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210 ARTS AND SCIENCES
**360. Land and Resource Management. [Political
Geography.] (3)
Spatial organization of political processes. Exercise of legal
and political power over land and other resources. Resolution
of conflicts between competing government units.
363. Resource Geography. (3)
A systematic analysis of spatial economic patterns.
Introduction to models of economic space and theories of
spatial economic interaction. Analysis of effects of resource
attributes and distributions upon economic activities.
Examination of cultural-economic regions.
**367. Urban Socioeconomic Issues. (3)
An analysis of internal forces which influence the morphology
of the city. Review of internal and regional urban location
models with applications to cities in New Mexico. Elements
of urban and regional land use mapping are studied through
student field projects.
**381L. Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems. (4)
The study of spatial data, spatial processes and an introduction
to the computer tools necessary to analyze spatial representations
of the real world. Exercises in data acquisition,
preprocessing, map analysis and map output. Fees required.
Three hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab.
**383. Spatial Analysis. (3)
Survey and application of common quantitative spatial analysis
methods used for analyzing data within a spatial context,
including spatial autocorrelation estimators, point pattern
analysis, analysis of line data, and an introduction to geostatistics.
Prerequisite: STAT 145.
386. Earth Observing Systems. (3)
A survey of satellite and aerial platforms and sensors.
Emphasis is placed on design specifications, trade-offs in
specifications to optimize system performance, techniques
for radiometric and geometric callibration, callibration test
sites, and data fusion and assimiliation.
*402. Geographic Education. (3)
Standard based geographic methods and concepts for social
studies teaching. Presenting geographic techniques and
materials in the classroom. Map use and field projects.
459./559. Natural Resources and GIS. (3)
Examination of advanced GIS concepts and application to
natural resource assessment and problem identification.
Synthesis of spatial data and analysis of spatial characteristics
for natural resources.
Prerequisites: 381L.
461./561. Environmental Management. [Environmental
Conservation.] (3)
Examination of critical issues of environmental degradation in
global and local system related to: air and water pollution, soil
erosion, deforestation, strip mining, over dependence on fossil
fuels and improper management of toxic and other wastes.
Appraisal of the conservation methods and policies applied to
these issues and the outlook for the future.
Prerequisite: 102.
462./562. Water Resources Management. (3)
An examination of the problems and trends in the use of
water resources in the United States, with emphasis on the
physical and social aspects related to its management.
Prerequisite: 101 or 102.
463./563. Public Land Management. [Public Lands and
Other Shared Resources.] (3)
Defining public and private rights associated with managing
natural resources is the key to many of the current controversies
concerning the environment. This course looks at public
land policy and policy related to other common property
resources such as water, the oceans, and the coastal zone.
465./565. Urban Environmental Management. (3)
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History of urban attempts to manage the natural environment,
both globally and locally. A review of ecological and natural
constraints and feedbacks initiated by urbanization. Field
classes and projects.
470. Concepts of Applied Geography. (1)
Background readings and discussions centered on
Geography as a discipline. Concepts, methods and techniques
of geographic analysis and modeling are applied to a
specific geographic problem. This course is required before
taking 471.
471. Applied Geography Seminar. (3)
Applications of environmental analysis and geographic information
technologies to a selected geographic problem. Field
trips required. Recommended during the last semester for
majors.
Prerequisite: 470.
483L./583L. Digital Image Processing. (3)
Techniques for extracting information from Earth observing
sensor data. Instruction includes steps of image processing
from rectification and enhancement of digital aerial and satellite
data, classification strategies, and merging of data with
other map products.
Prerequisite: 281L. Two hrs lab.
484./584. Applied Remote Sensing. (3) Morain
Applications of aerial and satellite sensors for natural
resources. Emphasis is on reviewing and evaluating remote
sensing applications in the scientific literature. Further
emphasis is placed on applications of remotely sensed data
with geo info systems.
Prerequisite: 386.
487L./587L. Intermediate Geographic Information
Systems. (3)
Examination of data structures in GIS. Database management.
Approaches to spatial analysis and geostatistical
analysis.
Prerequisite: 381L. Two hrs. lab.
488L./588L. Advanced Geographic Information
Systems. (3)
Customization of GIS through use of object-oriented programming
language. Project management in the programming
environment.
Prerequisite: 487L. Two hrs. lab.
491./591.–492./592. Problems. (1-3, 1-3 to a maximum
of 6) [1 to a maximum of 3, 1 to a maximum of 3] ∆
Supervised individual study and field work. Must be taken for
6 credit hours in the Honors program.
493./593.–494./594. Internship in Applied Geography. (1
to a maximum of 3, 1 to a maximum of 3) ∆
Written field analysis of a project coordinated between student,
faculty and public or private manager. Credits to be
determined by supervising faculty.
*499. Topics in Geography. (1-3 to a maximum of 6) ∆
Specific topics in geography which relate contemporary
issues to the discipline. Topics will be noted in the appropriate
schedule of classes. Credit can be applied by majors to the
appropriate department group requirements for the degree.
501. Research Methods Seminar. (3)
504. Environmental Issues Seminar. (3)
512. Seminar in Physical Geography. (3 to a maximum
of 6) ∆
Variable focus depending on the instructor. Typical foci
include biogeography, water resources and elements of Earth
systems science. Emphasis is on major research questions,
recent advances in the field, and on recent literature related
to the causal mechanisms.
Prerequisites: 351 or 356.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.