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INX199Y1
First Year Seminar 52S


SCI199Y1
First Year Seminar 52S

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 40.
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, 8P

Basic physical geography moulded around a simple systems approach. The atmospheric, biospheric and lithospheric systems and their interactions.
Exclusion: JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1
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: GGR101Y1, 110Y1
This is a Social Science course


GGR124Y1
Urbanization, Contemporary Cities and Urban Life 52L, 6T

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 U.S. and Canadian cities.
This is a Social 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: GGR100Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1
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: GGR100Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1; MAT135Y1/MAT137Y1; PHY110Y1/PHY138Y1/PHY140Y1
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.
Recommended Preparation: CHM137Y1/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1); GGR100Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1
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: GGR100Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1; MAT135Y1
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: GGR100Y1/101Y1/GGR107Y1/110Y1
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: GGR124Y1/GGR220Y1
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: GGR101Y1/GGR107Y1/GGR124Y1
This is a Social Science course


GGR270H1
Introductory Analytical Methods (formerly GGR270Y1) 26L, 13P

Theory and practical application of elementary quantitative techniques in geography emphasizing descriptive, inferential and spatial statistical analysis, probability, and sampling.
Exclusion: ECO220Y1; GGR270Y1; JBS229H1; PSY201H1, PSY202H1; SOC300Y1; STA220H1, STA221H1, STA250H1, STA255H1, STA257H1, STA261H1
Pre- or Co-requisite: Two courses in Geography
This is a Social Science course


GGR271H1
Social Research Methods (formerly GGR327H1) 26L

Practical course on field methods designed to enable students to carry out their own research projects. Behavioural observation, interviewing, questionnaire design, sampling theory, content analysis of written and graphic material, and data coding focus groups.
Exclusion: GGR327H1
Prerequisite: GGR270H1 or equivalent (see “GGR270H1” listing above)
This is a Social Science course


GGR272H1
Geographic Information and Mapping I 26L, 24P

Introduction to the theory and use of geographic information systems (GIS) for acquiring, processing, analysing, and mapping environmental and socio-economic data. Map projections, raster and vector data structures, overlay analysis, output design.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y1/101Y1/GGR107Y1/110Y1/GGR124Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1
This is a Social Science course


GGR273H1
Geographic Information and Mapping II 26L, 24P

Intermediate topics on the theory and application of geographic information systems (GIS). Topics include data acquisition, geocoding, spatial analysis, and interpolation, terrain modelling and landscape analysis. Brief introduction to remote sensing.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y1/101Y1/GGR107Y1/110Y1/GGR124Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1; GGR272H1
This is a Social Science course


GGR299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 40 for details.


GGR300H1
Special Topics in Geography I: Arctic Canada 26L

An introduction to Canada's arctic and subarctic regions 'north of 60', an examination of the physical processes that have shaped the region, as well as the environmental, social, economic and political themes covering topics such as exploration and settlement, aboriginal land claims, wildlife and resource management, economic development and other current issues.
Prerequisite: 2.0 GGR credits
This is a Social Science course


GGR301H1
Fluvial Geomorphology (formerly GGR 401H1) 26L, 4P

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.
Exclusion: GGR401H1
Prerequisite: GGR100Y1/JFG150Y1/JGG150Y1 or GGR201H1,GGR270H1 (or equivalent)
This is a Science course


GGR302H1
Quaternary Paleoclimatic Reconstruction 26L, 4P

Principles underlying use of ice cores, marine sediments, lake sediments, tree rings, coral reefs, and pollen to reconstruct past climates. Exercises involve downloading, plotting, and analysing proxy climatic data that are available over the Internet. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: GGR201H1/GGR203H1
This is a Science course


GGR303H1
Climate-Biosphere Interactions 26L

Interactions occurring between the living component of earth systems and the atmosphere. Terrestrial and oceanic processes will be discussed in connection with biospheric feedback on atmospheric chemistry, air circulation, and global (regional) climate. Examples will be drawn from bother modern and paleo-systems.
Prerequisite: One full-year course equivalent from: GGR201H1/GGR203H1/GGR205H1/GGR206H1/GLG217H1/ENV234Y1/BOT251Y1/PHY238Y1
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: GGR100Y1/BIO150Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1
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: GGR205H1, GGR206H1
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: ANT200Y1/BOT430H1/GGR305H1
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: GGR203H1, MAT135Y1/MAT137Y1
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 26L

