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(B.A.)
Discipline Representative/ Supervisor of Studies: John Miron (287-7311)
Geography is a broad-ranging subject. As a social
science it is concerned with the spatial patterns of human activity
and the character of regions and places. It is a subject which
is excellently placed to explore the complex relationships between
society and the natural environment as well as the social and
economic problems of human land use and settlement. It therefore
complements other programmes such as: Society and Environment,
Environmental Science, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology,
Economics for Management Studies and Development Studies. Geography
courses are also listed as options in several college Programmes
including Society and Environment and the Co-op Programme in International
Development.
The requirements for this Programme are four full-course
equivalents in Geography which must include one full-course equivalent
at the C-level or D-level. SOSA01, SOEA01 and SOEB01 may be counted
towards the requirements of this programme.
An introduction to the patterns, processes and relationships that underlie current global trends. This course examines theories and methods that can help us to understand the environmental, economic and social changes that flow from globalisation, and how these affect the quality of human life and of environment at many scales. Emphasis will be placed on the sustainability of these changes. Two-hour lecture and one-hour tutorial.
Exclusion: (GGRA04), GGR107
This course is divided into three sections. In the first section, students review notions of theory and model, dependence and causation, induction and deduction, map as model, and the roles of space, place, location, and metric in our understanding of social processes. In the second section of the course, students are introduced to basic geodesy, the structuring of spatial data, data sources and their geographic interpretation, GIS components, tools and applications, spatial data transfer, and data accuracy. In the third section, students learn about empirical methods in spatial analysis and exploration.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: This is a first course in GIS. Students may not enrol in this course if they have already completed any other university-level course in GIS: e.g. EESC03, GGR272
The history and current status of environmental problems and conservational responses. The course deals with two main topics: the origins of environmental problems in the rise and subsequent global spread of industrial capitalism, and environmental conservation, movements, and policies. Themes include: changes in human-environment relations, trends in environmental problems, the rise of environmental awareness, ideologies of preservation and conservation, environmental activism and organizations, environmental policy from the local to the international scale, problems of sustainable development.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Exclusion: (GGRB01), GGR233
Prerequisite: SOEA01Y (GGRA04) and one other A-level course (EESA01 is strongly recommended)
This course will develop understanding of the geographic nature of urban systems and the internal spatial patterns and activities in cities. Particular emphasis is placed on the North American experience, although some examples will be drawn from other regions of the world. The course will explain the location and growth of cities; explore the internal organization of cities, especially with regard to residential, social and economic activities; and shed light on the major issues and problems facing contemporary urban society.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Exclusion: GGR124
Prerequisite: SOEA01 or IDSB01 or alternative prerequisite with permission of the instructor
T.B.A.
After reviewing the history of urban and regional planning in Canada, this course considers alternative ideologies, models of public choice, the role of the planner, the instruments of planning, tools for the analysis of planning, and planning in the context of the space economy. This course provides an understanding of planning as currently practiced, and introduces students to the principal tools used by planners.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Exclusion: JGI346
Micro and macro perspectives on urban residential geography are presented in this course with an emphasis on North American Cities. At the micro level, topics include the search and location behaviour of individuals and families as consumers of housing, and suppliers of labour and domestic production. At the macro level, topics include commuting, social ties, neighbourhood environments, structure and segregation, changes in the social and physical structure of neighbourhoods. In light of these the course will examine the changing role of land use planning and public policy.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Exclusion: GGR357
Prerequisite: University-level half-course in data analysis and one of ECMB01, ECMB02, (ECMB03), (ECMB04), GGRB05, GGRB06, GGRB27, POLB60
The problems and policies of countryside conservation in Western Europe and North America. Particular attention will be paid to the origin of conservational and preservational attitudes to the natural and human landscapes of rural areas, and to their impact on rural planning. Topics will include urban containment, agricultural land preservation, land protection, conservation of natural environments and rural heritage, and the management of countryside recreation. Field work and case studies will be an integral part of the course.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: SOEB01 (GGRB01) and one of GGRB05, GGRB06
This course examines a geographical approach to the
politics of contemporary cities. Emphasis will be placed on North
American, and especially Canadian cities. Much of this course
will involve an exploration of the theoretical underpinning of
urban politics that structure and are used to legitimate particular
urban political policies and practices. Topics will include the
nature and organization of local government, the political powers
of the property industry, of big business, and community based
organizations. Throughout, emphasis will be placed on the ways
in which the geography of the cities and local government have
shaped, and been shaped by, urban political activity. The course
will employ urban political literature published in North America
and Britain.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: GGR339
Prerequisite: GGRB05
T.B.A.
This course examines current problems in urban transportation planning using policy analysis. Topics include setting of community goals, economic and social cost-benefit analysis, evaluation of redistributive impacts, impacts of transport projects on land values, mass transit subsidies, and regulation / deregulation. The course examines insights gained from contemporary empirical research.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Exclusion: GGR324
Prerequisite: University-level half-course in data analysis and one of ECMB03, ECMB04, GGRB05, GGRB06, GGRB27, POLB60
An examination of the special problems of rural areas in an urbanizing world and associated development strategies. Particular attention will be paid to the underlying causes of rural poverty and disadvantage, to the role of rural economies in national development, and to the basic theories of rural development.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: IDSB01 or SOEB01 (GGRB17)
Processes and issues of urban change, growth and planning in the Toronto region. Planning practices and proposals at the local level and the regional scale will be examined critically. Current trends in population, urban form and structure, and urban design in the Great Toronto Area will be compared with other rapidly changing urban regions in North America and elsewhere.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: GGRB05
A research project under the supervision of a member of faculty. Topics may be suggested by students or faculty, but in either case must be identified and approved by the intended supervisor in time to allow for possible field work in the summer prior to formal registration in the course. Frequent discussions with the supervisor are expected. Research may be based on library or archival investigations, field studies, laboratory experiments, the analysis of census or other published data, or some combination of these. Evaluation will be based on 1) an extended proposal or progress report submitted on or before October 31, value 20 per cent of final grade; 2) a complete draft of the final report submitted on or before February 28, value 20 per cent of final grade; 3) a written report or dissertation of professional quality in its presentation, submitted on or before March 31, value 60 per cent of final grade. The final report will be evaluated by at least two members of faculty and the student may be asked to defend it at an oral examination.
Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for this course.
Prerequisite: [Any fifteen full-course equivalents including at least five equivalents in Geography]
Staff
GGRB27H3 Location and Spatial Development
Exclusion: GGR220
GGRC29H3 Problems in Modern Agricultural Land Use
Prerequisite: [GGRB01 & (GGRB17)] or [IDSB01 & IDSB02]
GGRC31H3 Development and Planning of Metropolitan Regions
Prerequisite: one of ECMB01, ECMB02 (ECMB03), (ECMB04), GGRB05, GGRB06, GGRB27
GGRC41H3 Current Topics in Human Geography
Exclusion: EESC13
Prerequisite: GGRA04 & one B-level full-course equivalent in Human Geography
GGRC43H3 Social Geography
Prerequisite: GGRB05Y or another Social Science
or Women's Studies B-level course with permission of the instructor.
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