2013-2014 Fall-Winter Undergraduate Timetable
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Fall 2013 Courses Offered
Course | Instructor | Day & Time | Location |
GGR100H1F- Introduction to Physical Geography | S. Finkelstein | L0101: TR2 (+ labs) |
MC 102 |
Introduction to Physical Geography using an Earth systems approach. We examine the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere, emphasizing processes, energy flows, cycles and scale. Specific topics include weather and climate, geomorphic processes and the genesis of landforms, river systems, glaciers, soils, and biomes. Laboratory sessions and a field trip provide practical experience with the lecture topics. -Exclusion: GGR100Y1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -Tutorials: All Tutorials are in PGB 101 P0101 M11 P0201 M12 P0301 M1 P0401 M2 P0601 M4 P0701 W12 P0801 W1 P0901 W2 P1101 R11 P1201 R12 –Course Syllabus GGR100 |
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GGR107H1F- Environment, Food and People | S. Wakefield | L0101: F10-12 (+ tutorials) |
ES 1050 |
Examines the relations between food, nature, and society. Food is fundamental to human existence, and central to most cultures; it also has significant and widespread effects on the physical environment. This course uses food as a lens to explore human-environment interactions locally and globally. It serves as an introduction to environmental geography. -Exclusion: GGR107Y1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 T10-12 (LM 155) T0102 T10-12 (MP 118) T0201 W10-12 (RW 142) T0202 W10-12 (BA 2139) T0301 W2-4 (SS 2128) T0302 W2-4 (BF 323) T0401 R10-12 (RW 143) T0402 R10-12 (RW 229) T0501 R2-4 (MP 118) T0502 R2-4 (RW 142) T0601 F12-2 (SS 2128) T0602 F12-2 (LM 155) –Course Syllabus GGR107 |
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GGR124H1F- Urbanization, Contemporary Cities and Urban Life | S. D’Addario | L0101: T11-1 (+ tutorials) |
ES 1050 |
Introduction to the urban process. From the origin of cities to global urbanization; the evolution of systems of cities; uneven growth and the functional specialization of cities; globalization and economic restructuring, migration, public policies. World cities. Dynamics of urban property markets, population and demography, job location, housing, mobility and neighbourhood change, social structure and spatial inequalities. Planning, politics and policy issues in U.S. and Canadian cities. -Exclusion: GGR124Y1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 T10 (BF 323) T0201 T1 (MP 118) T0301 W12 (LM 155) T0401 W3 (MP 118) T0501 R10 (RW 142) T0601 R12 (LM 155) T0701 T2 (MP 118) T0801 W11 (SS 2128) T0901 W4 (LM 155) T1001 R11 (LM 155) T1101 R1 (SS 1084) T1201 R2 (SS 2128) –Course Syllabus GGR124 |
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GGR124H1F- Urbanization, Contemporary Cities and Urban Life | S. D’Addario | L5101: R6-8 L2001: R6-8 (+ tutorials) |
ES 1050 |
Introduction to the urban process. From the origin of cities to global urbanization; the evolution of systems of cities; uneven growth and the functional specialization of cities; globalization and economic restructuring, migration, public policies. World cities. Dynamics of urban property markets, population and demography, job location, housing, mobility and neighbourhood change, social structure and spatial inequalities. Planning, politics and policy issues in U.S. and Canadian cities. -Exclusion: GGR124Y1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T1301 T11 (UC 85) T1401 T12 (UC 67) T5101 T5 (UC 65) T5201 T6 (UC 256) T5301 R8 (UC 65) T5302 R8 (UC 67) –Course Syllabus GGR124 |
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GGR203H1F- Introduction to Climatology | L. Harvey | L0101: MWF10 | SS 2127 |
Introduction to the large scale processes responsible for determining global and regional climate and atmospheric circulation patterns, as well as the small scale processes responsible for determining the microclimates of specific environments. -Prerequisite: Physics SPH3U -Recommended Preparation: GGR100H1; MAT123H1/125H1, 124H1/126H1, 133Y1/135Y1/137Y1/157Y1; PHY131H1/151H1, 132H1/152H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) –Course Syllabus GGR203 |
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GGR205H1F- Introduction to Soil Science | T. Smith | L5101: T5-7 | SS 2106 |
Introduction to soil science dealing with the chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils; soil formation and development; the classification of soils, and the application of soil science to environmental, agricultural and forestry issues. -Recommended Preparation: CHM137Y1/(138H1, 139H1); GGR100H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) –Course Syllabus GGR205H1F |
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GGR206H1F- Introduction to Hydrology | R. Verma | L0101: M1-3 (+ tutorials) |
SS 1073 |
Introduction to the hydrologic cycle with emphasis on the physical processes, including precipitation, interception, evaporation, runoff, ground water and soil water. Basic hydrological models will be practiced. -Recommended Preparation: GGR100H1; MAT135H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)) -Tutorials: T0101 M3 (SS 620) T0201 T2 (SS 620) T5101 T5 (SS 620) –Course Syllabus GGR206H1F |
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GGR240H1F- Historical Geography of North America | M. Farish | L0101: T1-3 (+ tutorials) |
LM 162 |
Introduction to the historical geography of North America from the pre-Columbian period to the 20th century. Topics include European imperialism, staple economies, colonial settlement, railroads and the West, industrialization and urbanization, environmental and agricultural change, modernism and militarism, and struggles over land. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 M12 (SS 1080) T0201 M1 (BF 323) T0301 M3 (MP 118) T0401 T10 (SS 1080) T0501 T12 (WE 75) T0601 T3 (WE 74) –Course Syllabus GGR240 |
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GGR246H1F- Geography of Canada | J.P Catungal | L0101: R10-12 | ES 1050 |
Social and economic differences have been, and continue to be, a prominent feature of Canada’s geography. In this course these differences are examined at a regional and local scale. The course adopts a thematic approach and considers issues such as historical development, urbanization, industrialization, immigration and population change, Canada’s cultural mosaic and native issues. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of social and economic policies and Canada’s incorporation into a global economy. -Recommended Preparation: GGR107H1, GGR124H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR246 |
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GGR254H1F- Geography USA | P. Vitale | L5101: M6-8 | BA 1160 |
