Geography (GEOG)
College of Social Sciences
A 100-level course, or consent of instructor, is
prerequisite to all courses numbered over 299.
GEOG 101 The Natural Environment (3) Survey
of man’s natural environment; distribution and interrelationships of
climates, vegetation, soils, landforms. NS3
GEOG 101L The Natural Environment Lab (1) Analysis
by use of maps, air photos, field and laboratory observation, and
experimentation. Emphasis on Hawai‘i and on human modification of
environment. Pre: 101 (or concurrent). NS3
GEOG 102 World Regional Geography (3) World’s
major cultural regions; geographic aspects of contemporary economic,
social, political conditions. SS
GEOG 151 Geography and Contemporary Society (3) Elements
of economic geography and resource management, population and urban
geography; application to current problems of developed and
underdeveloped worlds. SS
GEOG 300 Introduction to Climatology (3) Elements
and controls of climate. World patterns of insolation, temperature,
evaporation, precipitation, atmospheric circulation. Climatic
classifications. Pre: 101.
GEOG 301 Atmospheric Pollution (3) Interdisciplinary
approach: chemical, meteorological, health, economic, technological,
control, and legal aspects; public awareness. Pre: 101, MET 101, or CHEM
151.
GEOG 303 General Geomorphology (3) Introduction
to geomorphological concepts, process mechanics, and relationships
between forms and processes. Emphasis on various subdisciplines of
geomorphology: coastal hillslopes, fluvial, aeolean, and glacial. Pre:
101 and 101L, or GG 101 and GG 101L.
GEOG 305 Water and Society (3) Interaction of
people with water at household, community, regional, national, and
international scales, from cultural, political, economic, and
biophysical perspectives. Pre: 101 or environ-mental science or ecology
course.
GEOG 309 Plants, People and Ecosystems (3) Introduction
to ecosystem concept; environmental adaptations for energy and nutrient
transfer; characteristics, dynamics, productivity, and distribution of
principal vegetation communities. Human dominance. Pre: 101.
GEOG 312 Agriculture, Food and Society (3) Examines
historical and contemporary development of the global agro-food systems.
The impacts of technological, political and economic changes to food
security, environment and development. Open to non-majors.
GEOG 314 Tropical Agrarian Systems (3) Analysis
of environmental potential and constraints and of spatial organization
of economy and society of tropical agrarian systems. Emphasis on change
through colonial and post-colonial periods.
GEOG 321 Regional Analysis (3) Spatial dynamics
and environmental implications of urban and rural development. Concepts
of regions, process of regional development, patterns of spatial
interaction, and theoretical bases for development strategies; emphasis
on Hawai‘i. Pre: 102 or 151.
GEOG 324 Geography of Global Tourism (3) Tourist
landscape in relation to resources, spatial patterns of supply and
demand, impacts of tourism development, and models of tourist space.
Flows between major world regions. Pre: 102 or 151. (Cross-listed as TIM
324)
GEOG 325 World Resources and Economic Development
(3) The pattern of world economic development. Agricultural
resources and industries. Mineral resources, energy and metal
industries. Manufacturing industries in development. The network of
world trade, regional associations, and international economic aid.
GEOG 326 Environment, Resources and Society (3) Human
interaction with the environment. Changes in concept of conservation.
Ecological, philosophical, and political aspects of present
environmental dilemmas. Problems in Hawai‘i, U.S., and developing
world.
GEOG 328 Culture and Environment (3) Introduction
to cultural geography, the cultural landscape, and built environment.
A-F only. Pre: consent.
GEOG 330 Population Geography (3) Spatial view
of human population; distribution, structure, and internal dynamics.
Recent geographic approaches to population problems and processes.
GEOG 335 Political Geography (3) Political
organization of area in the nation state; geographic background of
international relations. Boundaries and disputed territories,
exploitation of physical resources, evolving geography of the
territorial sea and zones of exclusive economic interest.
GEOG 336 Geography of Peace and War (3) Geographical
factors underlying conflict in the world. Pre: 101, 102, or 151. SS
GEOG 340 Geography of North America (3) Overview
of the physical and cultural geography. Regions and characters. Patterns
of population, natural resources, industry, agriculture, and
transportation/communication networks. Pre: 101, 102, or 151.
GEOG 352 Geography of Japan (3) Regional
synthesis of physical and cultural features; economic, social, political
geography; origins and development of cities.
GEOG 353 Geography of China (3) Topics:
environmental parameters and resource base, ecological control and
resource management, institutional and technological transformation of
agriculture, industrial potential and industrial location, settlement
patterns and rural urban symbiosis.
