GGR
Geography Courses
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INX/SC199Y1
First Year Seminar 52T
Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or
controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open
only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement
course; see page 44.
NOTE
Prerequisites: In some cases prerequisites may be waived if equivalent background exists.
Please consult the Undergraduate Coordinator or Student Counsellor.
GGR100Y1
Introduction to Physical Geography 52L, 16P
Basic physical geography moulded around a simple systems approach. The atmospheric,
biospheric and lithospheric systems and their interactions.
Exclusion: GGR110H, JGF150Y/JGG150Y
This is a Science course
GGR107Y1
Environment, Food and People 52L, 8T
Relations between population growth, agricultural development, urbanization and the
natural environment. From the origins of agriculture to the present. From a few million to
six billion people. The cost to the environment. The prospect of sustainability.
Exclusion: GGR101Y, 110Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR124Y1
Urbanization, Contemporary Cities and Urban Life 52L, 8T
Introduction to the urban process. From the origin of cities to global urbanization; the
evolution of urban systems; uneven growth and the functional specialization of cities;
economic restructuring, migration, public policies. Dynamics of urban property markets,
population and demography, job location, housing, mobility and neighbourhood change,
social structure and spatial inequalities. Planning, politics and policy issues in
Canadian cities.
This is a Social Science course
JGG150Y1
The Earth Sciences (formerly JGF150Y)
52L, 24P
An introduction to planet Earth including its enveloping atmosphere and oceans and a
synopsis of its 4-billion-year history, as revealed in the rock record. A knowledge of
rocks, landforms, soils and geological history of southern Ontario are gained through
laboratory exercises and field trips.
Exclusion: GGR100Y; GLG110H; JGF150Y
Recommended preparation: An OAC Science course
This is a Science course
GGR201H1
Geomorphology 26L, 4P
An introduction to the principles of geomorphology; earth materials; major features of
crustal morphology; landforming processes of water, wind, waves and ice; human impact on
earth surface processes. One hour laboratory session approximately every other week; a
local field trip.
Recommended preparation: GGR100Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y
This is a Science course
GGR203H1
Introduction to Climatology 34L, 4T
Introduction to the large scale processes responsible for determining global and regional
climate and atmospheric circulation patterns, as well as the small scale processes
responsible for determining the microclimates of specific environments.
Recommended preparation: GGR100Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y; MAT135Y/137Y; PHY110Y/138Y/140Y
This is a Science course
GGR205H1
Introduction to Soil Science 26L
Introduction to soil science dealing with the chemical, physical, and biological
properties of soils; soil formation and development; the classification of soils, and the
application of soil science to environmental, agricultural and forestry issues.
Prerequisite: OAC/Grade 13 Chemistry
Recommended Preparation: CHM137Y/(138H, 139H); GGR100Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y
This is a Science course
GGR206H1
Introduction to Hydrology 30L, 4T
An introduction to the hydrologic cycle with emphasis on the terrestrial branch;
precipitation, evaporation, runoff, flood prediction; ground water and snowmelt hydrology.
Basic hydrological models will be practiced.
Recommended preparation: GGR100Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y; MAT135Y
This is a Science course
GGR216H1
Global Cities 26L
With films, fiction and critical theory, this course explores global cities from around
the world by looking at their everyday life: the people of these cities; how they got to
be there; what they do; and how their lives are being shaped by increasingly globalized
political, economic and cultural forces.
This is a Social Science course
GGR220Y1
The Spatial Organization of Economic Activity 52L, 4T
This basic course in economic geography introduces the main concepts and models that apply
to problems of rural land use, trade and spatial economic interaction, industrial
location, and regional development.
This is a Social Science course
GGR233Y1
Environmental Management for Sustainable Development 52L, 10T
Addresses social and biophysical dimensions of problems in sustainable development and the
need for environmental action. Encourages integrated approaches to the social origins and
implications of environmental change, and the importance of scientific aspects of natural
systems in discussions of sustainability.
Recommended preparation: GGR100Y/101Y/107Y/110Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR239H1
Global Political Geography (Last offered in Summer 2001) 26L
Introduction to geopolitical theories. Emphasis on the development of the nation state,
theories of land claims and the territorial manifestations of nationalism with
contemporary examples from Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. In-depth analysis of
how spatial distribution of and competition for scarce resources (such as oil and water)
affect the foreign policy of countries.
