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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for versions prior to Fall 2000.

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GEO 453  Metropolitan Environments: Urban Forms and Land Uses

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 221
Description:
Land use change, the physical fabric of the city, and the growth of regional centers in the American urban landscape. Issues associated with urban developments, practices and patterns in the 20th century and the resulting metropolitan form and function. Extensive use of geographic information software in spatial analysis.
Effective Dates:
FS05 - US14


GEO 453  Metropolitan Environments: Urban Forms and Land Uses

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 221
Description:
Land use change, the physical fabric of the city, and the growth of regional centers in the American urban landscape. Issues associated with urban developments, practices and patterns in the 20th century and the resulting metropolitan form and function. Extensive use of geographic information software in spatial analysis.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - US17


GEO 453  Metropolitan Environments: Urban Forms and Land Uses

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 221
Description:
Land use change, the physical fabric of the city, and the growth of regional centers in the American urban landscape. Issues associated with urban developments, practices and patterns in the 20th century and the resulting metropolitan form and function. Extensive use of geographic information software in spatial analysis.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - SS22


GEO 453  Metropolitan Environments: Urban Forms and Land Uses

Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Land use change, the physical fabric of the city, and the growth of metropolitan centers in a global comparative context. Issues associated with urbanization and current urban pressures, including in the resulting metropolitan form and function.
Effective Dates:
US22 - Open