After a short historical overview of the making of America, this course focuses on contemporary issues in American society, economy, politics, race, regional distinctions and disparities, urban development. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR254 |
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GGR270H1F- Introductory Analytical Methods | D. Dupuy | L5101: W6-9 (+ tutorials) |
HS 610 |
Theory and practical application of elementary quantitative techniques in geography emphasizing descriptive, inferential and spatial statistical analysis, probability, and sampling. -Exclusion: ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/GGR270Y1/LIN305H1/PSY201H1/SOC202H1/SOC200Y1/STA220H1/POL242Y1/STA250H1/ STA248H1/STA261H1 -Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in Geography -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None -Tutorials: T0101 W12 (UC 328) T0201 W1 (UC 152) T0301 W3 (UC 256) T0401 R11 (UC 152) T0501 R12 (UC 152) T5101 T8 (SS 1088) –Course Syllabus GGR270 |
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GGR272H1F-Geographic Information and Mapping I | D. Boyes | L0101: T 10-12 (+ labs) |
SS 2135 |
Introduction to digital mapping and spatial analysis using geographic information systems (GIS). Students learn how to use GIS software to find, edit, analyze and map geographic data to create their own maps, analyze geographic problems and use techniques that can be applied to a variety of subject areas. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -All practicums are in SS 620 P0101 T12-2 P0201 W10-12 P0301 W3-5 P0401 R10-12 P0501 R1-3 P0601 R3-5 –Course Syllabus GGR272 |
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GGR299Y1- Research Opportunity Program | R. DiFrancesco V. MacLaren |
L0101: TBA L0201: TBA |
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Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR303H1F- Climate-Biosphere Interactions | S. Cowling | L0101: R10-12 | WI 523 |
Discussion of the exchange of energy and matter (carbon, water) between the Earths biosphere (terrestrial vegetation) and atmosphere, with a focus on processes underlying key feedbacks on regional climate. Examples will be taken from research on contemporary as well as paleoclimate systems. Case studies to include how human disturbances like land-use change or future climate change may alter these processes. -Prerequisite: 8.0 FCE`s -Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE`s from PHY131H1/PHY132H1/CHM138H1/CHM139H1/MAT135H1/MAT136H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: Living Things and Their Environment (4) –Course Syllabus GGR303 |
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GGR308H1F- Physical Aspects of the Canadian Arctic and Subarctic | K. Stewart | L0101: W11-1 | SS 1069 |
We will explore the climate geomorphology, soils, hydrology, biogeochemical cycling, limnology and food web structures of the Arctic and Subarctic. Current stresses of climate change and pollution are discussed along with scientific and political solutions. -Prerequisite: Equivalent of one full-year science course at the 200-level or permission from the instructor. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) –Course Syllabus GGR308 |
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GGR320H1F- Geographies of Transnationalism, Migration, and Gender | R. Silvey | L0101: R10-12 | SS 1072 |
This course examines recent changes in global migration processes. Specifically, the course addresses the transnationalization and feminization of migrant populations and various segments of the global labor force. The coursework focuses on analyzing classical paradigms in migration studies, as well as emerging theoretical approaches to gender and migration. In addition, it traces the shifting empirical trends in gendered employment and mobility patterns. It uses in-depth case study material to query the frameworks employed in migration studies and to understand the grounded implications of gendered migration. It pays particular attention to the interventions made by feminist geographers in debates about work, migration, place, and space. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)3For the course syllabus, please contact the instructor directly at silvey@geog.utoronto.ca, or the Geography Undergraduate Office at undergrad@geog.utoronto.ca |
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GGR321H1F- Aboriginal People and Environmental Issues in Canada | D. McGregor | L0101: M3-5 | MP 134 |
Indigenous views of environment, resource management and governance from pre-European contact times through to the present will be explored in this course. Emphasis will be placed on the emerging role of Indigenous peoples in environmental and resource management in Canada. Topics to be covered include: history of Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relations, Aboriginal and treaty rights, Aboriginal world view and philosophy, traditional knowledge, Aboriginal environmental ethics and principles and current environmental issues confronting Indigenous peoples in Canada. -Exclusion: JAG321H1 -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including 1.0 FCE in Geography and/or Aboriginal Studies (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR321 |
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GGR327H1F- Geography and Gender | D. Leslie | L0101: M11-1 | RW 229 |
Introduction to the work of feminist geographers. The course will explore the relationship between gender and space, emphasizing spatial cognition, architecture, and layout of the city. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR327 |
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GGR329H1F- The Global Food System | C. Levkoe | L0101: W3-5 | SS 1074 |
Explores the changing global geographies of food by tracing international movements of food through both mainstream and ‘alternative’ supply chains. The implications for sustainability, food security, community autonomy and health are investigated. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR329 |
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GGR334H1F- Water Resource Management | R. Verma | L0101: W1-3 | SS 2110 |
Managing demand and supply; linkages between water quality and human health. Case studies from the industrial world and from developing countries, rural and urban. Implications of population growth and climate change for water resource management. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including one of GGR100H1, GGR107H1, GGR222H1, GGR223H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR334 |
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GGR343H1F-The Changing Geography of China | A. Boland | L0101: R4-7 | SS 2125 |
