COURSE DESCRIPTION

DATE
TOPIC
READINGS
OTHER RESOURCES

1/27

I. Introduction-concepts of Urbanization

Brunn and Williams (BW)- Chapter 1: Skim entire book to pick topics. Carefully read assigned chapters for class discussion.

 
1/29 Concepts of Urbanization-cont. BW-Chap. 1  
1/31 Training Session on Webpages    
2/3

III. Development of Industrial Cities in Europe

a. Locational Factors

  Class Web Pages on European Cities
2/5
b.Cathedrals & Urbanization (Prof. Schubert)
   
2/7
c. The Industrial City
   
2/10
IV.Planning the Industrial Cities
a. Planning in Paris (Prof. Schubert)
   
2/12
V.Planning in Industrial Cities of Northern and Western Europe
a. London
 
BW-Chap 3  
2/14
b. British Midlands
   
2/17
c.Stockholm
   
2/19
d. Netherlands and Ruhrgebit
   
2/21
e.Berlin and eastern Germany
   
2/24
f.Russian Cities
Ch. 3-4 Sidorov in ANNALS 5

Class Web Pages on Russian Cities

Russian Cities

Web Cams of Various Russian Cities

2/26
Russian cities continued
   
2/28
g.Warsaw
Film Travel in Poland
3/3
VI. North American Cities
BW Ch.2  
3/5
North American cities continued
ch.2  
3/7
EXAM
3/10
VII. Latin American Cities
  Class Web Pages on Latin American Cities
3/14
Latin American cities cont...
  Urban Agriculture in Latin America
3/17-21
SPRING BREAK!!
3/24
VIII. Cities of Australia & Oceania
Ch. 5

Class Web Pages on Australian Cities

Australian Cities

New Zealand Cities

3/26
IX. Sub-Saharan African Cities
a. General Pattern
b. Ibadan film
Ch. 7 Class Web Pages on African Cities
3/28
c. South Africa continued
Lanegran & Lanegran in Urban Geography & Lanegran in Mac International  
4/2
X. Cities of Southeast Asia
a. Colonial and indigenous patterns
b. Malaysia
Ch. 10 & Lanegran 2002  
4/4
No Class- MN State Geography Bee
 
4/7
c. Singapore
   
4/9
XI. Cities of East Asia
a.Historic & Colonial Period
b.PRC Beijing

Ch. 11

Class Web Pages on Asian Cities

Agriculture in Asia

Asian Cities

4/11
c. Interior
d. Coastal- Shangai
   
4/14
e. Hong Kong
   
4/16
f. Seoul & Korean System
  Information about Seoul
4/18
No Class- Good Friday
 
4/21
g. Korea continued & Japan
   
4/23
h. Japan
   
4/25
XII. Cities of South Asia
Ch. 9  
4/28
XIII. Islamic Cities of North Africa, SW Asia and Central Asia
a.Model of Islamic City
Ch. 8  
4/30
b. Cairo
   
5/2
XIV. World Cities Hypothesis
Knox & Taylor Ch. 1, 3, 8 and appendix, Beaverstocke et.al.  
5/5
World Cities continued
   
5/7 Discussion of Student websites    
5/9 Discussion of Student websites    
5/8 FINAL EXAM - Thursday May 8 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Taught by Professor David Lanegran email at lanegran@macalester.edu
Macalester College 1600 Grand Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105
phone 651.696.6504 fax 651.696-6116