Association of American Geographers
2009 West Lakes Division Annual Meeting
at Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN

         Program

THURSDAY, October 29, 2009 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM         EARLY REGISTRATION & RECEPTION Macalester Alumni House

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FRIDAY, October 30, 2009 8:00 AM - Noon          REGISTRATION Atrium, Campus Center 8:45 AM - 10:05 AM     PAPER SESSION 1 1.A      (Re)considering Dogma and Vision in the Urban Periphery Co-organizers: Valentine Cadieux and Brenda Kayzar (University of Minnesota) Shifting Peripheral Visions Presenter: Brenda Kayzar (University of Minnesota) The Political Economy of Affordable Housing Development in Suburban Hennepin County, Minnesota Presenter: Patrick Malloy (Macalester College) How Does Promoting Urban-Edge Agriculture Affect Different People's Sense of Environmental Agency? Presenter: Valentine Cadieux (University of Minnesota) Transplanted: Environmental Values of Latino Immigrants in the United States Presenters: Eric Carter and Chloe Sikes (Grinnell College) 1.B      Physical Geography I: Climate A Statistical Snapshot of Extreme Midwestern Blizzards Presenter: Christopher Atkinson (University of Kansas) Glacier Retreat in Glacier National Park, Montana: A Climate-Based Review Presenter: Trent Ford (Illinois State University) Relationships between Snow and Wintertime Minneapolis Urban Heat Island Intensity Presenter: Steven Malevich (University of Minnesota) Designing a Solar Photovoltaic System for Education, Research, and Public Outreach Presenters: Bob McCallister (University of Wisconsin-Rock County) and Dale Buechler (University of Wisconsin-Platteville) 1.C      Land and Water Policy in Africa and Asia Land, Power and Peace: Land and Agricultural Reform in Post-Genocide Rwanda Presenter: Matthew Pritchard (McGill University) Rainwater Harvesting as an Alternative Option to Meet the Needs of Domestic Water Use in Bangladesh Presenter: Munshi Khaledur Rahman (University of Northern Iowa) Water Crisis in Nairobi Presenter: Nikki Chaffin (DePaul University) Talibanistan: From Buffer-Zone to Border-Empire Presenter: Sami Siddiq (Washington University - St. Louis) 1.D      Political Geography How They Lie with Maps: Classifying Political Cartographic Manipulations Presenter: Ian Muehlenhaus (University of Wisconsin-River Falls) A Geographical Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Election in the Northern Battleground States Presenter: John Heppen (University of Wisconsin-River Falls) The Geographical Dynamics of Political Polarization in Metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul Presenter: Kyle Walker (University of Minnesota) The School of the Americas and the Spatiality of Protest Presenter: Zach Rubin (University of Missouri) 1.E      Agriculture, Parks, and Creeks Twenty Years of Change in Wisconsin's Dairy Industry Presenter: John Cross (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) Minnesota's CRP Lands: Criteria Development and Effects of Current Corn Prices Presenters: David A. Kelley and Ms. Abigail Krause (University of St. Thomas) From Mills to Landfills: Changes in Land Use and Attitudes towards Hennepin County Creeks Presenters: Melissa Soderberg, Katherine Ross, David Crowe, and Joshua Parish (Breck School, Mpls) Seattle Parks and Planning: Changing Needs of a Growing Metropolis Presenter: Darcy Lydum (DePaul University) 10:20 AM - 11:40 AM PAPER SESSION 2 2.A      Urban Geography I: Global Issues in Planning Religious Influence in Damascus Urban Planning Presenter: Farran Arnold (DePaul University) Urban Renewal and the Politics of Dispossession in Istanbul Presenter: Ozan Karaman (University of Minnesota) The Planned Capital of Abuja Presenter: Jon Gustin (DePaul University) The Other Side of the Loch: Edinburgh's New Town Presenter: Daniel Bochman (University of Wisconsin - River Falls) 2.B      Physical Geography II: Biogeography (10:20 AM - Noon) The Role of Livestock in the Restoration of Swidden Cultivation in Eastern Finland