This course provides a discussion of how people have changed the natural environment by urbanization with a focus on climate, atmospheric composition, water movement and vegetation. The constraints imposed upon urban land use by the physical environment will also be discussed. 110 or Geol. 101 or consent of instructor. 322 Urban Geography Students will study contemporary city structure, internal spatial patterns and inner city relationships.
Special emphasis is on inner city character and problems and suburbanization.
120 or consent of instructor. The spread of the settlement frontier across the United States will be studied in depth along with analysis of contemporary assessment of and reaction to different frontier environments. Emphasis is on development of regional character up to 1900. 240 or consent of instructor. The origin and evolution of American attitudes toward environment will be examined, along with their role in the development of American agriculture, industry, and resource use from colonial times to the 20th century.