GEOG 355 Geography of South Asia (3) Introduction
to physical and human geography of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Himalayan kingdoms. Environmental, economic, social, cultural,
and political factors in development.
GEOG 356 Geography of Southeast Asia (3) Southeast
Asia in world economy. Human and physical resources; returns achieved by
various methods of land use. National economies; problems and prospects
of modernization.
GEOG 365 Geography of the Pacific (3) Physical
character of the Pacific; cultural, political, economic geography of
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia (except Hawai‘i).
GEOG 366 Geography of Honolulu (3) Development
of Honolulu and O‘ahu from 1778. Evolution of function, land use, and
social patterns. Contemporary planning and environ-mental issues arising
from urban growth.
GEOG 368 Geography of Hawai‘i (3) Regional,
physical, cultural geography. Detailed study of people and resources.
GEOG 370 Map and Aerial Photo Interpretation (3) (2
Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Introduction to sources, analysis, interpretation,
and application of maps and aerial photographic images. Topographic
maps, thematic maps, aerial photographs, satellite images, field use.
For nonmajors. Pre: a 100-level geography course or GG 100, or consent.
GEOG 375 Introduction to Cartography and Air Photo
(3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Principles of cartography: compilation and
measurement from aerial photographs, alternate forms of data
presentation, symbolism, design, and map projection.
GEOG 380 Analytical Methods in Geography I (3) Analytical
problems of and mathematical methods for describing and interpreting
geographic phenomena: measurement and scaling; dimensional analysis;
structural/ relational models; spatial sampling and statistics; matrix
methods. Pre: 101 and 151 (or concurrent).
GEOG 385 Research Methods in Human Geography (3) Introduction
to the methodologies and practice of research in human geography.
Combines lectures, workshops, and assignments. Students will conduct and
report upon their own research. Pre: 151.
GEOG 387 Computer-Assisted Cartography (3) Display
techniques for statistical and terrain data using software packages.
Graphic-todigital-data conversion. Cartographic data structures and
processing algorithms. Stresses map design. Pre: 380 or consent.
GEOG 390 Tutorial in Geography (3) Concepts
and methods in geographic analysis. Application to local problems
through short field trips. Research on topics of special interest.
Required of majors in junior year.
GEOG 399 Directed Reading (V) Limited to senior
majors with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 or a minimum GPA of 3.0 in
geography.
GEOG 400 Vegetation and the Climate System (3) Role of vegetation in
the climate system; links to hydrology and biogeochemical cycling;
vegetation and climate history; evolution of terrestrial ecosystems;
effects of global warming. Pre: 300 or consent.
GEOG 401 Climate Change (3) Approaches to the
study of past and future climate change. Pre: 300.
GEOG 402 Agricultural Climatology (3) Analyzing
climatic data; relation to photosyn-thesis, phenological development,
and crop yields. Crop-weather models as guides to improved land-use
planning and agronomic practices. Pre: 300 and 312, or BOT 101 and MET
101; or consent.
GEOG 403 Fluvial Geomorphology (3) Introduction
to the single most important geomorphic agent shaping the terrestrial
environment. Focus on fluvial process, fluvial dynamics, fluvial
landforms, and sediment transport. Pre: 303 or GG 306
GEOG 404 Drainage Basin Geomorphology (3) The
drainage basin as the fundamental unit in geomorphology. This provides
the basic framework for studying the hillslope system, soil system, and
fluvial system. Pre: 303 or GG 306.
GEOG 405 Water in the Environment (3) Water
fluxes in the environment. Occurrence and movement of water; methods of
quantification. Water balance of soil-plant system: precipitation,
interception, infiltration, runoff, soil moisture, evapotranspiration,
and groundwater recharge. Pre: 101 or MET 101.
GEOG 410 Human Role in Environmental Change (3) Human
impacts through time on vegetation, animals, landforms, soils, climate,
and atmosphere. Special reference to Asian/ Pacific region. Implications
of long-term environmental change for human habitability. Pre: one of
101, BIOL 123, or BIOL 124 and either 326 or BIOL 310; or consent. (Crosslisted
as BIOL 410)
GEOG 411 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental
Change (3) Past, present, and potential future effects of global
environ-mental change upon humanity; anthropogenic causes and catalysts;
past, current, and potential human responses and policy options. Pre:
101 or consent.
GEOG 412 Environmental Impact Assessment (3) Theory
and practice. Critique and writing of environmental impact statements.
Field study of local projects. Pre: upper division standing in
environmental discipline.
