Spring 2007

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CAS GE100 Introduction To Environmental Science

SS Divisional Studies

Kaufmann, TR 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Introduction to basic physical, ecological, and environmental concepts underlying the relationship between human society and the natural environment. Evaluation of problems and options available in dealing with the areas of natural resources, pollution, environmental degradation, and population growth.

CAS GE101 Natural Environments: The Atmosphere

NS Divisional Studies

Ranga Myneni, MWF 11 a.m. - noon. An introduction to weather and climate. Topics include the controls of weather and climate, day-to-day variations in weather, severe storms, climates of the world, urban climate and air pollution, past climates and climatic change, and the impact of climatic variations on society.

CAS GE 104 Natural Environments: The Physical Landscape

NS Divisional Studies

Alan Strahler, MWF 1 - 2 p.m. Introduction to controls that shape the ecosystems and landscape of the earth. Vegetation and soils of the forests, deserts, grasslands and tropics. The work of rivers, glaciers, oceans and volancoes in sculpturing the earth's surface. History of the natural landscape.

CAS GE110 Changing Planet

NS Divisional Studies

Curtis Woodcock, TR 9:30 - 11 a.m. An integrated treatment of the various components of the earth system: the atmosphere, lithosphere, ecosphere and hydrosphere, as well as how they are changing. Extensive use of observations and measurements from space. Emphasis on global environmental change and human impact on the planet. Divisional studies credit, natural science without lab.

CAS GE201 World Regional Geography I

SS Divisional Studies

Graham Walker , MWF 2 - 3 p.m. Overview of the special combination of environmental, historical, economic, and organizational qualities of the regions of the Old World, including Western and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, East and South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Emphasis on current issues of regional and global development.

CAS GE202 World Regional Geography II

Syed Hasnath , MWF 3 - 4 p.m. Geographic themes and concepts are used to examine the developed countries in North America, Australia and New Zealand, and developing countries in Central and South America. Emphasis is on the current issues in their environmental, social, democratic and resource bases, as well as other areas.

CAS GE226 Geography of Boston

SS Divisional Studies

William Anderson, TR 3:30 - 5 p.m. An overview of the Boston region from a geographer's perspective. Particular emphasis is placed on themes from human geography, including spatial interaction and spatial variation within the region. Students apply what they learn in lectures through field assignments.

CAS GE300 Geography of World Commerce

Syed Hasnath, MWF noon - 1 p.m. Introduction to the components and flows of international commerce. Examines the spatial nature of the world economy and offers explanations for the forces that affect trade, environment and development.

CAS GE310 Climate and Environment

Bruce Anderson, TR 9:30 - 11 a.m. Prereq: GE101 or equivalent. Understanding the physical processes of the atmosphere, ranging in scale from tornadoes to global winds. Emphasis on providing physical explanations of atmospheric phenomena and the impact of weather on humanity. Satellite and weather modification technology.

CAS GE331 Political Geography

William Anderson, TR 9:30 - 11 a.m., May not be taken by freshmen in their first semester. Geographic treatment of the state's raison d'être, population, territory, resources, economic and political organizations, boundaries, and frontiers. Survey of geopolitical theory, supranational organizations, and world power.

CAS GE365 An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Joan Walker, TR 2 - 3:30 p.m. Prereq: CAS MA115 or CAS EC208. Practical hands-on computing experience using GIS for analyzing data from maps and other sources. Analytical functions unique to GIS are emphasized, as are applications in archaeology, land use planning, environmental modeling and other fields.

CAS GE425/625 U.S. Environmental Policy

Sue Wing, MWF 11 a.m. - noon Prereq: CAS EC101 and CAS GE100. Survey of key environmental policies and regulations in the United States. Emphasis on the process of environmental policy development including formulation and implementation of federal pollution control regulations since the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970.

CAS GE440/640 Digital Image Processing: Remote Sensing

Curtis Woodcock, TR 2 - 3:30 p.m. Prereq: CAS GE302 or equivalent. Pursues both the algorithms involved in processing remotely sensed images and their application. Topics include spectral and spatial enhancement, image classification and clustering, spatial analysis and linear transformations.

CAS GE503 Micrometeorology: Energy and Mass Transfer at the Earth's Surface

Mark Friedl, MWF noon - 1 p.m. Prereq: CAS GE310, CAS MA121 and CAS PY233, or graduate standing. Modern theories and techniques for measurement and analysis of physical processes occuring at the Earth's surface: radiation regimes, energy and mass exchange and agricultured forest remote sensing.

CAS GE520 Energy and Environmental Policy

Rick Reibstein , W 5 - 8 p.m. Prereq: consent of instructor. Topics vary from year to year and may include the policy aspects of environmental regulation, risk assessment and environmental decision making, international environmental policy, natural resource policy and energy policy.

CAS GE/IR 536 European Environmental Policy

Henrik Selin, F 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Prereq: Junior standing or consent of the instructor. Focuses on key concepts, actors, and issues related to European integration, environmental policy making, and sustainable development. Also examines transatlantic environmental relations and the role of the European Union in global environmental governance. Also offered as CAS IR536.

CAS GE/IR 599 Science, Politics and Climate Change

Henrik Selin, W 1 - 4 p.m. Applies a science and technology studies perspective to climate change science and policy. Examines the relationships between scientific and political systems at global, national, and local levels. Also offered as CAS IR599.