ Instructor: Julie A. Silva
Analytical uses of geographic information systems; data models for building geographic data bases; types of geographic data and spatial problems; practical experience using advanced software for thematic domains such as terrain analysis, land suitability modeling, demographic analysis, and transportation studies.
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