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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: GEG 3610, six additional hours of geography This course is an analysis of transportation systems as they relate to other types of land use. Transportation networks are examined in terms of types, patterns, and densities. Consideration is given to alternative transportation systems as they relate to energy savings, pollution prevention, and the reduction of congestion.
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5.00 Credits
6-Feb (0 + 4-12) Prerequisite: Fifteen hours in earth science courses and approval of instructor and department chair This course provides an opportunity for upper-division students with a strong background in earth science to pursue study in a specific topic of interest and value. The course requires permission of the instructor and chair of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department and frequent meetings between student and instructor.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: GEG 3600, GEG 3610 or equivalent This course studies the philosophy and scope of urban and regional planning and the principles and factors of planning and their interrelationships.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: GEG 3600 or GEG 3610 or six hours of urban studies courses This course examines spatial patterns of urban growth, factors that affect housing, the role of nonprofit developers in the current housing market, as well as theories that explain the residential mosaic of North American cities. It includes an analysis of current housing trends as well as the housing types, densities, patterns and geographic distribution, as well as the interrelationships with other aspects of the urban environment, including infrastructure.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: GEG 3610 or Permission of instructor This course considers various types of recreation space, including greenbelts; open space; wilderness areas; and national, state and local parks. It relates recreational land to the land-use planning process, as well as the environmental impacts of recreation.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: ENV 4010 or GEG 3610 or Permission of instructor This course studies the laws, ordinances, and regulations related to land use, as well as the role of federal, state, and local government in regulating and controlling land use. The course makes use of case studies and local issues.
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15.00 Credits
2-15 (0 + 6-45) Prerequisite: Land Use major with upper division standing plus 12 upper division hours of earth science courses and permission of the chair of the earth and atmospheric sciences department This course provides an on-the-job internship experience with a land-use-related company or agency. The experience must be done under qualified supervision and under the direction of an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty member.
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5.00 Credits
4 (3 + 2) Prerequisite: Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment placement tests This course introduces the basic theories, concepts, and assumptions used in geology, utilizing both lecture and laboratory components. It includes internal and external processes, their products, and their effects on the environment. Students will learn to identify common rocks and minerals. A field trip is required (General Studies-Level II, Natural Science) (GT-sci)
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: Minimum performance-standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment placement tests This course introduces the basic theories, concepts, and assumptions used in geology, focusing on the state of Colorado. The major geological provinces; mineral resources; common rock-forming minerals; and sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks of Colorado are covered. One field trip required (General Studies-Level II, Natural Science) (GT-SC2)
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5.00 Credits
4 (3 + 2) Prerequisite: GEL 1010 or Permission of instructor This course presents the origin and history of the Earth as well as the evolution of its life, based on the rock and fossil record. The course also reviews the changing geography of the Earth through geologic time, emphasizing the theory of plate tectonics. A field trip is required (General Studies-Level II, Natural Science) (GT-SC2)
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