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Course Criteria
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Supports preparation and completion of final written and oral report. Emphasizes data analyses and critical thinking on conclusions and recommendations. Prerequisite(s): ES 496 .
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Provides on-site experience at an educational, governmental, nongovernmental, or industrial organization for a minimum of ten hours a week. Students apply methods and techniques to problems such as land use planning, resource management, cartography, business, and industry. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 24 credits of upper division coursework. (Cross-listed with GEOG 498 /SSPC 498 .)
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4.00 Credits
Addresses the topic of sustainable development, focusing on economics at the interface of states, nations, and the global economy. Students complete a comprehensive study of the emerging field of ecological economics and contrast/compare to the neoclassical economic model of development. Students conduct an in-depth analysis of a developing region, state, and/or nation in terms of economic development based on population, agriculture, industrial development, and natural capital (ecosystem goods and services). Students are required to propose policy options for sustainable development within a region, state, and/or nation and provide a means by which development will move towards global sustainability.
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4.00 Credits
Offers an introduction to pedology and field techniques in describing soils. Develops a quantitative and qualitative understanding of morphology, origin, chemistry, and classification of soils. Topics include weathering, mineral and organic constituents of soil, nutrient cycling, soil erosion and contamination, biological activity in soils, and agriculture. Explores issues related to the environment and land use planning with respect to soils. Two 50-minute lectures and one 2-hour laboratory. Prerequisite(s): G 102 or ES 112 and upper division or graduate standing. (Cross-listed with GEOG 533 /G 533 ).
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4.00 Credits
Explores the evolution of Western environmental perceptions from classical times to present. Focuses on environmental movements in the United States, the forces behind environmental crisis, and the responses by society and its institutions. Prerequisite(s): ES 111 or GEOG 111 and ES 112 or GEOG 112 ; or ES 210 ; and upper division or graduate standing (Cross-listed with GEOG 437 /SSPC 437 /GEOG 537 /SSPC 537 )
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4.00 Credits
Applies land use planning history and legal foundations to provide the framework for exploring problems in land use planning, development, and public policy formulation. Pays particular attention to Oregon’s land use planning legislation and its regional implementation. GEOG 350 recommended. Prerequisite(s): GEOG 107 or GEOG 108 or ES 210 and upper division or graduate standing. (Cross-listed with GEOG 439 /SSPC 439 /GEOG 539 /SSPC 539 )
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4.00 Credits
Provides opportunities for in depth exploration of contemporary land use planning issues. Students gain insight into the planning philosophies underlying the issues and the technical aspects of planning through participation in community planning efforts, e.g. mapping, surveys, and inventories, underway in the Rogue Valley. May be repeated once. Prerequisite(s): GEOG 350 , or GEOG 439 , or ES 439 . (Cross-listed with GEOG 440 /GEOG 540 ).
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4.00 Credits
Explores uses of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS) for analyzing environmental features and feature-related data. Desktop GIS is employed for data storage, geographic data analysis, and map design. Covers applications in forestry, planning, resource management, and demography. Four hours of lecture and one three-hour lab. Prerequisite(s): ES 349 . Corequisite(s): ES 551L (Cross-listed with GEOG 551 .)
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4.00 Credits
Designed to introduce students to remote sensing of the environment through digital image processing of satellite data. Develops an understanding of inventorying, mapping, and monitoring earth resources through the measurement, analysis, and interpretation of electromagnetic energy emanating from features of interest. Four hours of lecture and one three-hour lab. Prerequisite(s): ES 349 . Corequisite(s): ES 553L (Cross-listed with GEOG 553 /G 553 .)
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