• GEOG 3920: Field Mapping and Global Posit

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: MATH 1530 or higher with a grade of C or higher;Description: Principles and practice of the global positioning system and their interface with geographic information systems.
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• GEOG 3930: Natural Hazards in Envir

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: GEOG 1010, GEOL 1040/1041; Description: Natural hazards are examined, including: thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, drought, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, collapse, subsidence, floods, and wildfire. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between people and the physical process. An analysis is made of the human perception of disasters as well as preparedness and recovery planning.
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• GEOG 3940: Tech Haz in the Envir

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Environmental hazards introduced into the environment as a byproduct of technology are examined including: air, pollution, water, terrestrial pollution, nuclear and industrial accidents. Emphasis is placed on the role of technology in altering natural processes and how society copes with increasing risksposed to life, limb, and property. Lecture will examine technological hazards as existing and evolving threats and global social, economic and environmental security.
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• GEOG 3950: Pop and the Environment

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Increases in human population are one of the fundamental driving forces behind the current worldenvironmental dilemma. Population growth leads to increased levels of resource depletion. Human population dynamics are analyzed and an examination is made of the relationships among human populationdynamics, resource depletion, and pollution.
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• GEOG 3960: Urban Environment

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  An examination is made of urban environments. Consideration is given to urban environmental problems.
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• GEOG 3970: Rural Development

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Description: Practices and problems in agricultural and economic advancement are reviewed using development thought and theories. Explanations of inequalities among different agricultural societies are emphasized in the context of contemporary themes like globalization.
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• GEOG 3980: Economic Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  A systematic examination of the structure of dynamic global economic activities, provided through an analysis of their defining spatial patterns, pressures and interactions. Economic theory is not emphasized, except as necessary for the investigation of geographic patterns of resource utilization and the dynamic interactions of human, economic and physical environments.
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• GEOG 4000: Environmental Management

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  An analysis of environmental regulations and management strategies employed by federal agencies, state, and local governments, and corporations.
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• GEOG 4010: Environmental Assessment

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: ENGL 1100, GEOG 4000;Description: An analysis of the environmental impact statement (EIS) process. Emphasis is placed on preparation, review, and requirements of an EIS as a tool for environmental assessment.
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• GEOG 4040: Sustainable Development

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: GEOG 1015, MATH 1110 or higher;Description: The impact of a rapidly growing human population on availability of natural resources and pollution of the environment. Minerals and energy resources, soil, water, air, forests, and wildlife habitats will be considered. Reducingconsumption and using alternative sources will be considered as options to increasing resources production.
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