The evolving physical, social, political and economic landscape of China. Focus on development strategies, industry, agriculture, urbanization and the environment since 1949. Special attention paid to the character and impact of Chinas on-going transition from a planned to market economy. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR343 |
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GGR348H1F- Carbon-Free Energy (formerly JGE348H1) | D. Harvey | L0101: W4-6 (+tutorial) |
SS 2110 |
Examines the options available for providing energy from carbon-free energy sources: solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, and fossil fuels with capture and sequestration of CO2. The hydrogen economy is also discussed. -Exclusion: GGR333H1, JGE348H1 -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including first year Math and/or Physics -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -Tutorial: W6 (2110) –Course Syllabus GGR348 |
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GGR361H1F- Understanding the Urban Landscape | J. Markovich | L0101: W3-5 | MP 134 |
Three related themes are discussed: the underlying social, cultural and economic forces that have given cities their form and image; various aesthetic and political philosophies that have been put into practice in constructing the urban landscape; and recent European and North American attempts to control the landscape of the contemporary metropolis by the application of urban policy and planning. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including GGR124H1 and one of GGR216H1, GGR240H1, or GGR246H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR361 |
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GGR373H1F- Advanced Geographic Information Systems | K. Larsen | L0101: T1-3 (+ labs) |
RW 142 |
Advanced theory, techniques, and applications in geographic information systems (GIS), including interpolation, geostatistics, modeling, and raster and vector analysis. GIS project design and implementation. -Prerequisite: GGR273H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Practicums P0101 T3-5 (SS 620) P0201 W1-3 (SS 620) –Course Syllabus GGR373 |
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GGR374H1F – Urban Dynamics | R. DiFrancesco | L0101: W11-1 | SS 2105 |
Investigates the theory and methods available to help identify and measure the social and economic impacts of specific policies and/or exogenous changes at the urban and regional scales. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the potential of policy mechanisms for promoting the revitalization of urban areas through the re-use of former industrial/commercial/institutional properties. -Prerequisite: 2.0 FCE’s in Goegraphy (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including 2.0 FCE’s in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR374 |
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GGR381H1F- Field Course in Environmental Geography | S. Prudham | L0101: F12-2 | SS 1080 |
Introduction to field studies in environmental geography. The course includes exercises and a project during a one-week field study in late August or early September, some preparation during the preceding summer and complementary practical work and/or seminars during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the costs of their transportation and accommodation. Students must register with the Department by April. Course may be limited by size. -Prerequisite: Permission of instructor -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including 3.0 FCE’s in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorial: F2-4 –Course Syllabus GGR381 |
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GGR382H1F- Field Course in Human Geography | R. Lewis | L5101: M5-7 | SS 5017B |
Introduction to field studies in human geography. The course includes exercises and a project during a one-week field study in late August or early September, some preparation during the preceding summer and complementary practical work and/or seminars during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the costs of their transportation and accommodation. Students must register with the Department by April. Course is limited by size. Preference given to Geography SPE/MAJ/MIN. Applications open to all students. -Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR382 |
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GGR390H1F Field Methods | J. Desloges/S. Finkelstein | L5101: TBA | |
Introduction to field methods in vegetation mapping/analysis, soils, hydrology, climatology and geomorphology. The course includes exercises and a project during a one-week field camp just before the start of classes, a little preparation during the preceding summer, and complementary practical work and/or seminars during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the costs of their transportation and accommodation. Students must register with the Department by April. Course may be limited by size. -Prerequisite: GGR100H1 and 1.0 from GGR201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1, GGR206H1, GGR305H1 -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: None –Course Syllabus GGR390 |
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GGR398H0- Independent Experiential Study Project | TBA | ||
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Please contact the Associate Chair, Undergraduate for more information. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science or TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR399Y0- Independent Experiential Study Project | TBA | ||
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Please contact the Associate Chair, Undergraduate for more information. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR400H1F- Special Topics in Geography I: Geographies of Markets | J. Zhang | L0101: T11-1 | SS 1078 |
Focuses on actually-existing markets and their geographically-mediated formation and assemblage. Explores how markets are produced, stabilized, reshaped and fall apart at multiple geographic scales. We examine issues such as the debates on states versus markets, neoliberalism and moral justification of markets, varieties of capitalism, post-socialist market transitions, global production networks, and the dynamic evolution of market institutions and economic landscapes. -Prerequisite: 10 FCE’s, including at least 1.0 FCE GGR (BR=3) at 300-level or above. -Recommended preparation: GGR221 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -This course can be used for: Human Geography POSt (Group E list of courses) Environmental Geography POSt (Group C, which are the “any other Geography courses”) –Course Syllabus GGR400 |