Recommended preparation: Introductory geography/political science course
This is a Social Science course
GGR240Y1
Historical Geography of the Americas 52L, 6T
An introduction to issues in the historical geography of the Americas emphasizing
comparisons between North and South. The course begins with the pre-Columbian Americas and
the impact of European imperial expansion. It explores the emergence of cultural realms
and the development of regional economies and societies into the 20th century.
This is a Humanities course
GGR246H1
Geography of Canada 26L
An historical, topical, and regional introduction to the geography of Canada. Primary
emphasis is on the resource base, regional differences and disparities, urbanization,
industrialization, social and economic policy and population change.
This is a Social Science course
GGR249H1
Contemporary Latin America 26L
Conflict between the conservatism of long-established patterns of settlement and land use
and the drive for economic development. Agricultural reform; colonization of the interior,
emergence of industrial regions; growth of large cities. Case studies of the problems of
regional development. Latin America in world trade. Trade relations with Canada. (Offered
in alternate years)
This is a Social Science course
GGR252H1
Marketing Geography 26L
The problem of retail location. The spatial structure of consumer demand and retail
facilities. Shopping centres and retail chains. Techniques for site selection and trade
area evaluation, location strategies, retail planning.
Recommended preparation: GGR124Y/220Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR254H1
Geography USA 26L
After a brief historical overview, focuses on contemporary issues in American society:
economy, politics, race, regional distinctions and disparities, urban development and the
U.S. as world power.
This is a Social Science course
GGR256H1
Recreation Geography 26L
Introduction to spatial organization and environmental impact of recreation. Prediction of
demand, problems of over-use, ecological risks, conflicts of interests, planning
perspectives, Canada's tourist trade.
Prerequisite: GGR101Y/107Y/124Y
Recommended preparation: GGR270Y or equivalent
(see listing below)
This is a Social Science course
GGR270Y1
Introductory Analytical Methods 78L, 26P
Theory and practical application of elementary quantitative techniques in geography
emphasizing descriptive, inferential and spatial statistical analysis, probability,
sampling, and spatial analysis.
Exclusion: ECO220Y; PSY201H, 202H; SOC300Y; STA(220H, 221H/JBS229H)/(250H, 255H)/(257H, 261H)
Pre- or Co-requisite: Two courses in Geography
This is a Social Science course
GGR272H1
Geographic Information and Mapping I 26L, 10P
Introduction to database and GIS software. Acquisition and processing of locational,
environmental, and socio-economic data. Spatial resolution and map scale. Raster and
vector data structures. Map projections and geocoding.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y/101Y/107Y/110Y/124Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR273H1
Geographic Information and Mapping II 26L, 10P
Introduction to contouring and thematic mapping software. Interpolation and surface
generation. Cartographic generalization. Use of symbols, patterns and colour.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y/101Y/107Y/110Y/124Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y; GGR272H
This is a Social Science course
GGR299Y1
Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 44 for
details.
GGR302H1
Quaternary Paleoclimatic Reconstruction 26L, 2P
Emphasis on the role of glacial landforms and sediments on continents, and marine
sediments in oceans, for reconstructing ice age climates. Exercises involve interpretation
of landforms from maps and aerial photos and laboratory analyses of materials collected on
local field trips. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: GGR201H/203H
This is a Science course
GGR305H1
Biogeography 26L
Introduction to the spatial and temporal patterns of plant and animal distribution. The
first half focuses on contemporary environmental and biological controls. The second half
examines past patterns and their causes.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y/BIO150Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y
This is a Science course
GGR307H1
Soil and Water: Landscape Processes 26L, 4P
An introduction to physical and chemical processes operating at micro- to landscape scale
and their effects on soil and water quality. Discussion of anthropogenic impacts and
management and conservation issues. Local and international case studies.
Recommended preparation: GGR205H, GGR206H
This is a Science course
GGR310H1
Cultural Biogeography 26L
The changing relationship between people and the biosphere from the emergence of hominids
to the present. Environmental constraints on human evolution, hunter-gatherer societies
and their environmental impacts, evolution of agriculture and consequences of increasing
population and technology, including deliberate and inadvertent introductions of plants
and animals and forest fragmentation. Effectiveness of contemporary approaches to
conservation. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: ANT200Y/BOT430H/GGR305H
This is a Science course
GGR312H1
Physical Basis of Climate 30L, 4T
The large scale processes determining regional and global climate, including
biogeochemical cycles, radiation, maintenance of general circulation, and sea ice and snow
processes.
