EOS 704
Spatial Analysis and Modeling of Population

Spring 2008

Tues  4:30 - 7:10 pm

RB 222

Instructor:

David Wong
Professor of Geography
Chair, Earth Systems and GeoInformation Sciences
College of Science


Syllabus

Class Lectures
I. Introduction
II Population Growth
III Data
IV Demographic Characteristics
V Spatial Distribution of Population
VI Dynamics of Population: Mobility/Migration
VII Population and Environment

Ex 1 (updated Jan 29)

Ex 2 (updated Feb 18)

Ex 3 (updated March 4)

GIS Workshops at Fenwick Library (by Joy Suh) (updated Feb 12)

Note a potential situation of academic dishonesty:

From University of Georgia, Academic Honesty Policy, under Item c: "Lying/Tampering/Bribery - Bribery or giving any false information in connection with the performance of any academic work or in connection with any proceeding under this policy."

Article vii: "Submitting for academic advancement an item of academic work that has previously been submitted (even when submitted previously by that student) for academic advancement, unless done pursuant to authorization from the Faculty Member supervising the work or containing fair attribution to the original work."
(http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/sect05.htm)


Guidelines for the term paper

Useful sites

Deforestation

Global Warming

General:

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Population Reference Bureau

Population Division, UN

Population Association of America

Data:

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

University of Virginia, Geospatial & Statistical Data Center

U.S. Bureau of the Census International Database