GEOG 415 Geography of Health and Disease (3) Principles,
methods, and research design of medical geography. Analysis of place as
applied to questions of health and disease. Overview of global health
issues. Pre: 380 or consent. (Cross-listed as PH 415)
GEOG 420 Hazardous Materials (3) Introduction
to state and federal environmental regulations relative to hazardous
substances. Analysis of specific health and environmental impacts of
hazardous waste. Pre: CHEM 151 (or concurrent) or consent. (Cross-listed
as ENBI 420 and PH 420)
GEOG 421 Urban Geography (3) Origins,
functions, and internal structure of cities. Problems of urban
settlement, growth, decay, adaptation, and planning in different
cultural and historical settings. Dynamics of urban land use and role of
policies and perceptions in shaping towns and cities. Pre: 102 or 151.
GEOG 425 The Geography of Film (3) Landscapes
of film. How movies work by conveying a sense of space and a sense of
place. Genres and landscapes. Pre: 151 or 328.
GEOG 435 Political Geography of Oceans (3) The
oceans’ evolution and relation to problems of economic development,
resources, seapower, shipping, trade. Pre: 335 or consent.
GEOG 445 Decision-Making in Geography (3) Optimization
under constraints, using linear, integer, and multi-objective
programming. Applications to geography, planning, and resource
management for problem solving, research, and theory development. Pre:
junior standing.
GEOG 453 Geography of China’s Modernization (3) Applies
geographic principles and approaches to explore the rapid transformation
of the spatial structure of recent socio-economic development in China.
Special emphasis given to resource management and environmental quality,
which are important factors in sustainable development. Course is
designed to explore China’s role in the world economy of the 21st
century and to meet the needs of students majoring in business
administration, international trade, economics, political science and
Asian studies. Pre: 102 or consent.
GEOG 455 Resource Management (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr
Lab) Hands-on development of analytical models for application to
problems of water resource, coastal fisheries, agroforestry, and/or land
management. Focus on problems facing Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Pre:
101, 445 or AREC 410 (or equivalent), and SOCS 225 (or equivalent); or
consent. May be taken concurrently with 445 or AREC 410.
GEOG 468 (Alpha) Topics in Hawaiian Geography (3) Selected
topics in the geography of Hawai‘i. Repeatable. Pre: 368.
GEOG 470 Remote Sensing (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Air
photo interpretation, application in natural and social science
research, electromagnetic spectrum, exotic sensors, satellite imagery
interpretation. Research project, lab. Pre: 375 or consent.
GEOG 472 Field Mapping (3) Techniques for field
measurement and recording of cultural and physical data. Field
sketching, Brunton surveying, plane table mapping, oblique photo
compilation, topographic mapping, and representation of field data. Pre:
375.
GEOG 475 Cartographic Illustration (3) (3 2-hr Lab)
Tools and methods for preparation of cartographic materials for
illustration and publication; drafting and reproduction. Pre: 375 (or
concurrent) or consent.
GEOG 476 Advanced Cartography (3) (3 2-hr Lab) Special
topics: computer mapping, relief representation, map reproduction
methods, use of color, analytic map interpretation, experimental
cartography. Pre: 375 and 475, or consent.
GEOG 480 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography
(3) Multivariate analysis, factor analysis, and analysis of
variance, dummy variables, canonical correlation analysis; application
to geographic research. Pre: 380 or consent.
GEOG 487 Advanced Computer-Assisted Cartography (3)
Concepts underlying computer programming for cartographic
applications. Pre: 375 and FORTRAN programming ability, or consent.
GEOG 488 Geographic Information Systems (3) Design,
implementation, and use. Database construction and documentation.
Techniques for spatial data manipulation and display. Evaluation of
existing systems. Student research projects. Pre: 375.
GEOG 490 Senior Thesis (3) Preparation of
research paper under individual faculty supervision. Recommended for
admission to graduate program. Pre: 390.
GEOG 491 Teaching Geography (6) For geography
majors who lead, under supervision, a freshman seminar section of
geography. Pre: senior standing and consent.
GEOG 492 Practicum in Geography (V) Internship
in applied geography under professional and faculty supervision. Field
placement integrated with academic study. Repeatable to 6 credit hours
maximum. Pre: senior major and consent.
GEOG 600 Seminar in Climatology (3) Methods
of determining energy budget and water balance; applications in
agriculture, hydrology, climatic classifications. Theory of climatic
change. Bibliography. Pre: 300 or consent.
GEOG 618 Human Environment Systems (3) Role and
potential of systems science in analysis of human environment
interaction, especially resource management. Framework and methodology
for problem structuring; overview of techniques. Pre: graduate standing
or advanced undergraduate standing with consent.
GEOG 628 (Alpha) Resource Systems (3) Resource
development and use in a time perspective. Ecological and socioeconomic
impacts, concepts, definitions, and methodology. (B) renewable; (C)
nonrenewable. Pre: consent.