Prerequisite: GGR203H, MAT135Y/137Y
This is a Science course
GGR314H1
Global Warming 26L
A comprehensive examination of the greenhouse warming problem, beginning with economic,
carbon cycle, and climate model projections; impacts on and adaptive responses of
agriculture, forests, fisheries, and water resources; abatement options; technical and
institutional issues.
This is a Social Science course
 JUG320H1
The Canadian Wilderness
The idea of wilderness permeates narratives of Canadian
national identity, while policy-makers seek to manage and contain natural areas. This
course compares and contrasts historical and contemporary wilderness narratives in
literature, painting and film with policies in areas such as conservation, urban planning,
land claims and tourism.
This is a social science course.
GGR323H1
Issues in Population Geography 26L
Explores issues in geographies of population at a variety of scales from global to local.
Issues include demographic patterns and population change, fertility, families and
cohorts, mortality, and migration and immigration. Will draw mainly on the Canadian and
U.S. experience, but examples will also be drawn from other regions of the world.
Recommended preparation: GGR270Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR324H1
Transportation Geography and Planning 26L
An introductory overview of major issues in interurban and intraurban transportation at
both local and national scales. Topics include causes of spatial interaction, graph theory
and network analysis, gravity and entropy-maximizing models, urban transportation and land
use, congestion, public transit and transport policy.
Prerequisite: GGR124Y/220Y
Recommended preparation: GGR270Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR326H1
Industrial Location: Theory, Applications, and Policy 26L
Examination of industrial location models, industrial behaviour, and the innovation
process. Canadian trade and technological policy and the locational and policy
implications of foreign-owned industry are discussed.
Prerequisite: GGR220Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR327H1
Social Research Methods 26L
Practical course on field methods designed to enable students to carry out their own
research projects. Behavioural observation, interviewing, questionnaire design, attitude
scaling, sampling theory, content analysis of written and graphic material, data coding
and computer applications in surveys.
Prerequisite: GGR270Yor equivalent (see "GGR270Y"
listing above)
This is a Social Science course
GGR331H1
Resource and Environmental Theory 26L
Environmental effects of resource industries and commodity trade, with special attention
to the forest industry. Topics include: staple theory, the business cycle and the resource
cycle; market solutions to environmental problems; resource scarcity; recycling and
technological substitutions; global resource trade, footloose industry and pollution
havens.
Prerequisite: GGR101Y/107Y/233Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR332H1
Urban Waste Management 26L
This course examines 1) factors affecting the spatial distribution of wastes; and 2)
models and policy implications inherent in all aspects of waste management, from waste
generation through recycling and waste disposal. Contrasting waste management practices in
the developed and the developing world is a central theme.
Prerequisite: GGR233Y or a 200-level
environmental course
This is a Social Science course
GGR333H1
Energy Supply and Use 26L
Examines the technical and economic potential of advanced fossil fuel supply,
technologies, renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, ocean, hydro), and the
potential for more efficient end use of energy in the residential, commercial, industrial,
and transportation sectors. Also discusses: innovative energy systems, global scenarios,
policy implications. (Offered in alternate years)
This is a Science course
GGR334H1
Water Resource Management 26L
Managing demand and supply; linkages between water quality and human health. Case studies
from the industrial world and from developing countries, rural and urban. Implications of
population growth and climate change for water resource management.
Prerequisite: GGR233Y
Recommended preparation: GGR100Y/101Y/107Y/110Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR335H1
Business and Environmental Change 26L
Steadily increasing pressure on biospheric resources (eg. water) and sinks (eg. the
atmosphere) requires business to adapt and innovate, while simultaneously responding to
globalization and the information revolution. Examples include the financial services
sector, as well as energy, transportation, tourism and resource-based industries.
Recommended preparation: GGR233Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR336H1
Urban Historical Geography of North America 26L
Processes of urbanization; development of urban systems; changing internal patterns:
central area, residential districts, housing, transportation, reform and planning
movements. Emphasis on the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
Recommended preparation: GGR124Y/SOC205Y
This is a Humanities course
GGR337H1
Environmental Remote Sensing 26L, 26P
Principles of optical, active and passive microwave remote sensing; satellite orbit and
sensor characteristics; image processing and analysis techniques and software; and
environmental remote sensing principles.
