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Geography as a discipline: finding practical solutions and managing complex environmental problems. As a globally respected discipline, Geography provides us with the perspective and tools to respond to challenges facing society. At its core, Geography provides practical solutions to issues at local to global scales with a special emphasis on geographical context. Geography bridges the social sciences (human geography), environmental information technologies (geomatics), and the natural sciences (physical geography) in finding sustainable solutions to manage the problems that impact our planet. Whether it is understanding and managing the impacts of climate change, applying geospatial technologies to solve environmental problems, or devising novel sustainable approaches to the management of human or natural environmental systems, at Waterloo, Geography and Environmental Management (GEM) does all of this.
Geography as an undergraduate subject of study: we offer undergraduate programs that provide a strong education in the theoretical and applied aspects of geography and environmental management. Our three honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) undergraduate plans are:
Geography as an graduate subject of research: we offer graduate programs that provide a strong research training in aspects of geography:
If you are interested in studies and research that offer innovative hands-on experiential training, quantitative and qualitative skills development, and an integrative perspective needed to tackle the toughest environmental and sustainability challenges, you have come to the right place.
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Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Management Dr. Derek Robinson became a Fellow of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs) this week. Receiving the Society's Medal for research excellence and service to the Society, Dr. Robinson joins an elite group of recipients since the award commenced in 2001.
Dr. Susan Elliott has been mentioned in today's Daily Bulletin, in recognition for her work with the Allergy, Genes and Enviroment (AllerGen) research group. The group recently published a study, Surveying Prevalence of Food Allergy in All Canadian Environments: SPAACE to SPAACE, which included the largest nation survey to date on food allergies.
The full article in the Daily Bulletin can be found here.
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The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.