GEOS4201 URBAN GEOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS

A STUDY OF THE URBAN GEOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RESEARCH AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS. EXAMINATION OF THE URBAN AND CITY CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES, INTERNAL STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM OF CITIES SEGREGATION,MIGRATION, INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN APPLIED GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS, URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING. 3 HOURS LECTURE AND 3 HOURS LAB. PREREQUISITES: THREE CREDITS OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOS 3200 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR MAJOR REQUIREMENT FOR B.S. IN EARTH SCIENCE, GEO SCIENCE OPTION.