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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Prerequisite: ECO 202. Introduction to the theoretical study of economic geography; location theory; theoretical spatial distribution of economic activities, including agriculture, manufacturing, urban land use, services, and transportation.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 The nature of resources; concepts and philosophy of conservation; strategies for environmental management of the earth's land, water, air, and energy resources; local, regional, and global impacts of resource use.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0; 8 Prerequisite: One social science course. Internal spatial structure of American metropolitan areas and their relationships. Spatial arrangements of land uses; ethnics, racial and economic composition of the population; dynamics of population growth and change; influence of minorities on cities and suburbs; geographic consequences of poverty and segregation on growth and change; transportation and fiscal problems confronting local governments.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Prerequisite: GEG 309 or PLN 315. Comparative study of the modes of transportation, transportation planning, and the benefits and effects of transportation. Emphasis on application to urban transportation. The importance of accessibility to the development of a modern metropolitan transportation system.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Approach and methods of historical geography, exploration and discovery, regional variation of cultural landscapes, origins and dispersals of selected cultural traits.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Prerequisite: GEG 101 or GEG 307 or GES 101. Fundamental elements of maps, air photographs, and satellite images and the methodology of interpreting them. Spatial data sources, data presentation, globe and map grids, and the use of maps, air photos, satellite images, and global positioning system (GPS) to identify, present, and study spatial phenomena.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Prerequisite: PLN 315. Principles of land resource management with emphasis on landuse patterns, controls and policies. Attention to urban, suburban and rural land-use situations.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 The metropolitan Buffalo area, the nature of the city, and its growth and problems related to past growth from a historical-geographical viewpoint.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0; 5 Prerequisite: Upper-division status. A study of the physical, political, economic and cultural environments of Arctic regions from an Inuit perspective. Topics focus on interaction between the Arctic environment and its peoples before and after Euro-American contact. Students will also study contemporary issues in today's Arctic.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0; 5 Prerequisite: One social science course. A regional geographic analysis of south, east, and southeast Asia. Overview of the continent's natural environment. Examination of the principal elements of the cultural environment: demography and ethnicity, urbanization, economy, and political structure. Interaction between the physical and cultural environments.
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