Prerequisite: GGR272H/JGF150Y/JGG150Y
This is a Science course
GGR338H1
Environmental Problems in Developing Countries 26L
Describes and analyses a broad range of the key environmental issues currently facing
developing countries from a geographical perspective. Emphasis is on urban problems such
as air pollution, water contamination and treatment, residential and industrial solid
waste collection and management, with examples drawn from throughout the developing world.
Prerequisite: 200-level environmental course
This is a Social Science course
GGR339H1
Urban Geography, Planning and Political Processes 26L
The interdependence of political processes and institutions, public policy and urban
geography. The political economy of federalism, urban growth, planning and public services
as they shape the urban landscape. The spaces of the city as the negotiated outcomes of
variously empowered people and the meanings they ascribe to localities and places.
Approaches informed by post-colonial, post-modern, and feminist perspectives. Canadian,
U.S. and European comparisons.
Prerequisite: GGR124Y, 246H/254H
This is a Social Science course
GGR340H1
Regionalism in Canada 26L
Deals with the emergence of present day conflicting regionalisms in Canada through a study
of the evolution of the provinces and of their urban systems from the 1850's to the
1990's. The geographic impact of successive central government policies: British
mercantilism, Confederation's National Policy, Equalization Policies of the welfare state,
the National Energy Policy and NAFTA.
This is a Social Science course
GGR342H1
The Changing Geography of Southeast Asia 26L
Changes in the social, political and economic geography of Southeast Asian countries.
Examples drawn from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines as these
emerging newly industrialized countries enter the 21st century. Emphasis on
political-economy, urbanization and environment since 1950.
Recommended preparation: Two courses in Geography
This is a Social Science course
GGR343H1
The Changing Geography of China 26L
The evolving physical, social, political and economic landscape of China. Focus on
development strategies, industry, agriculture, urbanization and the environment since
1949. Special attention paid to the character and impact of China's on-going transition
from a planned to market economy.
Recommended preparation: Two courses in Geography
This is a Social Science course
GGR344H1
Changing Geography of Russia and Ukraine 26L
Overview of the physical environment and historical geography; changes in population
distribution during the Soviet period; current demographic and ethnic problems; the rural
economy; urbanization, industrial location, and regional development issues.
Recommended preparation: Two courses in Geography
This is a Social Science course
JGI346H1
The Urban Planning Process 26L
An overview of urban planning processes and current issues in planning practice. An
introduction to the hands-on work of urban planning within the historical, political,
legal, social and environmental contexts that surround and affect it. The focus is on the
Canadian experience, with comparative examples from other countries primarily, the United
States. (Given by the Department of Geography and Innis College)
Prerequisite: GGR124Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR347H1
The Changing Geography of Japan 26L
Changes in social and economic geography with Japan's emergence as a modern state.
Emphasis on developments in industry, agriculture, urbanization and the environment since
1945.
Recommended preparation: Two courses in Geography
This is a Social Science course
GGR348H1
Geography of the Middle East 26L
Physical and human geography of the Middle East and North Africa. Resources, economic and
political geographies of the region. Additional topics: regional distinctions and
disparities, regional development, trade patterns, geography of petroleum resources,
territorial and resource conflicts.
Recommended preparation: Two courses in Geography
This is a Social Science course
GGR357H1
Geography of Housing and Housing Policy 26L
An introduction to housing in context: as a commodity, a political process and social
necessity. The analysis of housing markets in an urban and spatial context, emphasizing
the allocation mechanism, residential location and tenure choice, the role of the state,
social housing and the relationships of housing changes to mobility, neighbourhood
transition, and social equity. Case studies of specific policy issues and alternative
housing strategies.
Prerequisite: GGR124Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR361H1
Understanding the Urban Landscape 26L
Three related themes are discussed: the underlying social, cultural and economic forces
that have given cities their form and image; various aesthetic and political philosophies
that have been put into practice in constructing the urban landscape; and recent European
and North American attempts to control the landscape of the contemporary metropolis by the
application of urban policy and planning.
