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Week
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Date
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Class Session Mon
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Between Classes Tuesday
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Date
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Class Session Wed
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Between Classes Thursday
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Date
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Class Session Fri
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Between Classes Weekend
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1
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Dang summer is over but at
least I’m taking a cool urban geography course.
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Cartography Rocks! Can’t
wait for urban geography.
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Aug 29
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What
is Urban Geography?
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Read Syllabus Pacione Chap.
1
Write
Urban Autobiography
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Aug 31
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A conceptual Framework; Socio-spatial
dialectic Urban
Autobiography Due
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Pacione Chapter 2 pp. 20-24
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2
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Sept 3
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What
is a City? Discussion and Census/Map
NWI exercise.
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Pacione Chapter 2 pp. 25-35
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Sept 5
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Approaches
to Urban Geography (Urban Theory Gone to the Dogs)
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Pacione Chapter 3, pp. 39-59
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Sept 7
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Approaches
to Urban Geography Continued
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Pacione Chapter 3 pp. 59-70
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3
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Sept 10
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Urbanization & Urban
Systems
City
origins and The Pre-industrial and the Industrial City
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Pacione Chapter 4 (Optional
Read Chapter 5)
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Sept. 12
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Urbanization
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Pacione Chapter 6
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Sept 14
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Urban Systems Central Places
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Study for Exam
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4
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Sept 17
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Exam 1
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Pacione Chapter 7 pp.139-153
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Sept 19
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Models
of Urban Form
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Pacione Chapter 7 pp. 153-159
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Sept 21
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Models
continued
Actors
in the production of the urban landscape, Field Study I assigned
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Pacione Chapter 7 pp. 160-165
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5
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Sept 24
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Field Study I: City Structure
and Reading the Urban Landscape (meet downtown)
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Read Ross Chapters 1-2
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Sept 26
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Urban Studies Visit/ Guest
Lecture
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Pacione Chapter 9, Ross Chapters
3-5
Write first draft of essay
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Sept 28
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New
Towns, Case Study of Jonathan, MN, Celebration (Possible Friday
Evening Field Trip to Aberdeen, Coffee Creek, and Dinner?)
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Read Ross if not already
done, Write Second Draft of Essay (Alternative Chicago trip day)
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6
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Oct 1
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Celebration Discussion 1
Analytical Essay 1 (on Ross) Due
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Pacione Chapter 10 pp. 203-219
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Oct 3
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Neighborhood
Change and Gentrification
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Relax or Read ahead
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Oct 5
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Gentrification
and Neighborhood Change Case Studies
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Read Pacione pp. 220-232
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7
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Oct 8
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Housing
and Homelessness
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Read Pacione pp. 308-329
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Oct 10
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Urban
Poverty And Deprivation
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Indiana
Planning Association Conference
VU Union
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Oct 12
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Indiana
Planning Association Conference
VU Union
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Pacione Chapter 11 pp. 232-240,
Chapter 16 pp. 330-351
Calumet
Heritage Conference
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8
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Oct 15
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Urban
Renewal and Other Responses to Uneven Development
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Read Pacione Chapter 17 pp.
352-367
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Oct 17
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Social
Justice in the City
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Pacione pp. 368-397.
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Oct 19
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Residential
Segregation
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Sun Oct 21,Chicago Field
Excursion
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9
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Oct 22
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Residential Segregation continued
Video Flag Wars
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Write Reflection Paper on
Flag Wars, Ross 6-8
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Oct 24
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Video Flag Wars
Chicago
Field Exercise Results Due
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Ross Chapters
9-11
Write Flag Wars Reflection
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Oct 26
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Flag Wars
Discussion Flag Wars Reflection Due
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Relax
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10
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Oct 29
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Celebration
Discussion 2 |
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Oct 31
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Social
Dimensions of Urbanism I: "Urbanism as a way of life"
Trick or Treat?
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Pacione Chapter 19 pp. 398-419
Do Social Networks Mapping Assign.
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Nov 2
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Social
Dimensions of Urbanism II: Community without Propinquity?
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Relax and Study for Exam
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11
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Nov 5
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Social
Dimensions of Urbanism III: Neighborhoods and Community
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Study for the Exam
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Nov 7
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Exam II
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Nov 9
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West Lakes AAG Meeting No
Class
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Pacione Chapter 14 pp. 285-305
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12
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Nov 12
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Economic
and Political Geography
Urban
Economic Geography
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Chapter 12 pp. 231-263
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Nov 14
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Class Canceled--continue
with readings
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Pacione pp. 420-435
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Nov 16
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Class canceled-continue with
readings
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Be Thankful you don’t have
class for a week.
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13
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Nov 19
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Thanksgiving Break
Rent Blade Runner Analyze
in terms of LA model for parents
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Explore the city where you
live
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Nov 21
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Thanksgiving Break
Impress your relatives with
your urban knowledge
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Eat Turkey, Ham, Tofurkey
or whatever you usually eat.
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Nov 23
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Thanksgiving Break
Play Sim City or start reading
Breach of Faith if ambitious
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Back to Work Pacione pp.
435-448.
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14
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Nov 27
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Urban
Governance and Metropolitian fragmentation
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Ross Chapters 12 and 13,
Write Celebration Reflection
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Nov 28
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Urban
Governance: Key actors |
Pacione Chpater451-467
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Nov 30
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Celebration
Discussion 3 Celebration Reflection Due
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Pacione Chapter 22 pp. 468-484
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15
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Dec 3
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The World and The FutureNon-Western
City Structure
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Read Horne Intro-Chapter
10. Outline Analytical Essay
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Dec 5
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New Orleans I: The Landscape
of Disaster
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Horne Chapters 11-19 Work
on Analytical Essay Draft
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Dec 7
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New Orleans II: Discussion
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Horne Chapters 20-25 Work
on Analytical Essay
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16
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Dec 10
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New Orleans III: Planning
for Recovery Discussion
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Finish Analytical Essay
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Dec 12
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Cybercities,
Sci-Fi Cities and Sim Cities
Analytical
Essay due
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Pacione pp. 605-625Write
End of Class Reflection Paper
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Dec 14
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The Future of Cities
End of Class Reflection
Paper Due
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Goof off a bit then study
for the final exam.
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Finals
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Dec 17
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Study some more for the final
Exam
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Study some more for the final
exam
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Dec 19
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Make sure you’re ready for
the final exam, get to bed early.
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Final Exam 3:30-5:30 Thursday
December 20
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Look forward to taking urban
planning next semester Consider yourself an Urban Geographer!
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Buy presents
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