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Course flyers – GEOG 313 & GEOG 433

August 10, 2021

Dear Students,

Professor Yingkui Li is offering two courses in Fall 2021 that may be of interest to you. Please see the flyers below. Feel free to email Professor Li if you have any questions.

GEOG 313

Geospatial Field Methods of UAVs, Lidar, and GPS

Interested in learning how to fly drones (UAVs) and use LiDAR? Want to learn how to apply these technologies to create interesting, 3-dimensional maps? GEOG 313 is the class for you! In this course, we will explore the applications of drones, LiDAR, and GPS to obtain process, and analyze geospatial data.

GEOG 433

Landform Analysis and Landscape Planning

Interested in surface processes and natural disasters related to landscape planning, such as landslides, flooding, sediment transport, soil erosion, and human impact on environment? GEOG 433 is the class for you. This course helps you understand the scientific knowledge of surface processes, learn the principles and methods to mitigate natural disasters and human impact on environment, and acquire “real-world” techniques for landscape planning.

Course flyers – Geog 340 & Geog 442

August 2, 2021

Dear Students,

Prof. Madhuri Sharma is offering two courses this Fall 2021 that may be of interest to you in terms of contents as well as in terms of fulfilling several required majors, etc. for you. Please see the flyers in this pdf. Note that GEOG 340 is for UG but 442 can be taken by grads and undergrads both. Feel free to email Dr. Sharma if you have any questions.

GEOG 340

Economic Geography-Core Concepts

Economic geography: location, distance, place & scale of economic concepts
Evolution of capitalism, capitalism types
Innovation & Kondratiev Waves of economic activity
Demand & Supply theory + population economy
World Systems Theory + core, periphery, semi-periphery
Globalization / spatial division of labor
Spatial interactions, distance decay and gravity model, Central Place Theory
Transnational & multinational corporations
Environment, economy, and food (in)security
Gender economy and race/ethnic economy
Culture of consumption, poverty/income inequality

GEOG 442

Urban Spaces/Urban Society

Differences—Where, Why, and How?
Understand and discuss the theories and empirical patterns of socio-spatial disparities and complex relationships due to human diversity
How these factors interact with each other to produce spaces and opportunities of difference
- Urban ecology theories, neighborhoods & communities
- Gentrification, capitalism, crises in capitalism & uneven
- Race/ethnicity, diversity & multi-culturalism
- Ethnic and gender economy
- Environmental racism, white supremacy, white privilege (political-economy discourses)
- Globalization, deindustrialization & metropolitan problems (race, crime, poverty)
- Urbanization: developed & developing world
Evaluation criteria: movie review, article critique, group-based class discussions and commentary, mid-term exam, short class presentation for all students, final exam