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This course is designed to provide an introduction to surface water hydrology. We will explore surface water hydrological processes, focusing on how precipitation and snowmelt become streamflow, evapotranspiration, and groundwater. This course will provide students with a strong understanding of how water moves across Earth’s surface. Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of watershed hydrology. Students will be able to apply hydrologic principles in considering management of water resources to achieve social objectives. Also offered as ERTH 442.

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Bicycle Geographies

Jessica E Sendejo — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 23:03:41 +0000

Bicycle Geographies Jessica E Sendejo Wed, 02/26/2014 - 15:03

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Geog 437

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Bicycle Geographies topics include planning for bicycling in cities, bicycle culture, bicycle politics, and local, national, and global bicycling trends. There are numerous bicycle field trips in and around San Francisco. The class will also partner with SF State's Transportation Committee to survey bicycling trends at SF State and assist in the annual "bike to campus" event in May.
The course is part of CSU’s “Campus as Living Lab Program.” It is designed to help campus planners and policy makers understand and remove obstacles to bicycling, including physical, psychological, and cultural. The course is designed to address two overarching questions:
1. Why do so few students, faculty, and staff bicycle to SF State’s Campus?
2. How can SF State increase the mode share of bicycling from 4 percent to 10-20 percent (this is a mode split comparable to the City of San Francisco goals)?

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Water Quality

Jessica E Sendejo — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:02:00 +0000

Water Quality Jessica E Sendejo Tue, 01/14/2014 - 14:02

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Geog 644

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This course explores the physical and social properties of water quality including analytical techniques and mitigation, state and federal regulations, public policy and environmental justice in local, regional, and global contexts. Topics include the social, physical, and chemical properties of water and pollutants. We will discuss the extent and significance of critical issues related to water quality in different environments.

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Geographical Analysis

Jessica E Sendejo — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:09:42 +0000

Geographical Analysis Jessica E Sendejo Thu, 11/08/2012 - 09:09

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Geog 705

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Methods of statistical analysis and review of their use in geographic literature; univariate and multivariate analysis, graphical presentation; statistical software. Geographical analysis of waste. Alternative solutions focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area: development and implementation of resource management programs.

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Natural Resource Management: Biotic Resources

Jessica E Sendejo — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:51:20 +0000

Natural Resource Management: Biotic Resources Jessica E Sendejo Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:51

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Geog 657

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Management of forest, range and wildlife, including the agencies involved in managing natural resources and relevant laws and policies. Exercises, labs, and field trips will include methods for assessing, measuring and monitoring natural resources, including statistics and geographic information systems will be provided. Field trips to meet experts in the field and examine current problems and solutions within natural resource management. Learning objectives: Understand laws and policies that govern natural resource management.1) Learn methods used in measuring forest, rangeland, and wildlife resources. 2) Write a lab report accurately, concisely, and with precision. 3) Understanding the controversies and complexities in resource management

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Environmental Impact Analysis

Jessica E Sendejo — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:49:19 +0000

Environmental Impact Analysis Jessica E Sendejo Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:49

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Geog 652

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The term “environmental impact assessment” carries multiple meanings in the US. From a policy perspective, it refers to the public’s right to know about the environmental consequences of government actions. From a scientific perspective, it refers to methods of predicting the environmental consequences of proposed projects. From an administrative perspective, it refers to the process decision makers must go through to make environmental decisions, and the process of engaging the public in environmental decisions. The term can refer to both federal policy (NEPA) and state policy (CEQA) and related environmental laws. This course introduces you to all these views, focusing primarily on NEPA and CEQA. As you become familiar with the policy, administration, and science of EIA, you’ll be better able to engage the process to influence decisions affecting the environment.

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Geography of Water Resources

Jessica E Sendejo — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:44:32 +0000

Geography of Water Resources Jessica E Sendejo Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:44

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Geog 647

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This course explores water availability and the human development, use and abuse of water resources in local, regional and global contexts. Topics include basic hydrology; urban and agricultural water supply; legal, political, social, economic, biological, perceptual and environmental issues in water development; and comparison of goals and strategies for sustainable water resource management. Divergent solutions to water-related issues and controversies. Field trip to Sacramento Valley, Oroville and Whiskeytown Reservoirs.

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Programming for Geographic Information Science

Jessica E Sendejo — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:29:30 +0000

Programming for Geographic Information Science Jessica E Sendejo Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:29

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Geog 625

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In this course, we learn a suite of methods that allow us to use programming logic to automate and build tools for desktop and web-based GIS and remote sensing. We’ll start by exploring Python, an object-oriented scripting language, to process desktop data for conversion of imagery, GIS, field survey and LiDAR data. Then we’ll shift to using Javascript to build functional GIS tools and interactive maps on the web, using APIs for Google Maps and ArgGIS.

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GIS for Environmental Analysis

Jessica E Sendejo — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:28:21 +0000

GIS for Environmental Analysis Jessica E Sendejo Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:28

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Geog 621/721

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GIS methods applied to environmental analysis. Many applications in environmental science, geosciences, conservation biology, physical geography. Topics and methods covered: (1) raster and surface display methods; (2) raster spatial analysis methods; (3) geomorphic surface analysis; and (4) spatial statistics and geostatistical interpolation of surfaces from environmental samples.

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Remote Sensing of Environment II

Jessica E Sendejo — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:22:12 +0000

Remote Sensing of Environment II Jessica E Sendejo Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:22

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Geog 611/711

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Advanced remote sensing and digital image processing. Selected topics cover corrections of topographic effects, orthoimage and DEM generation from stereo images, advanced classification algorithms, and hyperspectral imaging using ERDAS Imagine and ENVI software. The class ends with object-oriented image analysis (OBIA) using eCognition.

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