Session

Date

Topics

Source

In-Class application / activity / lab / exercise /action.

Part 1.
Why this course? Definitions and distinctions… urban environmental geography, science, Earth systems, physical geography, history, physical and life sciences. Impacts of cities on environment. Impacts of environments on cities. Google Earth.

01

1/11
Mon

Earth systems and urban settings.
Overview – Urban Environmental Geography, Historical Trends

McNeill. (2000), Ch 1, e-reserve.
Google Earth

HW01a, b, c. --At end of class or 1/13

02

1/13
Wed

Earth systems and urban settings.
Definitions and distinctions –
Science theme #1 of Geog3330: energy (heat)   

C Ch 1;
T&C prologue

Green sheet 02, at end of class.

HW03--At end of class, hand in, or at beginning of 1/20.

1/18 – no class - Holiday in honor of Rev. M. L. King

03

1/20
Wed

Earth systems and urban settings.
Cities and Geography. Essentials of Geography. Location and Contours.

T&C Ch 1
C Ch1, 2, and appendix A.

HW04—Due beginning of 1/27... note, not due 1/25:

Part 2. -- HW02-LAB LEADERSHIP Overview GuideFormat
Examine urban settings in the context of the five subsystems of Earth systems: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and anthrosphere.

04

1/25
Mon

Earth’s Atmosphere and urban settings. Cities, solar energy, and Earth’s atmosphere.
Science: Energy … forms, interchangeable, thermodynamics

C Ch 2 and 3

05

1/27
Wed

Earth’s Atmosphere and urban settings.
T&C Ch 2 - 30 min - Solar Energy, Seasons and the Atmosphere --- Daniel Bogan and Ritchy Hitoto
T&C Ch 3- 30 min – Atmospheric energy and global temperatures – Sean Meyer and Ross Winsor

T&C Ch 3

Green Sheet05

HW05—Due beginning of 2/3. Your urban setting and consequences of its solar energy.

06

2/1
Mon

Earth’s Atmosphere / Hydrosphere and urban settings.
Science of circulation of atmosphere and oceans

C Ch 4 and 5

07

2/3
Wed

Earth’s Atmosphere / Hydrosphere and urban settings
T&C Ch 4 -- Atmospheric and ocean circulation ---
T&C Ch 5 -- Atmospheric water and weather --- Clark Nelson, Jackie Gordon and Chelsea Smith

T&C Ch 4 and 5

Green Sheet07

HW06 – Due beginning of 2/10. Your urban setting and coupled systems

08

2/8
Mon

Earth’s Hydrosphere and urban settings
Science: wondrous water, the water cycle;
Earth’s hydrosphere and atmosphere and urban settings.
Science: water cycle, climate systems, climate change, water balance, uncertainty.

C Ch 6, Ch 7, and Appendix B

09

2/10
Wed

Earth’s hydrosphere and urban settings.
Watersheds and divides. Drainage basins based on hydrology.

USGS links

In-class exercise HW07, REVISED... SEE INSTRUCTIONS. NOTE: we'll do this in class.

HW08—Due beginning of 4/7. Your Profile for your setting.

10

2/15
Mon

HOLIDAY!!!

11

2/17
Wed

Earth’s hydrosphere and atmosphere and urban settings.
T&C Ch 6 - Water resources ---
T&C Ch 7 - Climate systems and climate change --- PRESENTERS - Tess Harper, Jing Zhau, and Vili Kotobalavu

T&C Ch 6 and 7

HW09 – Due beginning of 2/24. Your urban setting … climate and climate change

Rubric

12

2/22
Mon

Earth’s geosphere and urban settings.
Science: tectonics and isostasy; energy, heat, gravity, and structure of Earth’s geosphere; physiographic provinces.

C Ch 8 and 9

Green sheet

13

2/24
Wed

Earth’s geosphere and urban settings.
T&C Ch 8 – The Dynamic Planet ---
T&C Ch 9 – Tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes PRESENTERS - Jonathan Lewis and Robert Holcomb

T&C Ch 8 and 9

HW10 – Due beginning of 3/3. Your urban setting in its tectonic regime. Physiographic provinces.

14

3/1
Mon

Earth’s geosphere and urban settings.
Science: geomorphology and processes of sedimentation; tie hydrosphere and geosphere.

C Ch 10-14

15

3/3
Wed

Earth’s geosphere and urban settings.
T&C Ch 10 – Weathering, Karst, and Mass movement ---
T&C Ch 11 – River systems and landforms ---
T&C Ch 12 – Wind processes and landforms --- PRESENTERS -- Omot Dang, Parker Johnson; Jo Blake, and Charice Bourdeaux

T&C Ch 10-12

HW11 – Due beginning of 3/15 (note... date extended to 3/15).
Assessment of geomorphic impacts on your urban setting… hazards, resources, and scenery. 

16

3/8
Mon

Earth’s geosphere and urban settings.
T&C Ch 13 – Oceans, coastal landforms and processes ---
T&C Ch 14 – River systems and landforms --- PRESENTERS: Melissa Robinson and Chelsea Lindsey.

C Ch 13 and14

HW11 – Due beginning of 3/15 (note... date extended to 3/15) .
Assessment of geomorphic impacts on your urban setting… hazards, resources, and scenery. 

17

3/10
Wed

Earth’s geosphere and urban settings
Geomorphic processes and their effects on cities … and vice versa

C Ch 10-14

18

3/15
Mon

Review: URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY

Format of MIDTERM; Study Guide for midterm;

19

3/17
Wed

Midterm -- HW12.

Atlas - Phase 1 – your urban setting HW13 - Date extended. Expectations reduced. Study for the midterm and don't worry about turning in the atlas. Assignment cover sheet.

CHANGE in Atlas Phases 1 and 2 explained. Hand in Atlas Phase 1, consisting of lab assignments and an introduction Due beginning of 4/7. Note: worth 2 points of course grade; one "oops" pass meaning one lab can be missing and still get full credit..

SPRING BREAK

20

3/29
Mon

Lecture (several announcements) Earth’s biosphere and urban settings. Science:  Earth’s many cycles; the science of life, evolution, adaptation, unintended consequences. Finish contours and profiles: IN CLASS HW#7.

C Ch 15 - 17

Note: I lead the Geog Dept Spring Break field trip and it is unlikely that I can return graded midterms until 4/5.

21

3/31
Wed

Earth’s biosphere and urban settings.
T&C Ch 15 – Geography of soils ---
T&C Ch 16 – Ecosystems and biomes ---
T&C Ch 17 – Earth and humans --- PRESENTERS-- Amina Syammach, Daniele Turpin, and Luis Dominguez

T&C Ch 15-17

HW14 – Due beginning of 4/7.
Assess the setting of your urban area in biosphere classifications (soils, biomes). Understand concepts of human footprint and metabolism of cities.

Part 3.
Synthesis: metabolism of cities. 
Science: fluid flow, hydrology, geology, and contaminants of urban settings.
Water use. Water pollution. Water protection.