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 29

What is Urban Geography?

Read Syllabus Pacione Chap. 1

Write Urban Autobiography

Aug 31

A conceptual Framework; Socio-spatial dialectic Urban Autobiography Due

Pacione Chapter 2 pp. 20-24

2

Sept 3

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

Pacione Chapter 2 pp. 25-35

Sept 5

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

Pacione Chapter 3, pp. 39-59

Sept 7

Pacione Chapter 3 pp. 59-70

3

Sept 10

Urbanization & Urban Systems

City origins and The Pre-industrial and the Industrial City

Pacione Chapter 4 (Optional Read Chapter 5)

Sept. 12

Urbanization

Pacione Chapter 6

Sept 14

Urban Systems Central Places

Study for Exam

4

Sept 17

Exam 1

Pacione Chapter 7 pp.139-153

Sept 19

Models of Urban Form

Pacione Chapter 7 pp. 153-159

Sept 21

Models continued

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

Pacione Chapter 7 pp. 160-165

5

Sept 24

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

Read Ross Chapters 1-2

Sept 26

Urban Studies Visit/ Guest Lecture

Pacione Chapter 9, Ross Chapters 3-5

Write first draft of essay

Sept 28

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

Read Ross if not already done, Write Second Draft of Essay (Alternative Chicago trip day)

6

Oct 1

Celebration Discussion 1 Analytical Essay 1 (on Ross) Due

Pacione Chapter 10 pp. 203-219

Oct 3

Neighborhood Change and Gentrification

Relax or Read ahead

Oct 5

Gentrification and Neighborhood Change Case Studies

Read Pacione pp. 220-232

7

Oct 8

Housing and Homelessness

Read Pacione pp. 308-329

Oct 10

Urban Poverty And Deprivation

Indiana Planning Association Conference

VU Union

Oct 12

Indiana Planning Association Conference

VU Union

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

Calumet Heritage Conference

8

Oct 15

Urban Renewal and Other Responses to Uneven Development

Read Pacione Chapter 17 pp. 352-367

Oct 17

Social Justice in the City

Pacione pp. 368-397.

Oct 19

Residential Segregation

Sun Oct 21,Chicago  Field Excursion

9

Oct 22

Residential Segregation continued Video Flag Wars

Write Reflection Paper on Flag Wars, Ross 6-8

Oct 24

Video Flag Wars

Chicago Field Exercise Results Due

Ross Chapters 9-11

Write Flag Wars Reflection

Oct 26

Flag Wars Discussion Flag Wars Reflection Due

Relax

10

Oct 29

Oct 31

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

Trick or Treat?

Pacione Chapter  19 pp. 398-419 Do Social Networks Mapping Assign.

Nov 2

Social Dimensions of Urbanism II: Community without Propinquity?

Relax and Study for Exam

11

Nov 5

Social Dimensions of Urbanism III: Neighborhoods and Community

Study for the Exam

Nov 7

Exam II

Nov 9

West Lakes AAG Meeting No Class

Pacione Chapter 14 pp. 285-305

12

Nov 12

Urban Economic Geography

Chapter 12 pp. 231-263

Nov 14

Class Canceled--continue with readings

Pacione pp. 420-435

Nov 16

Class canceled-continue with readings

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

13

Nov 19

Thanksgiving Break

Rent Blade Runner Analyze in terms of LA model for parents

Explore the city where you live

Nov 21

Thanksgiving Break

Impress your relatives with your urban knowledge

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

Nov 23

Thanksgiving Break

Play Sim City or start reading Breach of Faith if ambitious

Back to Work Pacione pp. 435-448. 

14

Nov 27

Urban Governance and Metropolitian fragmentation

Ross Chapters 12 and 13, Write Celebration Reflection

Nov 28

Pacione Chpater451-467

Nov 30

Pacione Chapter 22 pp. 468-484

15

Dec 3

The World and The FutureNon-Western City Structure

Read Horne Intro-Chapter 10.  Outline Analytical Essay

Dec 5

New Orleans I:  The Landscape of Disaster

Horne Chapters 11-19 Work on Analytical Essay Draft

Dec 7

New Orleans II: Discussion

Horne Chapters 20-25 Work on Analytical Essay

16

Dec 10

New Orleans III: Planning for Recovery Discussion

Finish Analytical Essay

Dec 12

Cybercities, Sci-Fi Cities and Sim Cities

Analytical Essay due

Pacione pp. 605-625Write End of Class Reflection Paper

Dec 14

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

Study some more for the final exam

Dec 19

Make sure you’re ready for the final exam, get to bed early. 

Final Exam 3:30-5:30 Thursday December 20

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

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