ANTH 197: Life-Stories & Personal Narratives: (Auto) Biography in Anthropology

(4 units) Mattison, Mines. This course explores some of the important ways in which anthropologists have studied and portrayed individual human beings in society and culture, focusing in particular on self-explanation and life history. It also aims to give students the tools to collect and interpret an informant's autobiographical narrative. After introducing broad themes through recent readings, we will focus on fieldwork and trace methodologies and theoretical perspectives that have framed the collection and analysis of life stories. (Winter, Spring)

ESM 215: Landscape Ecology

(4 units) Davis. Prerequisite: ESM 201. Relationships between spatial patterns in landscape structure (physical, biological, and cultural) and ecological processes. Role of ecosystem pattern in mass and energy transfers, disturbance regimes, and species' persistence, and applications of remote sensing and GIS for landscape characterization and modeling.

ESM 263: Geographic Information Systems

(4 units) Frew. Prerequisites: ESM 261 and graduate standing in ESM. Advanced introduction to geographic information system (GIS) theory and technology, emphasizing spatial analysis and cartographic presentation. Typical algorithms and data structures. Role of GIS in environmental information management. Integration of GIS with other analytical tools.

GEOG 176A: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

(4 units) Clarke. Recommended preparation: Geography 12 and 13. Introduction to modern spatial data processing, development, implementation, and functions of geographic information systems; relations between GIS and remote sensing; and applications of geographic information systems to a variety of environmental issues. (Fall)

GEOG 176B: Technical Issues in GIS

(4 units) Goodchild. Prerequisites: Geography 176A and 13 with a passing grade. Concurrent enrollment in Geography 176BL. Study of the technical issues underlying Geographic Information Systems, including coordinate systems and analytic geometry, database models and structures, algorithms and analytical procedures. (Winter) Geog. 176BL - Lab in Geographic Information Systems I, (T), 1.0, Goodchild, Clarke Prerequisites: Geography 176A and 13 with a passing grade. Concurrent enrollment in Geography 176B. Laboratory analysis of digital geographic information from physical and social sources, emphasizing the use of standard geographic information system software to illustrate techniques of spatial analysis, map digitizing, digital map display and decision support. (Winter)

Geog 176C: Applications of GIS Technology

(4 units) Goodchild, Clarke, Fabrikant. Prerequisites: Geography 176A and 13 with passing grade. Concurrent enrollment with Geography 176CL. Issues arising in the application of GIS technology in land and resource management, utilities and municipal government: GIS acquisition, management, staffing and application. (Spring) Geog 176CL - Lab in Geographic Information Systems II, (T), 1.0, Goodchild, Clarke Prerequisites: Geography 176A and 13 with passing grade. Concurrent enrollment with Geography 176C. Laboratory analysis of digital geographic information from physical and social sources, culminating in the development of a group project and its presentation. Use of a range of geographic information software. Students gain experience in extracting data from distributed sources. (Spring)

GEOG 231: Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Science

(4 units) Montello, Couclelis Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Theory and research on cognitive issues in geographic information science. Perception, memory, reasoning, communication, human factors in digital worlds.

(4 units) Goodchild. Study of current trends in geographically oriented information processing systems.

GEOG 277: Spatial Environmental Modeling

(4 units) Roberts, Davis Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor. May be repeated for credit provided topics are different. Seminar covering topics in spatial environmental modeling. Integrates techniques such as remote sensing and GIS into the modeling of spatial processes. Topics include biogeochemical cycles, hydrology, species distribution and habitat disturbance.

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