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Environmental Applications of GIS

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Lesson 5: Forests, Carbon Credits and Climate Change

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GEOG 487: Environmental Applications of GIS

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Course Overview
Lesson 1: Context of Environmental GIS
Lesson 2: Find and Share Environmental Data
Lesson 3: Wetland Restoration and Invasive Species Part I
Lesson 4: Wetland Restoration and Invasive Species Part II
Lesson 5: Forests, Carbon Credits and Climate Change
Lesson 6: Land Use Change
Lesson 7: Tropical Forest Fragmentation
Lesson 8: Groundwater Vulnerability Modeling
Final Project: Lead a GIS Team

Author: Rachel Kornak Instructors: Ryan Baxter and Michelle Zeiders, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University
Penn State Professional Masters Degree in GIS: Winner of the 2009 Sloan Consortium award for Most Outstanding Online Program

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