Presenter: Julie Rosenthal (Lakehead University) Biogeography of Epilithic Lichen on a Sandstone Outcrop in the Thunder Bay Region Presenters: Matthew Adams and William Wilson (Lakehead University) The Past and Future of White Pine Forests in the Great Lakes Region Presenter: Susy Ziegler (University of Minnesota) Aboveground Carbon Potential in Deforested Minnesota Lands Presenter: Renee Huset (University of St. Thomas) Phytolith Assemblages and Opal Concentrations from Modern Soils Differentiate Temperate Grassland Vegetation of Different Types in an Experimental Study at Cedar Creek, Minnesota Presenters:  Mikhail S. Blinnikov (St. Cloud State University); Co-Authors: Chelsea Bagent (St. Cloud State University) and Paul Reyerson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) 2.C      Transportation Geography Berlin's Airports – Developments and Missed Opportunities Presenters: Heike Alberts (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh), John T. Bowen (Central Washington University), and Julie L. Cidell (University of Illinois) "That's not what we came here for": The Place of Railroads in Chicago and its Suburbs Presenter: Julie Cidell (University of Illinois) Lifting Gridlock in Milwaukee: The Potential Effects of Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Presenter: Laura Eash (Macalester College) Do Accessibility Measures Undermine the Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis? Presenter: Qingyun Shen (University of Michigan) 2.D      Effects of Hazards and Issues of Preparedness "Race" and Environmental Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Chicago Heat Wave Presenter: Ashley Ambuehl (DePaul University) Hurricane Ike's Effect on Galveston Island Presenter: Brian McCormick (DePaul University) Investigating Significant Geographic Variations in Perceptions and Preparedness in Greene County, MO Presenter: Kimberly Schwendener (Missouri State University) Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Emergency Evacuations Presenter: Xuwei Chen (Northern Illinois University) 2.E      Panel:National Science Foundation Funding Opportunities and Proposal-Writing Strategies Co-Presenters: Thomas Baerwald (National Science Foundation) and Ezekiel Kalipeni (National Science Foundation and the University of Illinois) Noon – 12:15 PM         WELCOME Brian Rosenberg, President, Macalester College 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM      LUNCH AAG PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Carol Harden, President, Association of American Geographers KEYNOTE SPEAKER Geography in the Struggle for Land, Environment and Self-Determination: American Indians, Energy, and Creativity Douglas Richardson, Executive Director, Association of American Geographers 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM       PAPER SESSION 3 3.A      Urban Geography II: Addressing Urban Decline Foreclosures across Chicago, IL Presenter: Philip Erickson (DePaul University) Changing Conditions and Neighborhood Stabilization in North Minneapolis Neighborhoods Presenter: Peter Truax (Macalester College) Preventing Gun-related Youth Violence in Northside Minneapolis; Descriptive and Analytical Epidemiology Presenters: Sandolsam Cha (Macalester College) and Matt Petcoff (University of Minnesota) Bigger Isn't Better: Rust Belt Proposals for Planned Shrinkage Presenter: Will Levin (Indiana University) 3.B      Physical Geography III: Soils and Wetlands Spatial Distribution of Trace Elements and Nutrients in Sediments in the Vicinity of Lake Alice NWR Presenters: Gregory Vandeberg (University of North Dakota) and Cami Dixon and Brian Vose (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Devils Lake, ND) Quantification of Highly Soluble Silica in Soils: Refining the Method Presenters: Paul Reyerson and Joe Mason (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Finding an Effective Re-Mitigation Support Tool For Superfund Sites: A Case Study of Tar Creek, OK Presenter: Lynnette Li (Missouri State University) Battle Creek Watershed: A Watershed Update of the National Wetlands