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


JAG321H1
Aboriginal People and Environmental Issues in Canada 26L

This course explores Aboriginal views of environment and resource management from pre-European contact times through to the present from an Aboriginal perspective. Emphasis will be placed on the emerging role of Aboriginal people in environmental and resource management in Canada. Topics to be covered include: history of Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relations, Aboriginal world view and philosophy, Aboriginal environmental ethics and principles and current environmental issues confronting Aboriginal people.
Prerequisite: Two credits in Geography or Aboriginal Studies


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: GGR270H1
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: GGR124Y1/GGR220Y1
Recommended preparation: GGR270H1
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: GGR220Y1
This is a Social Science course


GGR327H1
Geography and Gender 26L

An introduction to the work of feminist geographers. The course will explore the relationship between gender and space, emphasizing spatial cognition, architecture of the home, structure of the suburbs, design of shopping centers and department stores, and layout and safety of the city.
Prerequisite: 1.0 GGR credits


GGR328H1
Labour Geographies 26L

This course explores changes in the nature of work and the structure and geography of labour markets. Topics will include globalization, lean production, flexibility and risk in the labour market, industrial relations, workfare, the body at work, and gender and work.
Prerequisite: 1.0 GGR credits


GGR331H1
Resource and Environmental Theory 26L

Introduction to and critical evaluation of major social theoretical paradigms applied to environmental and natural resource politics and regulation. Topics include: neo-classical approaches, eco-Marxism, political ecology, social constructivism, production of nature, ecological modernization, tragedy of the commons, staples theory, science and administrative rationalism.
Prerequisite: GGR101Y1/GGR107Y1/GGR233Y1
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: GGR233Y1 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: GGR233Y1
Recommended preparation: GGR100Y1/101Y1/GGR107Y1/110Y1
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: GGR233Y1
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: GGR124Y1/SOC205Y1
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: GGR272H1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1
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 geographical perspectives. Emphasis is on air pollution, water contamination and treatment, residential and industrial solid waste collection and management, with multimedia and written 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: GGR124Y1, GGR246H1/GGR254H1
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.
Recommended preparation: Two courses in Geography
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: GGR124Y1
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: GGR124Y1
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: GGR124Y1
Recommended preparation: GGR239H1/EUR200Y1
This is a Social Science course


GGR362H1
Cities of Difference 26L

The course examines the connections between urban space and social identity through four related themes: theories of difference; the urban geography of ethnicity, gender, sexuality and other axes of difference; the relationship of identity to the experience of place; and planning and the politics of difference.
Prerequisite: GGR124 and one of GGR 216, GGR 239, GGR 254, GGR 246, GGR 249 or GGR 240
This is a Social Science course


GGR363H1
Critical Geographies: An Introduction to Radical Ideas on Space, Society and Culture 39L

This course introduces a diversity of critical perspectives in human geography, spanning anarchism, Marxism, feminism, sexual politics, ‘postcolonialism’ and anti-racism. In so doing it illustrates how such a range of radical ideas about space, society and culture have emerged and affected our thinking.
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: GGR240Y1/HIS262Y1/HIS263Y1
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: GGR336H1
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
This is a Humanities or Social Science course


GGR371H1
Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography 26L

This course is designed to give students exposure to advanced quantitative techniques including inferential applications of the simple regression model, multiple regression analysis (MRA), data screening for MRA, model building issues in MRA, qualitative independent variable models, discrete choice models, cluster analysis and forecasting methods.
Prerequisite: GGR270H1
This is a Science course


GGR373H1
Advanced Geographic Information Systems 26L,24P

Advanced theory, techniques, and applications in geographic information systems (GIS), including interpolation, geostatistics, modeling, and raster and vector analysis. GIS project design and implementation.
Prerequisite: GGR270H1, GGR272H1
Recommended preparation: GGR273 strongly recommended
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 2003.
Prerequisite: GGR100Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1
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 GGR491Y1.
Prerequisite: Three 200/300-series GGR courses including GGR270H1, 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: GGR101Y1/GGR107Y1/110Y1/GGR240Y1/HIS262Y1/HIS263Y1
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: GGR101Y1/GGR107Y1/GGR233Y1
This is a Social Science course


GGR398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 40 for details.