Prerequisite: GGR124Y
Recommended preparation: GGR239H/EUR200Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR364H1
Historical Geography of Ethnic Groups in Canada 26S
The creation and survival of ethnic communities in Canada with particular emphasis on
rural settlements. Aspects of ethnic territoriality, the stability of ethnic communities,
and the adaptation of immigrants to the Canadian environment. Models of ethnic
assimilation within the different regions of Canada.
Recommended preparation: GGR240Y/HIS262Y/263Y
This is a Humanities course
GGR366H1
Historical Toronto 26L
Toronto's development compared to other large North American cities. Culture, social life,
economy, politics, and planning process.
Recommended preparation: GGR336H
This is a Humanities course
GGR368H1
Geography of Language 26L
Topics in the distribution and spread of languages and dialects, including dialect
atlases, innovation diffusion, measures of dialect distance, and linguistic consequences
of urbanization and mobility. Rudiments of phonetics and grammar are integrated in the
geolinguistic content.
Prerequisite: Any GGR 200-level course
GGR371H1
Multivariate Statistical Methods in Geography 26L
Applied multivariate analysis: multiple regression, log-linear models, spatial statistics,
and selected additional topics including: time series, factor and cluster analysis.
Prerequisite: GGR270Y
Recommended preparation: GGR272H
This is a Science course
GGR373H1
Geographic Information Processing 26P
An introduction to the processing of spatially referenced information by means of computer
workstation hardware and geographic information system software.
Prerequisite: GGR270Y, 272H
This is a Science course
GGR390H1
Field Methods
TBA
Introduction to field methods in vegetation mapping/analysis, soils, hydrology and
geomorphology. The course includes exercises and a project during a one-week field camp
early in September, a little preparation during the preceding summer, and complementary
practical work and/or seminars during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the
costs of their transportation and accommodation. Students must register with the
Department by April 2001.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y
This is a Science course
GGR391H1
Research Design 26S
A seminar course in which each student prepares a research proposal incorporating relevant
theory, published research, existing sources of data, and methods of enquiry and analysis.
A proposal prepared in this course may be used to plan research for GGR 491Y.
Prerequisite: Three 200/300-series GGR courses including GGR270Y, and at least 0.5 at the 300- or 400-level
This is a Social Science course
GGR392H1
Research Methods in Historical Geography 26L
The design and execution of a small research project using the methods of historical
geography. Components include: project design, literature review, data-gathering from
primary sources such as Canadian census manuscripts, data analysis and the presentation of
a short research paper. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: GGR101Y/107Y/110Y/240Y/HIS262Y/263Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR393H1
Environmental Impact Assessment 26L, 6P
Environmental impact assessment as a mechanism for avoiding or mediating the costs of
development. Emphasis on the historical and institutional development of EIA in Canada,
and EIA in the context of environmental regulation under advanced capitalism. Includes
case studies of EIA statements and processes at various levels of government.
Prerequisite: GGR101Y/107Y/233Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 44 for details.
GGR400H1
Special Topics in Geography 13S
Content in any given year depends on instructor. The program in which this course can be
used depends on its context. Consult Departmental Office in April.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor must be obtained
GGR401H1
Fluvial Geomorphology 39L
Elements of drainage basin morphology and hydrology, classification of rivers, stream
patterns, and hydraulic geometry. Elements of open channel flow and sediment transport.
River channel adjustments to hydrologic change and human impacts on river development.
Paleohydrology and paleohydraulics. Exercises include experimentation in a laboratory
flume.
Prerequisite: GGR201H, 270Y
This is a Science course
GGR402H1
Climate Modelling 26L
Introduction to climate and carbon cycle modelling at the global scale with emphasis on 0
and 1 dimensional models and box models. Applications to understanding the present
climate, explaining past climates, and predicting man-induced climatic changes.
Prerequisite: GGR312H, MAT135Y/137Y
This is a Science course
GGR409H1
Contaminants in the Environment 26L, 13T
The environmental behaviour and ecotoxicology of inorganic and organic chemical
contaminants is discussed in order to understand the scientific basis of pollution
concerns. Theory is illustrated with qualitative and quantitative examples and case
studies. Facility is gained with simple mathematical models. Application of scientific
theory and observations to policy development and the interface between science and policy
is discussed throughout.
Prerequisite: CHM137Y/(138H, 139H)/151Y/GGR205H
This is a Science course
GGR413H1
Watershed Hydroecology 26L
Modern developments in geomorphology, including form and process models, interactions of
hydrology, ecology and geomorphology; the course emphasizes use of computer simulation
models of drainage basin processes.