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GGR416H1F- Environmental Impact Assessment | M. Belmont | L0101: T5-7 (+ labs) |
PG 101 |
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) as a mechanism for avoiding or mediating the potential costs of development. The course focuses on the theory and practice of EIA in Canada in general and Ontario in particular. Using a broad definition of environment, various components of EIA are addressed, with an emphasis on principles, legal and institutional frameworks, stages in the process, and specific analytical techniques. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s, 2.0 FCE’s in Geography including GGR270H1, GGR271H1 -Exclusion: GGR393H1 -Recommended Preparation: One of GGR222H1/GGR223H1 or ENV236H1/JGE236H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorial: T7 (PG 003) –Course Syllabus GGR416 |
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GGR438H1F- Environment and Development | J. Wilczak | L0101: R12-2 | UC 376 |
Examines the implications of development – as an economic and social project – for how the environment is used, by whom, and to what ends. Draws on literatures in political ecology and critical development geography. Topics include: interpretations of scarcity and degradation, questions of consumption, the greening of development, and formation of social movements and participatory initiatives at the interface of development and the environment. -Prerequisite: 10 FCE’s -Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR438 |
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JGI454H1F- The Role of the Planner | P. Bedford | L0101: T9-11 | PG 101 |
Focuses on the role of a planning practitioner in contemporary society using a wealth of examples drawn from recent issues and debates in Canadian cities and regions. The course will walk students through the demands made of planners in terms of both technical expertise as well as political necessity and ask them to think actively about how to prepare for the extraordinary growth of cities during the next century. Examples of issues that will be discussed in some detail include the myths surrounding the city vs. the suburbs, the creativity and passion involved in planning work and the need to see Toronto’s future from a regional perspective. -Prerequisite: 14.5 FCEs, 5.0 of which must be GGR/INI Urban Studies -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus JGI454 |
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GGR473H1F- Cartographic Design | B. Moldofsky | L0101: F10 (+ labs) |
SS 2125 |
Design and production of maps using GIS cartographic and graphics software packages. Map perception and map use, principles and elements of cartographic design, data acquisition and manipulation, production and reproduction of maps and atlases. Practical exercises culminate in a major project in thematic map design. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s including GGR272H1, GGR273H1, GGR373H1 -Exclusion: GGR380H5 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None -F11-1 (SS 620) –Course Syllabus GGR473 |
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GGR482H1F- Toronto Geography Field Course | R. Lewis | L0101: F1-5 | SS 2129 |
Specially designed for students wishing to gain experience in conducting research in their area of specialization. Of particular value for geographers interested in graduate study, or positions in government, planning and consulting firms where research skills may be an asset. Students select a research problem and complete a project under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Undergraduate Coordinator; early discussion with a likely supervisor is encouraged. Enrolment may be completed at any time up to September; open to students in a Specialist or Major Program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10 FCEs -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None –Course Syllabus GGR482 |
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GGR491Y1- Research Project | TBA | ||
Specially designed for students wishing to gain experience in conducting research in their area of specialization. Of particular value for geographers interested in graduate study, or positions in government, planning and consulting firms where research skills may be an asset. Students select a research problem and complete a project under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate; early discussion with a likely supervisor is encouraged. Enrolment may be completed at any time up to September; open to students in a Specialist or Major Program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10 FCEs -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR492H1F/H1Y- Senior Practicum | TBA | ||
Students design and implement an independent applied geography/planning project in consultation with an employer (paid or volunteer), who will act as their “client.” Enrolment requires written permission from a staff supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR492Y1Y- Senior Practicum | TBA | ||
Students design and implement an independent applied geography/planning/GIS project in consultation with an employer (paid or volunteer), who will act as their “client”. Enrolment required written permission from a staff supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist, Major or GIS minor program sponsored by the Department of Geography -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR498H1F/H1Y- Independent Research I | TBA | ||
Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Physical Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR498Y1Y- Independent Research I | TBA | ||
Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Physical Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR499H1F/H1Y- Independent Research II | TBA | ||
Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in a social science or humanities branch of Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
Winter 2014 Courses Offered
Course | Instructor | Day & Time | Location |
GGR101H1S- Ancient Civilizations and their Environments | A. Davis | L0101: R2-4 | ES 1050 |
The course will focus on the processes that drive environmental change and how past societies have responded to the constraints that these impose. The emphasis is on the current interglacial, the Holocene, and how increasing population and technology has affected human-environment interactions. -Exclusion: JGE236H1(taken in 2007-2008, 2008-2009) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: Living Things and Their Environment (4) –Course Syllabus GGR101 |
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GGR112H1S- Geographies of Globalization & Development | R. Silvey | L0101: F10-12 (+ tutorials) |
HS 610 |
