The geography of economic, social, and environmental well-being and inequality. The course will provide an integrated perspective on the causes, interconnections, and consequences across time and space of, among others, globalization, climate change, poverty, employment, migration and urban growth, agricultural productivity, rural development, policies and international trade. Portraits of selected countries and regions will be developed.

Course Offerings:
    Spring 2019Instructor: Unlisted/TBDView: Syllabus
    Fall 2019Instructor: Unlisted/TBD
    Spring 2018Instructor: Unlisted/TBDView: Syllabus
    Fall 2018Instructor: Unlisted/TBDView: Syllabus
    Fall 2017Instructor: Unlisted/TBDView: Syllabus
    Fall 2014Instructor: Unlisted/TBDView: Syllabus

Concepts and principles of Earth observation and remote sensing in relation to photographic, thermal infrared and radar imaging. Methods of obtaining quantitative information from remotely-sensed images. Interpretation of remotely-sensed images emphasizing the study of spatial and environmental relationships.

Course Offerings:
    Fall 2020Instructor: Sergii SkakunView: Syllabus
    Spring 2019Instructor: Belen FranchView: Syllabus
    Fall 2019Instructor: Sergii SkakunView: Syllabus
    Spring 2018Instructor: Belen FranchCo-Instructor: Sergii SkakunView: Syllabus
    Spring 2017Instructor: Belen FranchView: Syllabus
    Fall 2017Instructor: Peter V. PotapovView: Syllabus
    Spring 2015Instructor: Tatiana V. Loboda
    Fall 2014Instructor: Peter V. PotapovView: Syllabus

Principles of managing scarce resources in a world where everyone faces tradeoffs across both time and space. Focuses on the relationship between globalization processes and changing patterns of locational advantages, production, trade, population, socioeconomic and environmental grace and sustainability. (Human Geography)

Course Offerings:
    Winter 2019Instructor: Joshua Wayland
    Summer 2019Instructor: Joshua Wayland
    Fall 2019Instructor: Julie A. Silva
    Winter 2018Instructor: Joshua Wayland
    Summer 2018Instructor: Joshua Wayland
    Fall 2018Instructor: Julie A. Silva
    Fall 2017Instructor: Joshua WaylandView: Syllabus
    Fall 2016Instructor: Julie A. Silva
    Fall 2015Instructor: Julie A. Silva
    Fall 2014Instructor: Julie A. SilvaView: Syllabus

Biogeographical topics of global significance, including a consideration of measurement techniques, and both descriptive and mechanistic modeling. Topics may include: scale in biogeography, climate and vegetation, global carbon cycle, biodiversity, interannual variability in the biosphere, land cover, global biospheric responses to climate change, NASA's Mission to Planet Earth and Earth Observation System. (Physical Geography)

Course Offerings:
    Fall 2019Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2018Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2017Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2016Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2015Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2014Instructor: George Hurtt

Biogeographical topics of global significance, including a consideration of measurement techniques, and both descriptive and mechanistic modeling. Topics may include: scale in biogeography, biodiversity, carbon geography, climate and vegetation, interannual variability in the biosphere, land cover, global biospheric responses to climate change, NASA's Mission to Planet Earth and Earth Observation System. The class focuses on both natural and athropogenic controls, impacts of biography on climate and ecosystem services and different methods in biogeography.

Course Offerings:
    Fall 2019Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2018Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2017Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2016Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus
    Fall 2015Instructor: George HurttView: Syllabus