GGR400H1
Special Topics in Geography II 26S

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


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 human-induced climatic changes.
Prerequisite: GGR312H1, MAT135Y1/MAT137Y1
This is a Science course


GGR403H1
Global Ecology and Biogeochemical Cycles 26L

Exchange of carbon, water and nitrogen/phosphorus/sulphur/ iron between the three major earth systems: atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere. Focus will be placed on the global carbon cycle, including topics related to methods of estimating carbon fluxes and potential effects of future global change.
Prerequisite: Equivalent of two full-year courses at the 300 or 400 level in GGR(Sci)/BOT/CHM/ENV/FOR/GLG/PHY
This is a Science course


GGR404H1
Seminar in Physical Geography 26S

Content in any given year depends on instructor. Consult Departmental Office in April.
Prerequisite: Open to students who have completed 15 credits and who are enrolled in the specialist or major program in physical geography
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 are discussed throughout.
Prerequisite: CHM137Y1/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1/GGR205H1
This is a Science course


GGR413H1
Watershed Hydroecology and Remote Sensing 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: GGR201H1, GGR206H1, GGR270H1
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: GGR233Y1 or a 200-level environmental course.
This is a Social Science course


GGR418H1
Political Economy of Natural Resources 26S

Examines political aspects of the appropriation of natural resources, including policy and regulation, environmental impacts, and social justice. Emphasis is placed on reading contemporary literature on the politics of resource access and control from geography and other social science disciplines.
Prerequisite: GGR233Y1
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, globalization, knowledge-based economy and the role of regions. Geography of investment decisions, technological change, labour-markets and labour relations. Objectives and approaches for local and regional development policy.
Prerequisite: GGR220Y1, GGR270H1
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 presentations by students in class and in high schools. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: GGR314H1
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: GGR256H1
Recommended preparation: GGR220Y1/GGR252H1
This is a Social Science course


GGR439H1
Global Political Geography 26S

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. Please note that this course is open to students who have taken GGR239H1 (formerly Global Political Geography).
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: GGR100Y1/101Y1/GGR107Y1/110Y1/GGR124Y1/JGF150Y1/JGG150Y1, GGR270H1
Recommended preparation: OAC Biology or equivalent/BIO150Y1
This is a Social Science course


GGR451H1
Health and Place 26L

An exploration of the aspects of health in which place or location matters. Particular attention will be paid to the role of environments (physical, social, etc.) in explaining differences in health between places, the structuring of health-related behaviour in place, and the development of health policy for places.
Prerequisite: GGR233Y1
Recommended Preparation: GGR270H1
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: GGR124Y1
Recommended preparation: GGR339H1/GGR361H1
This is a Social Science course


GGR455H1
Women and the City 26S

Research seminar exploring the reciprocal relations between gender 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: GGR124Y1
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, political, ethno-cultural 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: GGR124Y1, GGR270H1 (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: GGR272H1, GGR373H1, 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: GGR272H1
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: GGR470H1
Prerequisite: One course in quantitative methods or linear algebra
Recommended preparation: GGR270H1/ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/MAT133Y1/MAT223H1
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: GGR272H1, GGR273H1
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: GGR270H1/ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/MAT133Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT137Y1
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 the University of Calgary’s field station, Kananaskis, Alberta. Students are responsible for the cost of board, lodging and transport to and from the field. Students must register with the Department in March. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: Two Physical/Environmental courses or permission of instructors
Recommended preparation: GGR390H1
This is a Science course


GGR491Y1
Research Project

Open to students who have completed 15 courses and who are enrolled 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: GGR391H1/GGR392H1, 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 enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography.
Prerequisite: GGR391H1/GGR392H1, 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: GGR491Y1
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: GGR491Y1
This is a Social Science or Humanities course


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