Institut für Kanada-Studien

 

Kanadische Gastprofessur im Sommersemester 2005:

Stefania Bertazzon, Ph.D.
Department of Geography
University of Calgary
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Veranstaltungen:

GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS AND
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS

Typ: Vorlesung
Zeit: Mi 12-14 Start: 04.05.2005
Raum: 2102

Course Description:
Scope of the course is the comprehension of spatial stochastic processes and their analysis in a GIS environment. Geographical analysis has always concerned itself with spatial processes and spatial variation, but only recently has the discipline become fully aware of the inherent properties of space and spatial processes, that, affecting the statistical properties of spatial data, render most of the traditional analytical tools inefficient, if not unreliable. The scope of the course is to provide students with the analytical tools to understand spatial phenomena and to stimulate their critical thinking about space and spatial processes. The most recent conceptual and computational developments will be considered, and diverse applications will be studied with reference to state of the art software.
Main topics that will be covered in the course:

  • Introduction to Spatial analysis;
  • The role of GIS;
  • Spatial Processes;
  • Spatial Analysis and Human Geography Applications;
  • Point Pattern Analysis;
  • Spatial Autocorrelation;
  • Spatial Interpolation Methods;
  • Spatial Regression Analysis;
  • Geographically Weighted Regression
  • Conceptualization of Space;
  • Space, Time, and Dynamic Modelling.

Recommended Textbooks (may or may not be purchased):
Rogerson, P., 2001, Statistical Methods for Geography. London: SAGE.
Bailey, T., Gatrell, A., 1995, Interactive Spatial Data Analysis. Prentice Hall.
Fotheringham, A. S., Brunsdon, C., Charlton, M., 2000, Quantitative Geography. Perspectives on Spatial Data Analysis. London: SAGE.

Additional material will be suggested in class and made available to students via photocopies or the web. Class notes may be posted on the web.

 

UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR:
TOPICS IN THE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF CANADA

Zeit: Di 12-14,
Raum: 1085
Start: 03.05.2005

Course Description:
Scope of the course is to expose undergraduate students to some of the main issues of economic geography in Canada.
Students will be required to complete research projects and present them to the class.
Topics of interest, as well as number and format of presentations will be defined at the beginning of the course. Potential topics of interest will be:

  • Brief introduction to economic geography;
  • Overview of the Canadian case;
  • The overwhelming role of geography in Canada;
  • The center/periphery dynamics;
  • Resource-based economies;
  • Regional issues (e.g.:
    • The West;
    • the prairies;
    • Quebec;
    • Eastern Canada;
    • the Maritimes);
  • Canada and the US;
  • Canada and the rest of the world;
  • Canada and Germany;
  • Geographic Information Systems and their role.

Recommended Textbook (may or may not be purchased):
Wallace, I., 2002, A Geography of the Canadian Economy. Oxford University Press.

Additional material will be suggested in class and made available to students via photocopies or the web.

 

GRADUATE SEMINAR:
TOPICS IN CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY

Zeit: Di 10-12,
Raum 1089
Start: 03.05.2005

Course Description:
Scope of the course is to present graduate students with an opportunity to analyze and discuss advanced topics in the Canadian geography.
The proposed topics encompass some of the topical issues in Canada.
Students will be required to complete research projects and present them to the class.
Topics of interest, as well as number and format of presentations will be defined at the beginning of the course. Potential topics of interest are:

Main topics that will be covered in the course:  
  1. Canada and Geography.
  2. Why was GIS invented in Canada (and what happened afterwards)?
  3. GIS and Spatial Analysis.
  4. Canada and its environment.
  5. Energy, resources, economy and impacts.
  6. Climate change: impacts on the environment and the economy.
  7. Population and Culture
  8. The Canadian city (1): structure and history.
  9. The Canadian city (2): bid rent, distance and urban sprawl.
  10. Tourism (1): attractions, management and marketing.
  11. Tourism (2): resources, hospitality, sustainability.

Recommended Textbook:
Rather than one single textbook, reference materials will be provided and made available to students via photocopies and/or the web.


Plagiarism

Academic dishonesty is not an acceptable activity at the University of Calgary and students are strongly advised to read the Student Misconduct section in the University Calendar. Quite often, students are unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty or plagiarism. The most common are 1) presenting another student's work as your own 2) presenting an author's work or ideas as your own without proper referencing and 3) using work completed for another course. This activity will not be tolerated in this course and students conducting themselves in this manner will be dealt with according to the procedures outlined in the calendar.

Stand: April 5, 2005