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Week One (9/05-9/07) Intro to the Region (top)
Class Readings:
Yapa, Lakshman, "The Regional Concept"
Johnston et. al., (2000) "Regionalism." The Dictionary of Human Geography. Blackwell, Massachusetts.
No Lab
Lab Readings: None
Week Two (9/12-9/14) Intro to the Region (top)
Class Readings:
Yapa, Lakshman, "The Regional Concept"
Johnston et. al., (2000) "Regionalism." The Dictionary of Human Geography. Blackwell, Massachusetts.
Lab Readings: Set Theory Fundamentals (included in exercise .zip file), Class Readings
Week Three (9/19-9/21) The Philosophy of Science and GIS (top)
Class Readings:
Johnston, RJ. (1997) "The search for a focus: spatial analysis and spatial science." Geography and Geographers: Anglo-American Geography since 1945. Oxford Press, New York.
Lab Exercise one due on 9/21
Week Four (9/26-9/28) The Evoloution of Geographic Thought (top)
Class Readings:
Johnston, RJ. (2001) "Paradigms and Revolution or Evolution." in Human Geography: An Essential Anthology, Agnew et. al. eds. Blackwell, Massachusetts.
Lab Readings:
**Meet with Dr. Yapa during office hours (email to schedule a time) to discuss semester project plans**
Week Five (10/03-10/05) Planning and the Spatial Paradigm (top)
Class Readings:
Allmendinger, Philip. (2001) "Rethinking Planning: the legacy of the Enlightenment." in Planning in Postmodern Times. Routledge, New York.
**Semester Project Proposal is Due at the beginning of class on 10/05**
Week Six (10/10-10/12) Planning and the Spatial Paradigm (top)
Class Readings:
Kretzmann, John and John McKnight. (1993) Building Communities From the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets. ACTA, Chicago. pp. 1-11.
Yapa, Lakshman. "Why GIS Needs Postmodern Social Theory, and Vice Versa."
Lab Exercise two due on 10/12
Week Seven (10/17-10/19) Planning and the Relational Paradigm (top)
Class Readings:
Yapa, Lakshman. "A Primer on Postmodernism With a View to Understanding Poverty."
Lab Readings:
Census Chart (.pdf included in the weekly reading download), Explore the U.S. Census Website www.census.gov
Week Eight (10/24-10/26) Introduction to Postmodern Theory (top)
Class Readings:
Kretzmann, John and John McKnight. (1993) Building Communities From the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets. ACTA, Chicago. pp. 311-323.
Johnston et. al., (2000) "Environmental Justice ." The Dictionary of Human Geography. Blackwell, Massachusetts.
Week Nine (10/31-11/02) GIS and Postmodern Theory(top)
**Midterm Exam 10/31**
Class Readings:
Kretzmann, John and John McKnight. (1993) Building Communities From the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets. ACTA, Chicago. pp. 311-323.
Johnston et. al., (2000) "Environmental Justice ." The Dictionary of Human Geography. Blackwell, Massachusetts.
**Lab Exercise Number Three is Due on Thursday 11/02**
**Written project progrss report is due on Thursday 11/02**
Week Ten (11/07-11/09) Theories of Poverty (top)
Class Readings:
Yapa, Lakshman. "What Causes Poverty?: A Postmodern View"
O'Connor, Alice. (1999) "Swimming against the Tide: A Brief History of Federal Policy in Poor Communities." in Urban Problems and Community Development, Ferguson and Dickens, eds. Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Week Eleven (11/14-11/16) Looking for the 'Root' Causes of Poverty (top)
Class Readings:
Yapa, Lakshman. "What Causes Poverty?: A Postmodern View"
**Lab Exercise Number Four is Due on Thursday 11/16**
Week Twelve (11/21) An Introduction to Community Development (top)
Class Readings:
Yapa, Lakshman. "Is GIS Appropriate Technology?"
Thanksgiving Break (11/22-11/24)
Week Thirteen (11/28-11/30) Community Development (top)
Week Fourteen (12/05-12/07) Bridging the Gap Between Discourse Theory and GIS (top)
Class Readings:
Yapa, Lakshman. "Notes on Discourse Analysis and GIS
Lab Readings:
"Notes on Discourse Analysis and GIS" (.pdf included in the weekly reading download)
Week Fifteen (12/12-12/14) The Future of GIS and Social Theory, Review for Final (top)
Class Readings:
None---Prepare for final
**Lab Exercise Number Five is due on Thursday 12/14**
**Semester Project is Due at the beginning of class 12/8**
Week Sixteen (12/13-12/15) Final Exams (top) |