Economic development and underdevelopment are taking shape in an increasingly interconnected global context. This course examines geographic approaches to “Third World” development, economic globalization, poverty, and inequality. It pays particular attention to the roles of rural-urban and international migration in shaping specific landscapes of development. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 M2 (SS 1080) T0201 M4 (LM 157) T0301 T10 (RW 142) T0401 T12 (SS 1080) T0501 M10 (SS 2101) T0601 M12 (SS 2120) T0701 T2 (UC 376) T0801 T4 (SS 570)For the course syllabus, please contact the instructor directly at silvey@geog.utoronto.ca, or the Geography Undergraduate Office at undergrad@geog.utoronto.ca |
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GGR124H1S- Urbanization, Contemporary Cities and Urban Life | D. Dupuy | L5101: W6-8 (+ tutorials) |
ES 1050 |
Introduction to the urban process. From the origin of cities to global urbanization; the evolution of systems of cities; uneven growth and the functional specialization of cities; globalization and economic restructuring, migration, public policies. World cities. Dynamics of urban property markets, population and demography, job location, housing, mobility and neighbourhood change, social structure and spatial inequalities. Planning, politics and policy issues in U.S. and Canadian cities. -Exclusion: GGR124Y1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 R10 (MP 118) T0102 R10 (UC 87) T0201 R12 (BF 215) T0301 R1 (BF 323) T0302 R1 (LM 155) T0401 R3 (RW 142) T5101 R5 (MP 118) T5102 R5 (RW 142) T5201 W8 (SS 2128) T5202 W8 (BF 323) T5203 W8 (LM 155) T5204 W8 (BF 215) –Course Syllabus GGR124 |
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GGR201H1S- Geomorphology | J. Desloges | L5101: T6-8 (+ labs) |
SS2106 |
Introduction to the principles of geomorphology; earth materials; major features of crustal morphology; landforming processes of water, wind, waves and ice; human impact on earth surface processes. One hour laboratory session approximately every other week; a local field trip. -Recommended Preparation: GGR100H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -Tutorials: All tutorials are in PGB 101 P0101 W10 P0201 W11 P0301 W4 P5101 T8 P5201 W5 –Course Syllabus GGR201 |
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JGI216H1S- Urbanization & Global Change | D. Roberts | L0101: R4-6 | IN 112 |
Examines the processes of globalization, mass urbanization and economic change that are taking place in cities around the world. This includes an interdisciplinary exploration of the locational and economic shifts that have ensued as a result of globalization, as well as the social and cultural manifestations associated with the emergence of global cities. -Recommended Preparation: GGR124H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus JGI216H1S; JGI216- Assignment Guidelines |
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GGR221H1S- New Economic Spaces | D. Leslie | L0101: M1-3 (+ tutorials) |
SS 2118 |
Provides an introduction to economic geography and economic geography theory from the 1970s on, illustrating the different ways that geographers have conceptualized the restructuring of resource industries, manufacturing and services. The crisis of Fordism and the rise of new production models will be given particular attention, along with the reorganization of finance, the rise of cultural industries and the globalization of commodity chains. New regimes of governance of the economy will also be considered. -Exclusion: GGR220Y1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 M12 (SS 2127) T0201 M3 (SS 1083) –Course Syllabus GGR221 |
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GGR223H1S- Environment, Society and Resources (formerly GGR222H1) | A. Boland | L0101: W2-4 (+ tutorials) |
ES 1050 |
Focuses on society-environment relations and different approaches to resource governance and management. This includes exploration of the spatial, social, and political economic origins and implications of humans’ changing relations to nature. Drawing on debates from environmental governance and political ecology literatures, the course also investigates the ways that different actors and institutions have framed and sought solutions to environmental and resource challenges. -Exclusion: GGR222H1/GGR222Y1/GGR233Y1/JGE221Y1/ENV222Y1/ENV222H1 (if ENV222H1 was taken before 2012-13) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 W4 (SS 1078) T0301 R11 (SS 1078) T0401 R12 (LM 157) T0501 R2 (LM 155) T0601 R4 (UC 65) T5101 W5 (SS 1078) –Course Syllabus GGR223 |
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GGR225H1S- Power of Maps and Geographic Information | M. Fortin | L0101: R12-2 | SS 1069 |
Examines the changing role of geographic information in society. Considers how spatial information is produced, organized and used in different historical, cultural and political contexts. Topics examined include: the effects of the shift from print to digital mapping; implications of mobile spatial technologies and the geoweb; open source and open access; production and control of spatial data and information; and alternative cartographies. Introduces geospatial literacy skills. -Exclusion: GGR375H1 -Enrolment Limits: All St. George Campus GGR subject POSts -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR225 |
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GGR241H1S- Historical Geographies of Urban Exclusion and Segregation | R. Lewis | L0101: R10-12 | SS 2135 |
Introduction to the historical geography of urban social exclusion and segregation after 1750. Using a selection of cities from around the world (such as Lagos, Pittsburgh, Hamburg, Mumbai and Nairobi), the course examines the impacts and implications of urban social inequalities. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR241 |
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GGR252H1S- Marketing Geography | S. Swales | L2001: T5-7 L5101: T5-7 (+ tutorials) |
MS 2158 |
The problem of retail location. The spatial structure of consumer demand and retail facilities. Shopping centres and retail chains. Techniques for site selection and trade area evaluation, location strategies, retail planning. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -Tutorials: T0101 M4 (RW 143) T0201 T2 (UC 85) T0301 W12 (SS 1086) T0401 W1 (SS 2105) T0501 T4 (LM 155) T0502 T4 (BF 323) T0601 W4 (UC 85) T5101 M5 (RW 143) T5201 T7 (UC 85) T5202 T7 (UC 87) T5301 W5 (UC 244) –Course Syllabus GGR252; GGR252 Assignment 1 |
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GGR271H1S-Social Research Methods | M. Siemiatycki | L0101: M11-1 | BR 200 |
