DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Research

Current Teaching

Geo 313     Geo441     ES8922

Project Supervisions

Doug. Banting

B.A. (University of Western Ontario),

M.Sc. (University of Guelph),

Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario.)

Mail: 350 Victoria Street, Toronto

Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3

Email:  dbanting

Phone:  416 979-5000 extension 6171

Courses and Supervisions

 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:

     GEO 110: The Physical Environment

    BA program in Geographic Analysis

  GEO 313: Geography of the Physical Environment

          Outline

1.     Geographic Inquiry

2.     The Atmosphere a Energy              

                          b Winds

                          c Storms

                          d Applications

3.     Climatology  a Variability, Classification

                    b Microclimates, Climate Change and Variability

                    c Applications    

4.     Hydrogeography a Water Budget Components

                               b Discharge Prediction

                               c Applications

5.     Summary

     GEO 441: Geographic Information Science

           Outline

1.     Geographic Analysis in a GIS Context

          Workshop 1 Data Acquisition Skills

          Workshop 2 Data Structuring

2.     Manipulation Tools

     Workshop 3 Feature Editing                   Lab 1 Data Quality Assurance: Presentations

      Workshop 4 Spatial Interpolation

3.     Spatial Analysis and Project Design

          Analysis and Inference  Workshop

                    Workshop 5 Spatial Associations            Lab 2 Inference Case Studies Presentations

4.     Ethical issues in GIS Applications

     GEO 513: Physical Geography in Decision Support

          Outline

          1 Geomorphic Paradigms

          2 Earth Materials

          3 Slope Stability

          4 Fluvial Geomorphology

          5 Shorelines

          6 Glacial Geomorphology

          7 Periglacial Geomorphology

          8 Synthesis

   GEO 641: GIS in Decision Support

Outline

1.     Brainstorming Geographic Information and Decision Support 

2.     Spatial Databases: sources, structures, compilation strategies, efficiencies

3.     Spatial analysis: modelling processes, interpolation algorithms, raster algebra

4.     Information Products: mapping, reporting

5.     Decision-support implementation in the workplace

   BA program in Public Administration and Governance

    GEO 911: GIS and Fire Services Management

 GRADUATE COURSES AND SUPERVISIONS

            Masters of Spatial Analysis (MSA)

        SA8904 GIS Project-Management Applications

                    Outline

                        Written evaluation of Previous Project Report

                        •           Lecture topics consider: concepts, issues, styles, structures, and deliverables of GIS-based projects

                        •           Term papers are involve external clients from diverse application areas (e.g. business, health, the environment)

                        •           Students will design, complete and present their GIS-data handling and spatial-analysis reports to the class and the client.

MSA8095 MSA Research Paper supervisions:

2012

Z. Alsayyed

Data Quality Assessment for Road Network Data

2012

J. Bannis

Evaluating Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in Stream Sediments

2010

C. Penczak

Evaluation Of Weights-Of-Evidence Modelling: A Red Lake, Ontario Case Study

2010

A. Hameed

Mangrove Forest Change Detection Through Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Karachi And Its Environs (1975-2001)

2009

T. Weatherburn

The Urban Heat Island in Toronto: Interpreting Mesoclimates Through Detrended Kriging and Multiple Linear Regression

2009

D. Craciun

Neighbourhood Geography: An Analysis of Built Area and Land Use Distribution for The City of Toronto

2008

T. Rallis

Stormwater Modelling of Green Roof Performance Using High Resolution Spatial Data

2007

C. Onafrychuk

Tracking Saturated Areas in the Landscape: A Topographic Approach

2005

K. Brazel

Spatial Analysis of Borehole Data for Brownfield Redevelopment in Toronto's Port Lands

2004

S. Kulon

Spatial analysis of west Nile Virus in Toronto

          Masters in Environmental Applied Science and Management (ENSCIMAN)

          ES8922 GIS for Environmental Management       

1.     SPATIAL MODELLING OF THE ENVIRONMENT

a.     Data conceptualisation and Geographic Representation

b.     Information Needs

2.     UNCERTAINTY

a.     Detection

b.     Management

3.     INFERENCE

a.     Mapping Spatial Patterns

b.     Geostatistics

c.     Interpolation

4.     CONSTRAINT MAPPING

a.     Site Evaluation

b.     Conflict Resolution

c.      Sensitivity Analysis

ENSCIMAN Master’s Thesis supervisions:

2011

J. Edmonds

Development of a Sustainable and Inclusive Solid Waste Management System in Colombia

2009

A. Weinstock

Quantifying Fugitive Dust Emissions From Limestone Quarries: Data Selection And Uncertainty Assessment

2009

K. Hahn

Urban Green Roof Vegetation Assemblage Demography, Classification, and Design Recommendations

2008

P. Nichols

Environmental Policy Creation: Examining the Ontario Municipal Approach

2008

H. Han

A Web-Based GIS Planning Framework for Urban Oil Spill Management

2008

M. Fromme-Marcellin

Analyzing Prediction Methods for Atmospheric Dispersion of Pollutants from Incineration: Three Canadian Environmental Case Studies

2005

P. Luciani

Distributed Urban Stormwater Modelling Within GIS: Integrating Analytical Probabilistic Hydrologic Models and Digital Imagery

2004

A. Deslauriers

Fate and Transport of Methoprene for West Nile Virus Mosquito Control in the Toronto Area

2003

H. Manson

Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of GIS Based Continuous Hydrological Modelling

2003

D. Smith

A PCSWMM/GIS Based Water Balance Model for the Reesor Creek Watershed

2002

T. Van Vliet

The Use Of GIS In The Development Of A User-Pay Storm  Water Utility in the Mimico Creek Watershed