Includes philosophical and economic aspects of resource management and a systematic survey of traditional conservation types including soils, forestry, water resources and energy. Three hours of geography. An introduction to multivariate statistical analysis and spatial statistics. Emphasis will be placed on the nature of geographic data, sampling theory and design, descriptive and spatial statistics, inferential statistics, correlation and regression analysis. Students will receive hands-on experience working with statistical data sets, software and scientific visualization numerical results.
Emphasis is placed upon address systems as input to various mapping and statistical programs.
The study of archaeology with the use of geological and geographical methodology. Emphasis will be placed on data models, database development, GPS technology, manipulation and analysis functions, vector and raster spatial analysis, and product generation. Weekly exercises will introduce students to human factors, GIS software, and applications. This course is intended as an introduction to biogeography, the study of the distribution of organisms in space and time. A geography of the city from the viewpoint of history, site and situation, external relations, internal relations, and the comparative study of cities.