The Department of Geography at California State University, Long Beach, has
developed three areas of active research and curricular development:
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Geospatial Techniques
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= Geographical Information Science
= Remote sensing
= Cartography
= Spatial Statistics
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= Field methods
= Qualitative methods
= GPS
= Epistemology and ethics in geospatial
methodologies
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= Responsible faculty:
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Drs. Del Casino, Gossette, Laris, Lee, Rodrigue,
Splansky, Tyner, and Wechsler, and Mr. Woods
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Environmental and Physical Geography
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= Hazards
= Water resources
= Hydrology
= Biogeography
= Landscape restoration
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= Climatology
= Palæoclimatology
= Arid environments
= GIS applications in environmental
geography
= Environmental applications of remote sensing
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= Responsible faculty:
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Drs. Laris, Lee, Porinchu, Rodrigue, and
Wechsler, and Mr. Ludwig
with 2003-04 adjunct faculty Mr. Behrens and Ms. Wranic
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Human Geography (Urban and International)
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= Urban cultural geography
= Urban social geography
= Urban economic geography
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= Medical geography
= GIS applications in urban geography
= Geographies of tourism
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= Responsible faculty:
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Drs. Curtis, Del Casino, Gossette,
Sidorov, and Lassiter with 2003-04 adjunct faculty Dr. Frazier; Messrs.
Behrens, Carter, and Senn; and Ms. Wranic
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The Department of Geography also maintains four areas of teaching service to
the larger University community:
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Regional Geography
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with courses covering all major regions of the world
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General Education
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with lower division courses satisfying Natural Science and Social Science
requirements and interdisciplinary Explorations and Capstone courses for the
upper division General Education requirement
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Geographic Education
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including a joint position with the College of
Education and the Liberal Studies Program
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Extension Courses
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including a GIS Certificate offered through University College and Extension
Services
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