Week

Date

Class Session Mon

Between Classes Tuesday

Date

Class Session Wed

Between Classes Thursday

Date

Class Session Fri

Between Classes Weekend

1

Dang summer is over but at least I’m taking a cool urban geography course.

Cartography Rocks! Can’t wait for urban geography.

Aug 26

What is Urban Geography?

Read Syllabus Pacione Chap. 1, examine figure 1.1b

Write Urban Autobiography

Aug 28

A conceptual Framework; Socio-spatial dialectic Urban Autobiography Due

Pacione Chapter 2 pp. 18-24

2

Aug 31

What is a City? Discussion and Census/Map NWI exercise. SCH 34

Pacione Chapter 2 pp. 24-34

Sept 2

Approaches to Urban Geography (Urban Theory Gone to the Dogs)

Pacione Chapter 3, pp. 37-49

Sept 4

City origins and The Pre-industrial City

Pacione Chapter 3 pp. 49-67

3

Sept 7

The Development of the Contemporary City

Pacione Chapter 4 (Optional Read Chapter 5)

Sept. 9

Urbanization

Pacione Chapter 6

Sept 11

Urban Systems Central Places

Study for Exam

4

Sept 14

Exam 1

Pacione Chapter 7 pp.137-150

Sept 16

Models of Urban Form

Pacione Chapter 7 pp. 151-158

Sept 18

Actors in the production of the urban landscape, Field Study I assigned

Pacione Chapter 7 pp. 158-163

5

Sept 21

Field Study I: City Structure and Reading the Urban Landscape (meet Garfield and Lincolnway)

Read Pacione Chapter 8

Sept 23

Urban Planning

Pacione Chapter 9

Sept 25

New Towns, Case Study of Jonathan, MN, (Possible Friday Evening Field Trip to Aberdeen, Coffee Creek, and Dinner?)

Pacione Chapter 10 pp. 202-17

6

Sept 28

Neighborhood Change and Gentrification, Gentrification and Neighborhood Change Case Studies

Field Study I Due

Relax or Read ahead

Sept 30

Urban Studies Program Visit

Read Pacione Chapter 11, pp. 218-239

Oct 2

Housing and Homelessness

Read Pacione Chapter 15, pp. 308-329

7

Oct 5

Urban Poverty And Deprivation

Pacione Chapter 11 pp. 232-240, Chapter 16 pp. 330-351

Oct 7

Urban Renewal and Other Responses to Uneven Development

Relax or respond to uneven development.

Oct  9

No Class (Urban Studies Program Conference)

Read Pacione Chapter 17 pp. 352-367

8

Oct 12

Social Justice in the City

Pacione pp. 368-395.

Oct 14

Residential Segregation

Relax Fall Break

Oct 16

No Class Fall Break

Relax

9

Oct 19

Video Flag Wars

Write Reflection Paper on Flag Wars,

Oct 21

Flag Wars Video Continued Reflection Due

Write Analytical Essay.

Oct 23

Flag Wars Discussion First Analytical Essay Due

Sun Oct 25,Chicago  Field Study

10

Oct 26

Social Dimensions of Urbanism I: "Urbanism as a way of life"

Do Social Networks Mapping Assign.

Oct 28

Social Dimensions of Urbanism II: Community without Propinquity?

Chicago Field Study Results Due

Pacione Chapter  19 pp. 396-417

Oct 30

Social Dimensions of Urbanism III: Neighborhoods and Community Urban Environment and Livability and Environment  (Big City/Small Town Debate)

Study for the

Exam Trick or Treat?

11

Nov 2

Exam II

Rushing Introduction pp. 1-33

Nov 4

Memphis as a unique and interconnected city.

Pacione Chapter 26 pp. 544-558

Nov 6

Urban Environment and Parks

Rushing Chapter 2

12

Nov 9

Parks and museums as symbolic space

Pacione pp. 418-434 Pacione

Nov 11

Political Spaces of cities

434-446

Nov 13

Urban Governance and Power

Rushing Chapter 3

14

Nov 16

Parks and Power in Memphis

Pacione Chapter 14 pp. 283-307

Nov 18

Economic Geography

Pacione Chapter 12 pp. 240-262

Nov 20

The Mall and the City Urban Retailing

Be Thankful you don’t have class for a week.

13

Nov 23

Thanksgiving Break

Rent Blade Runner Analyze in terms of LA model for parents

Explore the city where you live

Nov 25

Thanksgiving Break

Impress your relatives with your urban knowledge

Eat Turkey, Ham, Tofurkey or whatever you usually eat. 

Nov 27

Thanksgiving Break

Play Sim City or start reading Memphis if ambitious

Back to Work

Rushing Chapter 4

15

Nov 30

Memphis as a Global City

Pacione Chapter 21 449-465 Chapter 22 pp. 466-483

Dec 2

Non-Western Cities Non-Western City Structure

Rushing Chapter 5 Work on Analytical Essay

Dec 4

Cities and Culture: Memphis and the Blues

Ruishing Chapter 6-7 Work on Analytical Essay

16

Dec 7

Race, Gender, and Power in Memphis

Finish Analytical Essay

Dec 9

Cybercities, Sci-Fi Cities and Sim Cities

Analytical Essay due

Review Rushing Chapter 7 Pacione pp. 605-626. Write End of Class Reflection Paper

Dec 11

The Future of Cities

End of Class Reflection Paper Due

Goof off a bit then study for the final exam.

Finals

Dec 17

Study some more for the final Exam

Tuesday Dec 15 Final Exam 10:30-12:30. 

Dec 19

Study for that Cartography Exam or whatever you’ve got.  

Relax, you’re almost done.

Look forward to taking urban planning next semester Consider yourself an Urban Geographer!

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