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Jonathan Glick
GEOG 478
Seattle Campus
Geographic patterns and processes within metropolitan areas. Economic land-use patterns (commercial and industrial location), social land-use patterns (segregation, housing, and neighborhood change), urban political geography, analysis of urban infrastructure, and assessment of contemporary and future trends in urban development. Recommended: GEOG 277. Offered: Sp.
Class description
We will use a seminar format for this course. Class meetings will consist primarily of discussion of a particular article/chapter. We will explore the work of several influential authors who have tackled the question of why American cities and suburbs have taken on their particular form. We will consider the causes of historical trends in land use and residential segregation, focusing on the differentiation of cites from suburbs. The accounts we read will stress both the systematic and chaotic aspects of urban geography.
Student learning goals
To gain a greater understanding of the geographic variation within urban areas of the United States
To gain a greater comfort level reading and discussing articles from peer reviewed academic journals
To relate academic texts to more mainstream electronic media sources
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
• Participation in discussion at each class meeting (20%) • Leading class discussion one time (15%). • Presenting on one electronic source (15%) • Two essays synthesizing course readings (50%):