Practical course on field methods designed to enable students to carry out their own research projects. Behavioural observation, interviewing, questionnaire design, sampling theory, content analysis of written and graphic material, data coding and focus groups. -Exclusion: SOC200H1/SOC204H1/WDW350H1/ENV223H1(from 2010-11) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None –Course Syllabus GGR271 |
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GGR273H1S- Geographic Information and Mapping II | D. Boyes | L0101: T10-12 (+ labs) |
SS 1069 |
Builds on GGR272H1 by providing students with practical spatial analysis methods and the underlying theory needed to understand how to approach various geographic problems using geographic information system (GIS) software and a variety of data types and sources. -Prerequisite: GGR272H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -All practicums are in SS 620 P0101 T12-2 P0201 T2-4 P0301 W1-3 P0401 W3-5 –Course Syllabus GGR273 |
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GGR273H1S- Geographic Information and Mapping II ONLINE | D. Boyes | L0201: ONLINE L2001: ONLINE |
ONLINE |
Builds on GGR272H1 by providing students with practical spatial analysis methods and the underlying theory needed to understand how to approach various geographic problems using geographic information system (GIS) software and a variety of data types and sources. -Prerequisite: GGR272H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -Labs: P0101 T12-2 (SS620) P0201 T2-4 (SS620) P0301 W1-3 (SS620) P0401 W3-5 (SS620) –Course Syllabus GGR273 |
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GGR299Y1- Research Opportunity Program | R. DiFrancesco V. MacLaren |
L0101: TBA L0201: TBA |
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Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR300H1S- Special Topics in Geography I: Remaking the Global Economy | J. Zhang | L0101 W4-6 | SS 2105 |
Examines links between global economic integration and geographically uneven economic development. Focuses on debates and empirical studies on global production networks (GPNs). Blends analysis of both theory and practice of business firms and regional development to develop an in-depth understanding of the key actors driving contemporary global economic change, within the ‘transnational space’ constituted and structured by transnational elites, state institutions, and ideologies. -Recommended Preparations: 8.0 FCE’s, including one of GGR112, GGR220, GGR221 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) -This course can be used for: Human Geography POSt (Group E list of courses) Environmental Geography POSt (Group C, which are the “any other Geography courses”) –Course Syllabus GGR300 |
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GGR305H1S-Biogeography | N. Hewitt | L5101: R6-8 | SS 2127 |
Identifies patterns in and explains processes behind plant and animal distributions through space and time. Topics covered include ecological and evolutionary dynamics, disturbance, dispersal, migration, continental drift, speciation, extinction, paleoenvironments and island biogeography. We also examine terrestrial and marine biomes, the meaning of biodiversity, conservation challenges, and recent biogeographic changes associated with human impact. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including GGR100H1 or (BIO120H1, BIO130H1) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: Living Things and Their Environment (4) –Course Syllabus- GGR305 |
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GGR314H1S- Global Warming | D. Richardson | L5101: M5-8 | LM 159 |
A comprehensive examination of the greenhouse warming problem, beginning with economic, carbon cycle, and climate model projections; impacts on and adaptive responses of agriculture, forests, fisheries, and water resources; abatement options; technical and institutional issues. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science or Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) –Course Syllabus GGR314 |
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JGE321H1S- Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management | C. Abizaid | L0101: R10-12 | SS 2110 |
Diverse approaches to environmental issues from a variety of multicultural perspectives are introduced, compared and analyzed, using case studies. Perspectives on environmental management will be discussed as they emerge from contexts such as South America, Asia, or Africa. -Prerequisite: ENV221H1/ENV222H1/GGR222H1/GGR223H1 -Exclusion: ENV321Y1 -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus JGE321 |
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GGR328H1S- Labour Geographies | D. Leslie | L0101: T11-1 | SS 2105 |
Explores changes in the nature of work and the structure and geography of labour markets. Topics will include globalization, lean production, flexibility and risk, industrial relations, workfare, the body at work, and gender and work. -Prerequisite: 8.0 FCE’s including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR328 |
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JGE331H1S- Resource and Environmental Theory | S. Prudham | L0101: W2-4 | WI 1017 |
Introduction to and critical evaluation of major social theoretical paradigms applied to environmental and natural resource politics and regulation. Topics include: neo-classical approaches, eco-Marxism, political ecology, social constructivism, production of nature, ecological modernization, tragedy of the commons, staples theory, science and administrative rationalism. -Prerequisite: GGR100H1/GGR107H1/ENV221H1/ENV222H1/GGR222H1/GGR223H1 -Exclusion: GGR331H1 -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus JGE331; JGE331 Schedule 2014 |
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GGR336H1S- Urban Historical Geography of North America | R. Lewis | L0101: W10-12 | LM 159 |
Processes of urbanization; development of urban systems; changing internal patterns: central area, residential districts, housing, transportation, reform and planning movements. Emphasis on the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including one of GGR124H1/GGR241H1/GGR254H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR336 |
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GGR337H1S- Environmental Remote Sensing | J. Chen | L0101: M10-12 (+ labs) |
WI 524 |
Principles of optical, active and passive microwave remote sensing; satellite orbit and sensor characteristics; image processing and analysis techniques and software; and environmental remote sensing principles. -Recommended Preparation: GGR100H1, GGR272H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -Tutorial: P0101 R3-5 (SS 620) P5101 T5-7 (SS 620) –Course Syllabus GGR337 |
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GGR339H1S- Urban Geography, Planning and Political Processes | S. Chuang | L5101: T6-8 | SS 1070 |
