Environmental Planning and Geomatics 372
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11:372:202Environmental Issues in the United States (3) Major trends in contemporary environmental concerns. Analysis of environment as a system of interrelated natural and man-made resources, people, and social institutions. Public policies designed to cope with environmental-human needs. |
11:372:231Fundamentals of Environmental Planning (3) Principles of environmental planning related to the planning process. Special emphasis on natural principles, policy issues, and social concerns impacting land use outcomes. |
11:372:232Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics (3) New technologies to make better use of geospatial data for envi-ronmental and natural resource analysis and management. Basic concepts, definitions, and examples of different applications used in an environmental planning and management context. |
11:372:233Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics Laboratory (1) An optional laboratory to accompany 11:372:323. Experience in the basics of GIS using ArcView. Corequisite: 11:372:232 or by permission. |
11:372:322Land Measurement and Mapping (3) Principles of surveying and mapping. Measurement of distances, angles, and direction. Use of tripod level, transit, compass, plane table, and personal computer. Lec./rec. 2 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: Algebra and trigonometry. |
11:372:362Intermediate Environmental Geomatics (3) Concepts and techniques for the manipulation and analysis of geospatial data. Emphasis on environmental and natural resource management applications. Instruction in desktop geographic information system software. Prerequisite: 11:372:232. |
11:372:369Analytical Methods for Environmental Geomatics (3) Statistical concepts and related quantitative techniques for the analysis of problems in environmental and natural resource management, with emphasis on gathering, processing, and analyzing spatial information. Prerequisites: 01:198:110 or equivalent, 01:960:401 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. |
11:372:371Air-Photo Interpretation (3) Interpretation and analysis of aerial photography and remotely sensed imagery for environmental and natural resource management. Photogrammetry, mapping, geology, land forms, hydrology, soils, vegetation, and cultural features. Prerequisite 11:372:232 or permission of instructor. |
11:372:374Global Positioning Systems (1.5) Use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to capture and integrate field data into a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database for environmental analysis. Prerequisite: 11:372:232 or permission of instructor. |
11:372:381Introduction to Systems Thinking and the Systems Approach (3) The use of systems thinking and the systems approach for developing comprehensive understandings of and improving complex problem situations. Consideration of both hard and soft systems approaches. Application to a broad range of problems involving environmental and human activity systems. Not open to first-year students. |
11:372:384A System Approach to Environmental and Agricultural Issues (3)Exploration of the complexities of environmental and agricultural
issues, using a system approach. The use of both hard and soft systems
methods in addressing complex problem situations involving the
environment and agriculture.
Prerequisite: 11:3372:381 or permission of instructor. |
11:372:409New Jersey Planning Practice (3)Practice of planning, including land use, environmental,
transportation, and other planning fields; structure of planning for
all levels of government, covering planning history, legislation (with
a focus on the Municipal Land Use Law), intergovernmental
relationships, and the various participants in the planning process. Includes a team-based field project.
Prerequisites: 11:372:231 or equivalent. |
11:372:411Environmental Planning and the Development Process (3)Comprehensive examination of the relationship of environmental planning
to land development; fundamental principles of environmental planning
and assessment; analysis of environmental considerations critical to
the land-developmment process using case studies. Includes a team-based field project.
Prerequisites: 11:372:231 and 232, or equivalent. |
11:372:442Applied Principles of Hydrology (3)Basic hydrologic concepts and processes and related quantitative
techniques appropriate to planning, management, and design
considerations; hydrologic cycle, hydrology as a quantitavtive science,
probability and statistics, the drainage basin, precipitation,
infiltration, evaporation and evapotranspiration, surface water,
hydrographs, soil moisture, groundwater, and managing water and watersheds.
Prerequisite: 01:640:115 or equivalent. Not open to first-year students. |
11:372:462Advanced Environmental Geomatics (3) Advanced and applied analysis of geospatial data. Emphasis on environmental- and natural resource-management appli- cations. Instruction in state-of-the-art geographical information system software. Prerequisites: 11:372:362 and 369. |
11:372:474Advanced Remote Sensing (3) Principles of satellite remote sensing and digital image analysis for environmental and natural resource applications. Instruction in state-of-the-art digital image processing/analysis software. Prerequisites: 11:372:369 and 371. |
11:372:493,494Special Problems in Environmental Resources (BA,BA) Special problems in environmental resources involving original work. Prerequisite: Permission of chairperson of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources. |
