University of Toronto at Scarborough 2001/2002 Calendar
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(B.A.)
Discipline Representative/Supervisor of Studies: John Miron (416-287-7311)
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 well 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 Programs 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 Programs including
Society and Environment and the Co-op Program in International
Development.
The requirements for this Program are four full-course
equivalents in Geography which must include one full-course equivalent
at the C-level or D-level. SOSA01, SOEA01, SOEB01 and IDSC09 may
be counted towards the requirements of this Program.
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 lectures 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
Cities exist, grow and prosper (and perhaps even
decline) in part because of the way that they are organized to
facilitate and regulate the operation of real estate markets.
This course explores connections between aspects of the real estate
market (e.g. abatement, appraisal, approval, demographics, demolition,
pro forma, permit, reinsurance, redevelopment, turnover, take-up,
vacancy rate, zoning) to concepts thought to characterize or shape
a city's economic prospects: e.g. the operation of property, stock
and accommodation markets; liquidity risk, price risk and asset
pricing; long swings; sub-nucleation; housing finance,
construction, and operation; retailing and store location; metropolitan office and industrial property markets; property taxation; regulation; other impacts of local government.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Exclusion: GGRC31H
Prerequisite: One of ECMB01H, ECOB02H, (ECMB03), (ECMB04), GGRB05H, GGRB06H, GGRB27H
Application of competitive location theory to explain economic landscapes. Topics include Ricardian rents and spatial equilibrium, trade flows and spatial price equilibrium, geographic market areas and spatial pricing policies, location of a firm with mobile resources, and trade theory and regional specialization. Two hours of lectures per week.
Exclusion: GGR220
Exclusion: GGR357
Prerequisite: University-level half-course in data analysis and one of ECMB01, ECMB02, (ECMB03), (ECMB04), GGRB05, GGRB06, GGRB27, POLB60
Refer to International Development Studies for course
description.
The changing social, economic and environmental relations of agriculture in the late twentieth century. The course pays particular attention to the expansion of the global agribusiness system, to the ways in which this has affected the economic, social and environmental conditions of agriculture, and to the problems of achieving socially and environmentally sustainable agricultural systems in a international development context. Selected themes and issues will be discussed in detail, including the industrialization of agriculture, the corporatization of global food systems, agricultural protectionism and free trade, the problems of family and peasant farms, food security, urbanization of agricultural land, chemical dependency, bio-technology, soil and water resource degradation, impacts on natural ecosystems, organic farming and other alternative farming systems. Students will have the opportunity to explore a selected theme in depth in both individual research projects and group workshops.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Prerequisites: One of ANTC63, ANTC64, IDSB01, IDSB02, SOEB01, (these courses may be taken as co-requisites).
Prerequisite: GGRB05
Examination and discussion of current trends and
issues in human geography, with particular emphasis on recent
developments in concepts and methods. Specific content will vary
from year to year. Seminar format with active student participation.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Limited enrolment: 30
Exclusion: EESC13
Prerequisite: GGRA04Y & one B-level full-course
equivalent in Human Geography
T.B.A.
GGRC04H3 Urban Residential Geography
Exclusion: GGR357
Prerequisite: University-level half-course in data
analysis and one of ECMB01, ECMB02, (ECMB03, ECMB04), GGRB05,
GGRB06, GGRB27
GGRC07H3 Countryside
Conservation
Prerequisite: SOEB01 (GGRB01) and one of GGRB05,
GGRB06
GGRC13H3 Urban
Political Geography
Exclusion: GGR339
Prerequisite: GGRB05
GGRC18H3 Urban
Transportation Policy Analysis
Exclusion: GGR324
Prerequisite: University-level half-course in data
analysis and one of ECMB01, ECOB02, (ECMB03, ECMB04), GGRB05,
GGRB06, GGRB27
GGRC33H3 Greater
Toronto Area
Prerequisite: GGRB05
GGRC43H3 Social
Geography
Prerequisite: GGRB05 or another Social Science or
Women's Studies B-level course with permission of the instructor.
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