The interdependence of political processes and institutions, public policy and urban geography. The political economy of federalism, urban growth, planning and public services as they shape the urban landscape. The spaces of the city as the negotiated outcomes of variously empowered people and the meanings they ascribe to localities and places. Approaches informed by post-colonial, post-modern, and feminist perspectives. Canadian, U.S. and European comparisons. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including GGR124H1, GGR246H1/GGR254H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR339 |
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GGR340H1S- Health Geography | S. Wakefield | L0101: F11-1 | SS 2105 |
An exploration of the aspects of health in which place or location matters. Particular attention will be paid to the role of environments (physical, social, etc.) in explaining differences in health between places, the structuring of health-related behaviour in place, and the development of health policy for places. -Prerequisite: 2 of GGR270H1, GGR271H1 or GGR272H1 -Exclusion: GGR330H1, GGR450H1, GGR451H1 -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including one of GGR222H1/GGR223H1 or ENV236H1/JGE236H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR340 |
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GGR341H1S- Changing Geography of Latin America | L. Sotomayor | L0101: M11-1 | SS 1074 |
Seeks to develop a general understanding of present-day Latin America by focusing on human-environment interactions, past and present. Case studies are used to understand the diversity of Latin American landscapes (physical and cultural), and how they are changing within the context of globalization. -Exclusion: GGR249H -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including 1.0 in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR341 v.2 |
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JGI346H1S- The Urban Planning Process | J. Markovich | L5101: W6-8 | SS 1072 |
Overview of how planning tools and practice shape the built form of cities. This course introduces twentieth century physical planning within its historical, social, legal, and political contexts. Community and urban design issues are addressed at local and regional scales and in both central cities and suburbs. The focus is on Toronto and the Canadian experience, with comparative examples form the other counties, primarily the United States. -Recommended Preparation: GGR124H1, INI235Y1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus JGI346 |
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GGR357H1S- Housing and Community Development | J. Hulchanski | L0101: M3-5 | SS 2105 |
Focuses on the importance of adequate housing and the challenge of achieving this for all residents. It will root theoretical explanations in realities using Canada and Toronto as examples. Topics covered include public policies relating to social housing, rental housing, homeownership, neighborhoods, and homelessness. -Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 8 FCEs -Recommended Preparation: GGR124H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR357 |
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GGR360H1S- Culture, History, and Landscape | D. Clark | L0101: W4-6 | SS 2108 |
The history of approaches to the idea of landscape. A consideration of the origins and uses of the term in geographical inquiry will be followed by a series of case studies, global in scope, from the Early Modern period to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the representational aspects of landscapes, as well as struggles over their definition, interpretation, and use. -Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE’s including 1.0 FCE in Geography (HUM/BR=1 or SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course -Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) –Course Syllabus GGR360 |
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GGR398H0- Independent Experiential Study Project | |||
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Please contact the Associate Chair, Undergraduate for more information. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science or TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR399Y0- Independent Experiential Study Project | |||
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Please contact the Associate Chair, Undergraduate for more information. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR403H1S- Global Ecology and Biogeochemical Cycles | S. Cowling | L0101: T10-12 | ES 2100 |
Content in any given year depends on instructor. The program in which this course can be used depends on its context. Consult Departmental Office in April. Seminar course on biogeochemical cycling of carbon, water, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and iron between the Earths atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere. Examples and case studies will be taken from research on contemporary as well as paleoclimate systems. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE’s (science) in any of GGR/ESS/PHY/CHM/MAT/EEB -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: Living Things and Their Environment (4) -Course Syllabus GGR403 |
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GGR405H1S-Sustainable Systems for Natural Resources Management | T. Smith | L0101: M3-5 | ES 4000 |
This seminar examines the scientific foundations of sustainable natural resource management. Will consider frameworks to assess management and production systems for renewable natural resource and energy development in relation to specific landscapes. Constraints and opportunities to achieving sustainability objectives in different systems will be examined through theoretical and case study evaluations drawn from research literatures. Seminar and self-directed inquiry through individual and team projects. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Exclusion: GGR401H1 (2012-13) -Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE’s (science) in any of GGR//BIO/CHM/EEB/ESS/FOR -Enrolment Limits: All St. George Campus GGR Specialist and Major subject POSts -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: Living Things and Their Environment (4) –Course Syllabus GGR405; Topic Outline- GGR405; Topic Outline Readings GGR405; Discussion overview GGR405; Term Work Guidelines GGR405 |
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GGR413H1S- Watershed Hydroecology | J. Liu | L0101: M1-3 (+ labs) |
PG 101 |
