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Sophisticated methods and techniques for collecting, processing and analyzing remote sensing data are examined. Special topics include image enhancement techniques (e.g. texture transforms), non-traditional image classification and data integration for incorporation of remote sensing data products into geographic information systems (GIS). Prerequisite: AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or ES/ENVS 3521 3.00 or LE/EATS 4220 3.00 or written permission of the Instructor. Course credit exclusions: ES/ENVS 4521 3.00 (prior to Fall 2013). Previously offered as: AP/GEOG 4440 3.00, SC/GEOG 4440 3.00.

This course puts into practice what students have learned in AP/GEOG 3520 3.00: Designing and Conducting research in Human Geography. The course integrates on-campus preparation, data analysis and report writing with off-campus fieldwork during which data collection and preliminary analysis are carried out. The fieldwork relates to a geographic problem offering scope for the special interests of students in various aspects of Geography.Prerequisites: Students must be registered as Honours majors in Geography and must have successfully completed 54 credits, including AP/GEOG 1400 6.0 or SC/GEOG 1400 6.00; AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00; AP/GEOG 2420 3.00 or SC/GEOG 2420 3.00 and AP/GEOG 3520 3.00; or permission of the Instructor. Course credit exclusions: SC/MATH 3330 3.00; AP/GEOG 4540 3.00 (prior to Fall 2012 or, SC/GEOG 4540 3.00 (prior to Fall 2012).

This course applies geographic principles and field techniques to problems in physical geography during a field trip of at least one weeks duration to a location normally outside of Ontario. Prerequisites: AP/GEOG 1400 6.00, AP/GEOG 2420 3.00, and students are encouraged to take AP/GEOG 3540 3.00 prior to taking this course. Priority will be given to Geography Honours and Environmental Science students having already completed 84 credits.

Provides fundamental knowledge of river mechanics and related environmental conditions. It provides an integration of physical, environmental and spatial aspects of river behaviour. The course involves the application of principles of hydrology, geomorphology, sedimentology and fluid mechanics.

This course examines the processes and issues of urban growth and change in the Greater Toronto Area, including the forces shaping growth, the consequences of growth, and planning initiatives/proposals for managing growth. Prerequisite: 72 credits successfully completed or permission of the course director. Course credit exclusions: None. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: Permission of the course director. Course credit exclusion: AS/GEOG 4605 3.00.

This course explores the complex interactions between education, space and civil society. Particular emphasis is placed on the effects of policy restructuring on the geographies of educational landscapes. Theoretical and empirical studies are used to explore, analyze and critically engage in current debates. Prerequisite: 72 credits successfully completed including one of AP/GEOG 1410 6.0, AP/GEOG 1000 6.0 or written permission of the course director. Course credit exclusions: None. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/GEOG 4700 3.00.

The course explores the formation of the Black Atlantic as a conceptual and geographic space through texts, music, performance and visual art. Starting with the trade in humans and the middle passage, and ending with contemporary environmental questions, students explore the inventiveness set in motion by communities of the black diaspora as they struggle for racial and environmental justice through a diversity of strategies, across time and space. They investigate the ways in which these efforts have transformed the West and discuss the ways in which they continue to do so. This course builds on ENVS 3160, Race/Racism and Environmental Justice.Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing or by permission of the Instructor; Students with third- year standing may have access subject to space availability and approval from the Faculty

Critical investigation of approaches to, and topics in, processes of urban growth, decline, development and redevelopment. 20th-century theories of urbanization are examined and their relevancy for understanding selected recent urban problems are studied. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing or by permission of the Instructor. Students with Third-year standing may have access subject to space availability and approval from the Faculty.

Formally Titled: International Field Course:Ecology and Sustainability in Costa Rica Advanced study, through thorough literature review and direct field observation, of the theory and principles of ecology as these apply to sustainable development in tropical environments, specifically in Costa Rica. Students Expectation in Costa Rica: 4-6 hours per day hiking in the rain forest, some days maybe longer hours, at times in steep and/or rough terrain, including, sometimes, slippery slopes covered in mud, while it is raining. Hiking boots along with some outdoor experience, or at least a degree of physical and psychological stamina, will be required. The reason for these relatively long walks is to observe natural ecosystems that have evolved away from urban areas. Note: This course is only open to students who are selected to participate in International Field work. Course credit exclusion: ES/ENVS 3810A 3.00.