Case studies of selected resource management and environmental problems. GEPL 3900 Environmental Planning Explores history, goals, methods, ethics, and social dilemmas encountered when trying to achieve environmentally sensitive planning. Presents case studies of environmental planning successes and failures. GEPL 3920 Geographic Research and Natural Hazards Analysis and evaluation of all types of natural disasters within a geographic framework. 4490 Remote Sensing of the Environment Introduction to theory, methods, and techniques used to gather and analyze remote sensor data.
Topics range from low altitude air photo interpretation through satellite image acquisition.
Digital Image Analysis Explores digital image techniques such as classification and principal components analysis. Terrestrial and coastal applications of satellite image analysis are performed intensive laboratory sessions. World Regional Geography Examines the geographical distribution of urban, cultural, economic, and demographic phenomena in several contrasting regions of the world. Geographic Techniques Introduction to geographic methodology and techniques with an emphasis on development of skills in assembling, processing, analyzing, and displaying geographic data. Geography of Europe Systematic study of the physical environment, demographic landscape, nation-states and ethnicity, economics, politics, urban settlement, and future of Europe.