Prerequisite: GGR201H, 206H, 270Y
This is a Science course
GGR415H1
Resource and Environmental Planning 26L
The policy and institutional aspects of resource and environmental planning in Canada.
Overview of the evolution of resource and environmental management and the examination of
selected planning techniques; community involvement in planning; the ecosystem approach to
planning; emphasis on environmental planning in the urban context.
Prerequisite: GGR233Y or a 200-level
environmental course.
This is a Social Science course
GGR418H1
Resource Industries and the Environment 26S
Examines problems of natural resource based industrialization in historical and
contemporary context, particularly in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Topics
include: ecology and crisis theory, political ecology, staples-based regional development,
environmental regulation under contemporary capitalism, globalization and environment, and
biotechnology.
Prerequisite: GGR233Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR421H1
History of Geographical Thought 26S
Review of persistent questions before and after Darwin. The emergence of an academic
discipline. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: Two courses in Geography
This is a Humanities course
GGR431H1
Regional Dynamics 26L
Theory and analysis of regional economic change with emphasis on North America and Western
Europe. Export-base, neoclassical, increasing returns, and political-economic explanations
of regional growth and decline, changing terms of competition, and consequences for
regional development. Geography of investment decisions, technological change,
labour-markets and labour relations. Objectives and approaches for local and regional
development policy.
Prerequisite: GGR220Y, 270Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR435H1
Technology, Toronto, and Global Warming 26L
Toronto as a case study of methods to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, their costs
and benefits, and of the practical problems involved. Seminar format with public
presentations by students. (Offered in alternate years)
Co- or prerequisite: GGR314H
This is a Social Science course
GGR436H1
Geography of Tourism 26L
Travel patterns, economic, political, social and environmental impacts of tourism, tourism
demand, supply capability assessment and environmental quality.
Prerequisite: GGR256H
Recommended preparation: GGR220Y/252H
This is a Social Science course
GGR439H1
Global Political Geography (formerly 239H) 26L
Introduction to geopolitical theories. Emphasis on the development of the nation state,
theories of land claims and the territorial manifestations of nationalism. Will examine
recent theoretical as well as empirical challenges to many of the conventional
geopolitical assumptions about scale, space, and power in global politics.
Prerequisite: Two courses in Geography or permission of instructor.
Recommended preparation: This course should not be attempted until you have
completed two years of full-time study or the equivalent number of credits part-time.
This is a Social Science course
GGR446H1
Approaches to Historical Geography 26S
Origins and development. Contributions of major practitioners in Canada, USA, UK and
France. Landscape appreciation, political and applied uses of historical geography, other
current trends. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: A course in Historical Geography
This is a Humanities course
GGR450H1
Medical Geography 26L
The geography of health and disease. Environmental and behavioural factors in the causes
and distributions of diseases. Mapping and modelling disease diffusion. Spatial
distribution of health care resources and their utilization.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y/101Y/107Y/110Y/124Y/JGF150Y/JGG150Y, GGR270Y
Recommended preparation: OAC Biology or equivalent/BIO150Y
This is a Social Science course
GGR452H1
Space, Power, Geography: Understanding Spatiality 26S
The changing nature of space and our thinking about it, centering on works of contemporary
geographers and spatial theorists such as Lefebvre, Soja, Gregory, Harvey, Massey and
challenges to this thinking. Explores changing concepts of spatiality that inform
geographic thought and help us understand the ways political, economic and social power is
constituted and contested.
Prerequisite: GGR124Y
Recommended preparation: GGR339H/361H
This is a Social Science course
GGR455H1
Women and the City 26S
Research seminar exploring the reciprocal relations between gender relations and spatial
structures. Feminist geography literature from North America and Britain is employed to
illustrate the ways in which `gender' plays an important role in the layout of cities and
in the activities of the people that reside in those cities.
Prerequisite: GGR124Y
Recommended preparation: The course should not be attempted without completion of
two years of full-time study or the equivalent number of credits part-time.
This is a Social Science course
GGR456H1
Environmental Justice 26S
The poor, visible minorities, native people, and women suffer disproportionately from
environmental destruction. The course examines the evidence for environmental injustice
from a spatial perspective of race, class, and gender; reviews justice arguments in
environmental advocacy discourses, and considers policy for prevention, mediation, and
retribution.
