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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An analysis of the spatial dimensions of urbanization and the impact of urban growth on the American landscape. Concerned with the spatial development of cities, urbanization and the environment, spatial arrangements of urban activities, and the quality of urban life. Designed to help students to better understand the urban milieu in which they reside. Practice in writing analytical reports on urban issues is stressed. ( LA, S2, WS2) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
Planning and Design in Metropolitan New York
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Principles and practices of environmental planning are examined, particularly in rural and suburban areas. Attention is focused on farmland preservation, clustering, design standards, greenways, and open space preservation. ( LA) Prerequisites: ENV 201 or GEOG 201
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course introduces students to the broad range of environmental impacts that can result from poorly or improperly planned developments. Students will learn about the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and in NYS, the State Environmental quality Review Act (SEQRA). Students will learn about the environmental resources needed in environmental impact analysis, how to evaluate these resources and possible detriment to such in the face of proposed project/developments and how to write and critique environmental assessment forms and environmental impact statements. ( LA) Prerequisite: GEOG 100 or SoS.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Course focuses on the spatial expression of the processes that generate and perpetuate underdevelopment. Analysis of spatial transformations in the Third World, including: urbanization, resource utilization, changing centers of political, economic and social decision-making, population growth, poverty, "rising expectations," and relations withthe developed world. ( LA, S2) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An introduction to mapmaking. Lectures cover the history of cartography, cartographic theory, map type and design, data collection and analysis procedures, coordinate systems, projections, and map reading and interpretation. Laboratory exercises related to the above topics will be undertaken. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Examines the geographic and data-processing methods associated with the use and development of geographic information systems (GIS). Topics include geographical data selection, analysis, and presentation using various spatial data-processing hardware and software techniques. A "hands-on" approach to different GIS methods anduses comprises an essential part of the course. Prerequisites: SoS and GEOG 240 or 245 or 3 s.h. in computer science.
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3.00 Credits
Field Mapping and Mensuration
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course provides the conceptual overview and hands-on experience to understand geographic information systems (GIS) and perform GIS tasks using the software package ArcGIS. ArcGIS is an integrated collection of GIS software products for building a complete GIS to undertake various problem-solving applications. ( LA, CPA) Prerequisite: GEOG 240, or GEOG 241.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An introduction to aerial photographs and related forms of remote sensing such as infrared and satellite imagery. Lectures cover the theory behind aerial photography and remote sensing, cameras and sensing systems, photogrammetric techniques, image enhancement and applications in geography, planning, environmental monitoring, and other fields. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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