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  • GUS 3097: Environment & Development

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course looks at the interaction between human and ecological systems and economic development. We begin with an historical overview of the impact of human communities on the environment. We then shift attention to the environmental impacts of European expansion from the 1600s to the present. In the final section of the course we examine specific cases that highlight the ideas discussed previously. The cases focus on settlement systems, environmental factors and conflict, sustainable systems, vulnerability, water issues, etc. This course requires active participation. Prerequisite:    EVRN ST/GUS 1051 (C050) or 1951 (H090) or X050 plus one additional GUS course or permission of instructor
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  • GUS 3161: Statistics for Urban and Spatial Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course provides an introduction to statistical analysis with an emphasis on urban applications. The course covers basic statistical principles of sampling, probability, and tests of significance, measures of association; ordinary least squares regression; factor, principal component and cluster analysis and an introduction to spatial applications of these tools. The course is focused on the practical application of these techniques through exposure to the rationale and principles underpinning them. Students will attend lectures and complete problem sets that provide practical experience in the application of the theoretical concepts and methodologies. Prerequisite:    Completion of GenEd Quantitative Literacy or Core Quantitative Reasoning requirement
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  • GUS 3928: Honors Metropolitan Tokyo

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This is an honors version of Metropolitan Tokyo. The course looks at the growth and development of Tokyo, Japan, past and present. It includes a profile of the city’s many neighborhoods, economic activities, architecture, and challenges for urban planners.

    Note: Usually offered at Temple Japan.

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  • GUS 4000: Special Topics in Geography and Urban Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Seminars on special topics that vary according to the instructor. Check the course schedule for specific seminar topics. Prerequisite:    12 credits in Geography & Urban Studies courses or permission of the instructor
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  • GUS 4012: Urban Ethnicity

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course examines the diversity of ethnic enclaves in American cities, with a special emphasis on experiences from communities and neighborhoods in Philadelphia. This course examines sources of prejudice and discrimination, and the impact of the changing economic structure and social organization on the emergence of ethnic groups in the city. Prerequisite:    A total of 12 credits in Geography & Urban Studies or Sociology courses or permission of the instructor
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  • GUS 4013: Drugs in Urban Society

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course will provide an introduction to and overview of how illicit drugs have affected communities and individuals in American cities. It will focus on the history of drug use in America, the individual and social consequences of drug use, the lifestyles of crack and heroin addicts, the relationship between drugs and crime, as well as an examination of public policy options to address this problem.

    Mode: Occasionally offered off-campus. Prerequisite:    Permission of the instructor

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  • GUS 4014: Urban Social Geography

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course is designed to introduce students with the major issues in urban social geography. The general questions addressed in the course include (a) how do racial and income groups come to occupy certain the sections of the city?; (b) who decides who lives where?; (c) how does a person’s area of residence affect his/her behavior?; (d) what are the constraints on choosing where one lives?; and what groups are able to manipulate the geography of the city and who benefits? The course highlights interpretations associated with the cultural turn in geography and accordingly focuses on the cultural/social vs the “economic.” Prerequisite:    Four Geography & Urban Studies courses or any five social sciences courses or permission of the instructor
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  • GUS 4015: The Geographic Basis of Land Use Planning

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    An examination of the forces that influence land use planning in and around American metropolitan regions. Considers economic perspectives (land values), public interest perspectives (zoning subdivision, housing and building codes, redevelopment and renewal programs, etc.), and social perspectives of land use. Also examines separately housing, commercial locations, and industrial development. Prerequisite:    A total of four courses in Geography & Urban Studies or Environmental Studies courses or permission of the instructor
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  • GUS 4018: Economic Development Planning for Cities

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Causes of economic decline in American cities, the history of governmental policies to promote urban economic development, and the major tools available to economic planners. Prerequisite:    GUS 1025 (C060) or 2031 (0130) or 9 hours in social sciences
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  • GUS 4019: Community Development Workshop

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Students apply the insights, skills and techniques acquired during undergraduate coursework to a number of case studies and assignments drawn from different planning contexts. As in a professional office, students will work in teams to obtain experience in cooperative action and in the management of time and effort. Projects will be selected in order to expose students to the complexity of real problems, and to suggest the range of policy and planning issues which students might encounter after graduation. Senior practitioners in the Philadelphia region work with students in the workshop. Prerequisite:    Four GUS courses or a total of six social science courses or permission of the instructor
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