Prerequisite: Three environmental courses
This is a Social Science course
GGR459H1
Urban Form, Structure and Growth 26L
Alternative perspectives on urban form and growth: the processes, logics and tensions
underlying metropolitan development; production and consumption spheres; changes in the
demographic and social fabric of cities; economic restructuring and shifts in labour
markets; land development and suburbanization; inner city revitalization and decline;
conflicts over public goods and services; policy issues and equity questions; quality of
life and future urban forms.
Prerequisite: GGR124Y, 270Y (or equivalents)
This is a Social Science course
GGR462H1
Geographic Information Systems 26L
Advanced level of GIS; project-based use of GIS for spatially referenced socio-economic,
environmental, and planning data analysis; enhanced ability in using GIS for solving
practical problems.
Prerequisite: GGR272H, 373H, and two other GGR courses
This is a Science course
GGR464H1
GIS Project Management Applications 26L
Examines the use of GIS and remote sensing technologies in resource management,
environmental planning and municipal land use planning. Strategies for the application of
specialized software and hardware. Formulation of project objectives. Review of applied
case studies and location theory.
Prerequisite: GGR272H
This is a Social Science course
JFG470H1
Forest Management 26L
Application of operational research and information technology to develop decision support
systems for forest land management planning. Basic principles of mathematical programming,
simulation and decision analysis, and their application to planning for forest
conservation and sustainable development, policy analysis and other land management
planning problems.
Exclusion: GGR470H
Prerequisite: One course in quantitative methods or linear algebra
Recommended preparation: GGR270Y/ECO220Y/227Y/MAT133Y/223H
This is a Science course
GGR473H1
Cartographic Design 13L, 26P
The design and production of maps using GIS cartographic and graphics software packages.
Map perception and map use, principles and elements of cartographic design, data
acquisition and manipulation, production and reproduction of maps and atlases. Practical
exercises culminate in a major project in thematic map design.
Prerequisite: GGR272H, 273H
This is a Social Science course
JFG475H1
Emergency Response Systems Planning 26L
Use of operational research and information technology to develop mathematical models and
decision support systems to design and evaluate the performance of emergency response
systems. Forest fire management systems are used to illustrate the basic principles of
emergency response system planning that can also be applied to urban fire, police, and
ambulance services.
Prerequisite: One course quantitative methods or calculus
Recommended preparation: GGR270Y/ECO220Y/227Y/MAT133Y/135Y/137Y
This is a Science course
GGR480Y1
Advanced Field Research - Human Geography 26L
Context in any given year depends on instructor and location. Offered in summer session.
Consult departmental office in April.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
This is a Social Science course
GGR490H1
Advanced Field Research - Physical Geography
TBA
A two week course emphasizing the use of advanced field methods for analyzing the pattern
of variations in vegetation, soils, surface hydrology and geomorphology. Course is offered
in August at one of several field stations located in Alberta, British Columbia and
Newfoundland. Students are responsible for the cost of board, lodging and transport to and
from the field. Students must register with the instructors in March. (Offered in
alternate years)
Prerequisite: Two Physical/Environmental courses or permission of instructors
Recommended preparation: GGR390H
This is a Science course
GGR491Y1
Research Project
Open to students who have completed 15 courses and who are enroled in a Specialist or
Major Program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Students should enrol by the end
of May and are invited to consult with an appropriate supervisor and with the course
coordinator.
Prerequisite: GGR391H/392H, 15 course credits
GGR492H1
Senior Practicum
Students design and implement an independent applied geography/planning project in
consultation with an NGO or government organization, who will act as their
"client." Enrolment requires written permission from a staff supervisor. Only
open to students who are enroled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the
Department of Geography.
Prerequisite: GGR391H/392H, 15 course credits
GGR498H1
Independent Research I
An independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Physical
Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a staff supervisor. Only open to
students who have completed 15 course credits and who are enrolled in a Specialist or
Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography.
Exclusion: GGR491Y
This is a Science course
GGR499H1
Independent Research II
An independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in a social
science or humanities branch of Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a
staff supervisor. Only open to students who have completed 15 course credits and who are
enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography.
Exclusion: GGR491Y
This is a Social Science or Humanities course |
