Parks and Protected Areas

3 credits

Examination of the geographic dimensions of parks and protected areas in urban and rural environments. Understanding their evolution includes attention to the location, distribution, and site capability of parks, conservation lands, agricultural land reserves, and other protected areas, with application of ecological, amenity resource, land use regulation, and management models. Third-year standing. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: One of GEOG_O 128, GEOG_O 129, SUST_O 104 and one of GEOG_O 108, GEOG_O 109, GEOG_O 110, SUST_O 100.