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Title The Geography of Transportation

Excerpt Transportation is an integral aspect of our daily lives and plays a key role in shaping the economy and the environment. Through this course, students will explore the geography of transportation. Topics will include, mobility and accessibility, transportation networks and flows, Geographic Information Systems in Transport (GIS-T), planning and policy, environmental and human health impacts, […]

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SDGs Climate ActionIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Cities and Communities

Types Undergraduate Course

Divisions University of Toronto Mississauga

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Title Cities in Transition

Excerpt The internal geography of contemporary cities is in the midst of a series of transitions related to new settlement patterns, immigration, workplace location, transportation and communication technologies, globalization, and shifts in urban governance. This course will examine these transitions and their effects on the social and political geography of the city. Themes include gentrification, spatial […]

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SDGs Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureNo PovertyPeace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Reduced InequalitiesSustainable Cities and Communities

Types Undergraduate Course

Divisions University of Toronto Mississauga

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Units Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment (UTM)

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Energy Efficiency and Beyond

Excerpt Examines the options available for dramatically reducing our use of primary energy with no reduction in meaningful energy services, through more efficient use of energy at the scale of energy-using devices and of entire energy systems. Topics covered include energy use in buildings, transportation, industry, and agriculture. Offered alternate years from GGR348H1.

Course Code GGR347H1

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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyClimate ActionIndustry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Types Undergraduate Course

Divisions Faculty of Arts and Science

Campuses St. George

Units Department of Geography and Planning (FAS)

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Carbon-Free Energy Systems

Excerpt Examines the options available for providing energy from carbon-free energy sources: solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, and fossil fuels with capture and sequestration of CO2. The hydrogen economy is also discussed. Offered alternate years from GGR347H1.

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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyClimate ActionIndustry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Title Disease and Death

Excerpt This course will provide a geographical perspective on patterns of mortality, morbidity and access to health care among populations. It will outline current theoretical and empirical underpinnings in health geography and emphasize the links between health and place. The course covers some traditional themes in health geography including spatial dissuasion of diseases and access to […]

Course Code GGR353H5

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SDGs Good Health and Well-BeingReduced InequalitiesSustainable Cities and Communities

Types Undergraduate Course

Divisions University of Toronto Mississauga

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Title The Changing Geography of Latin America

Excerpt Seeks to develop a general understanding of present-day Latin America by focusing on human-environment interactions, past and present. Case studies are used to understand the diversity of Latin American landscapes (physical and cultural), and how they are changing within the context of globalization.

Course Code GGR341H1

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SDGs Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureReduced InequalitiesSustainable Cities and Communities

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Units Department of Geography and Planning (FAS)

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Title Urban Political Geographies

Excerpt Investigates North American urban political geography, exploring conflicts over immigration, environment, gentrification, homelessness, labour market restructuring, ‘race’ and racism, urban sprawl, nature and environment, gender, sexuality, security, and segregation. Explores competing visions of city life and claims on urban space. The course investigates how these struggles connect to economic, social and environmental politics at larger […]

Course Code GGR339H1

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SDGs Gender EqualityIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructurePeace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Reduced InequalitiesSustainable Cities and Communities

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Title Environmental Remote Sensing

Excerpt This introductory course emphasizes mastering fundamental remote sensing concepts and utilizing remotely sensed data for monitoring land resources and environmental change. Topics include surface-energy interactions, sensor systems, image interpretation, and applications for examining soil, vegetation and water resources. Upon completion of this course, students should have the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue more advanced […]

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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyClean Water and SanitationClimate Action

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Life on LandQuality Education

Types Undergraduate Course

Divisions University of Toronto Mississauga

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Units Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment (UTM)

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Title City Planning and Development

Excerpt This course outlines important concepts and historical milestones involved in the planning and development of cities. It involves examination of urban sprawl, urban intensification efforts, and of the evolution of urban form and the interplay of private and public forces that shape the built-form of Canadian cities. This course fulfills 2 field days.

Course Code GGR361H5

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SDGs Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Title Social Transformation and Environment in the Majority World

Excerpt This course draws upon a number of geographical theories, debates and case studies to explore the geographical implications of an increasingly interconnected global capitalist economy for interactions among the people and environments in places in the ‘majority world’. Situated within the context of climate change this course examines the evolution of discourses of ‘development’ and […]

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SDGs Climate ActionReduced Inequalities

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