GEOG 631 Urban and Regional Planning in Asia (3) Key
issues and policies in urban planning, rural-urban relations, rural
regional planning, and frontier settlement in Asia and the Pacific.
Repeatable. Pre: PLAN 600 or consent. (Cross-listed as PLAN 630)
GEOG 632 Field Study of Population (3) Concepts
and techniques in field study of nonliterate (tribal and peasant)
populations. For graduate students in social sciences planning field
research that involves taking census. Pre: consent. (Cross-listed as
ANTH 632)
GEOG 633 International Political Economy and Urban
Policy (3) Urbanization and urban policy in Asia and the Pacific
region with focus on the international dimension of national and local
restructuring. Pre: PLAN 630 or consent. (Cross-listed as PLAN 633)
GEOG 635 Economic Analysis for Urban and Regional
Planning (3) Reviews and builds skills in applying basic theories
and principles of urban and regional economics in contemporary U.S.,
Hawai‘i, and Asia-Pacific. Repeatable. Pre: consent. Fall only.
(Cross-listed as PLAN 603)
GEOG 639 Planning for Rural Development (3) Rural
development theories and policies. Planning and spatial aspect of Asian
and Pacific development: integrated development, agropolitan development
and rural industrialization. Pre: PLAN 630 or consent. (Cross-listed as
PLAN 639)
GEOG 651 Seminar in Geography of China (3) Repeatable.
Pre: consent.
GEOG 652 Contemporary Japan Seminar (3) Selected
physical and human features that represent economic, social, and
political life of modern Japan. Repeatable. Pre: consent. (Cross-listed
as ASAN 652)
GEOG 653 Seminar in Geography of South Asia (3) Repeatable.
Pre: consent.
GEOG 654 Seminar in Geography of Southeast Asia (3)
Repeatable. Pre: consent.
GEOG 665 Seminar in Geography of the Pacific (3) Investigation
of geographic problems of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia. Repeatable.
Pre: consent.
GEOG 691 History of Geographic Thought (3) Development
from early Greece to present. Origins of current trends and relations to
contemporary thought in natural and social sciences.
GEOG 692 Faculty Seminar Series (1) Graduate
seminar required of all MA students and recommended for PhD students.
Single credit course in which faculty present ongoing research in their
fields. Pre: consent. Co-requisite: 695.
GEOG 693 Technology and Natural Risks Methods of
Analysis (3) Survey of tools for evaluating risks to human health
from technological and natural hazards. Historical and international
context of methods. Pre: consent.
GEOG 695 Concepts and Theories in Geography (3) Concepts,
theory, models. Geographic approaches to spatial and environmental
problems. Required of entering graduate students unless waived by
department. Pre: consent.
GEOG 696 Research Design/Methods in Geography (3) Elements
of research design, practical field experience, exposure to research and
ideologies, broad exposure to heritage and ethos of the discipline. Pre:
695.
GEOG 699 Directed Research (V) CR/NC only. Pre:
consent.
GEOG 700 Thesis Research (V)
GEOG 703 Geomorphology (3) Current
understanding of geomorphological concepts, processes, and the dynamic
relationship between human landscape modification and system response.
Pre: one of 303, 403, or 404; or consent.
GEOG 710 (Alpha) Special Topics (3) Study and
discussion of significant topics, problems. Repeatable.
GEOG 728 Seminar: Resource Management in
Asia-Pacific (3) Examination of resource management problems in Asia
and the Pacific. Problems of resource use--agriculture, forestry,
energy, minerals, ocean, air quality. Pre: AREC 458 or ECON 458, or
consent.
GEOG 750 Research Seminar: Biogeography (3)
GEOG 751 Research Seminar in Medical Geography (3) Research
seminar in medical geography. Repeatable. Pre: 415 or PH 415, or
consent. (Cross-listed as PH 751)
GEOG 752 Research Seminar: Resource Management (3)
GEOG 753 Research Seminar: Population Geography (3)
GEOG 755 Research Seminar: Urban Geography (3)
GEOG 756 Research Seminar: Aspects of Development
(3)
GEOG 757 Research Seminar: Cultural Geography (3)
GEOG 758 Research Seminar: Conservation (3)
GEOG 761 Research Seminar: Cartography (3)
GEOG 762 Research Seminar: Remote Sensing (3)
GEOG 763 Research Seminar: Agricultural Geography
(3)
GEOG 764 Research Seminar: Social Geography (3)
GEOG 765 Research Seminar: Marine Geography (3)
GEOG 800 Dissertation Research (V)
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