Modern developments in hydrology and ecology, including form and process models, interactions of hydrology, ecology and geomorphology; the course emphasizes use of computer simulation models of drainage basin processes. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Recommended Preparation: GGR201H1, GGR206H1, GGR270H1, GGR272H1 or GGR337H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) -Tutorial: R3-5 (PG 003) –Course Syllabus GGR413 |
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GGR421H1S- History & Philosophy of Geography | M. Farish | L5101: M6-8 | SS 1078 |
The history of geography as an intellectual subject, focusing primarily on the modern period, and on the genealogy of central concepts such as region, landscape, and place. Disciplinary developments will be situated next to broader contexts, including imperialism and militarism, the relationship between culture and nature, and the shifting social role of the academy. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE’s in Geography (HUM/BR=1 or SOC SCI/BR=3) -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR421 |
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GGR424H1S- Transportation Geography and Planning | M. Siemiatycki | L0101: T11-1 | AH 206 |
Introductory overview of major issues in interurban and intraurban transportation at the local, national and international scale. Topics include urban transportation, land use patterns and the environment, causes of and cures for congestion, public transit, infrastructure finance, and transport planning and policy setting. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s including one of GGR124H1/GGR220H1/GGR221H1 -Exclusion: GGR324H1 -Recommended Preparation: GGR270H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR424 |
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GGR431H1S- Regional Dynamics | R. DiFrancesco | L0101: W2-4 | SS 2125 |
Theory and analysis of regional economic change with emphasis on North America and Western Europe. Export-base, neoclassical, increasing returns, and political-economic explanations of regional growth and decline, globalization, knowledge-based economy and the role of regions. Geography of technological change, labour-markets and labour relations. Objectives and approaches for local and regional development policy, including talent-based strategies for enhancing local creativity. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s including GGR220H1, GGR221H1, GGR270H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR431 |
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GGR433H1S- Built Environment & Health | P. Kaufman | L0101: R12-3 | SS 5017B |
Linking across fields that include public health, geography and planning, this course examines the growing evidence and ways in which human health is affected by the design and development of the built environment in which we live, work and play. The course considers how various planning and development decisions impact population and individual health, particularly in relation to chronic diseases, injuries, and mental health. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Exclusion: GGR400H1 (2012-13) -Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) -Enrolment Limits: All St. George Campus GGR Specialist and Major subject POSts -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Syllabus GGR433 |
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GGR434H1S- Building Community Resilience | B. Poland | L0101: W11-2 | TC 24 |
Examines concepts of resilience as a way of building the capacity of communities to (a) respond to predicted disruptions/shocks associated with climate change, global pandemics, anticipated disruptions in global food supply, energy insecurity, and environmental degradation; and (b) nurture the development of alternative spaces that support the emergence of more life-sustaining structures and practices. -Prerequisite: 10 FCEs -Exclusion: GGR400H1 (2011-12) -Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCEs in Geography -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) –Course Outline GGR434 |
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GGR462H1S- GIS Research Project | D. Boyes | L0101: T1-3 | PG 003 |
Students work in groups to develop their own research project and then acquire, organize and analyze geographic data to complete it. Emphasis is placed on research design, project management and the application of GIS concepts and skills learned in previous courses to a practical problem. -Prerequisite: GGR373H1 -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) –Course Syllabus GGR462 |
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GGR491Y1- Research Project | TBA | ||
Specially designed for students wishing to gain experience in conducting research in their area of specialization. Of particular value for geographers interested in graduate study, or positions in government, planning and consulting firms where research skills may be an asset. Students select a research problem and complete a project under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate; early discussion with a likely supervisor is encouraged. Enrolment may be completed at any time up to September; open to students in a Specialist or Major Program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10 FCEs -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR492H1S/H1Y- Senior Practicum | TBA | ||
Students design and implement an independent applied geography/planning project in consultation with an employer (paid or volunteer), who will act as their “client.” Enrolment requires written permission from a staff supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR492Y1Y- Senior Practicum | TBA | ||
Students design and implement an independent applied geography/planning/GIS project in consultation with an employer (paid or volunteer), who will act as their “client”. Enrolment required written permission from a staff supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist, Major or GIS minor program sponsored by the Department of Geography -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a TBA course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR498H1S/H1Y- Independent Research I | TBA | ||
Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Physical Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR498Y1Y- Independent Research I | TBA | ||
Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Physical Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |
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GGR499H1S/H1Y- Independent Research II | TBA | ||
Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in a social science or humanities branch of Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. -Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s -Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course -Breadth Requirement: None |