Inventory Presenter: Emma Volz (South Dakota State University) 3.C      Economic Geography Gaming the System? The Republic of Georgia and the Doing Business Report Presenter: Sam Schueth (University of Minnesota) The U.S., Mexico, and Free Trade Presenter: Ben Gerlofs (Aquinas College) The Change of Spatial Influence Scope in Zhengzhou City Presenter: Siqin Wang (Northern Illinois University) Redrawing Russia's Economic Map: An Alternative Approach to Regional Economic Differentiation Presenter: Andrey Petrov (University of Northern Iowa) 3.D      Human Geography and Examining ‘Place’ The Places of Birth Presenter: Hannah Emple (Macalester College) Yellowstone Embodied: Truman Everts' 'Thirty-Seven Days of Peril' on the Upper Yellowstone Presenters: Gareth John and Christine Metzo (St. Cloud State University) “Machine Guns Destructive of Life” Presenter: Mikeal Blackford (Louisiana State University) Human Trafficking in Central America Presenter: Amanda Colegrove (Grand Rapids Community College) 3.E      Panel: Future Directions in Political Ecology Panel Chair: William Moseley (Macalester College) Panelists: Valentine Cadieux (University of Minnesota), Eric Carter (Grinnell College), Julie Cidell (University of Illinois), Katherine Pratt (University of Minnesota and Macalester College), Matthew Pritchard (McGill University), William Rowe (Louisiana State University) and Ben Wisner (Oberlin College) 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM         POSTER SESSION Kagin Ballroom GIS and Resource Analysis for Archeological Sites in the Cedar Valley Presenter: Cristy Abbott (University of Northern Iowa) Islamic Practice and Kazakh Identity in Transition: A Case Study in Bayan-Olgii, Mongolia Presenter: Namara Brede (Macalester College) Pedaling for a Better City: The Midtown Greenway and the Reuse of Deindustrialized Urban Space Presenter: Aaron Brown (Macalester College) Geography of Minnesota High School Hockey Presenters: Evan Byers, Ezra Zeitler and Ryan Weichelt (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) Effects of Land Use Change on Lyme Disease Incidence in Connecticut Presenters: Eric Carter and Daphne Lang (Grinnell College) The Cultural Landscape of the Hmong in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Presenter: Jenna Christian (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) The Shift to an Efficient Suburbia Presenter: Eric DeLuca (St. John's University) The Places of Birth Presenter: Hannah Emple (Macalester College) Effects of Bendway Weirs on Channel Geomorphology, Ten Years After Installation, 1999 - 2009 Presenter: Vincent Gutowski, Steven Di Naso, and Daniel Osterman (Eastern Illinois University) Mapping and Comparing the Historic Floods of 1961 and 2008 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa Presenters: Kevin Jacque and Munshi Khaledur Rahman (University of Northern Iowa) Artificial Reefs and Tourism in Mauritius: A Symbiotic Relationship Presenter: Poonam Jusrut (University of Illinois) Gender-Based Reversal in Life Expectancy in Southern Africa Presenter: Poonam Jusrut (University of Illinois) Analysis of Streamflow Change in the St. Croix River: A Hydrological Model Presenter: Stephanie Kleinschmidt (Macalester College) Using Ohio’s Scioto Marsh to Teach Pattison’s Four Traditions Presenter: Chris Laingen (Eastern Illinois University) Alternative Cartography: Dasymetric Mapping of Pheasant Population in Northwest Iowa Presenter: Jonathon Launspach (University of Northern Iowa) Thunderstorm Hazard Risk for the Atlanta, GA Metro Region Presenter: Marius Paulikas (Northern Illinois University) Influence of Shallow Water Waves on Wind Profiles and Onshore Flow Presenter: Patrick Pease (University of Northern Iowa) Thematic Mapping with Cartes et Données Presenters: Kazimierz J. Zaniewski and Mamadou Coulibaly (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh) 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM         COCKTAIL RECEPTION Kagin Ballroom SATURDAY, October 31, 2009 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM        WEST LAKES DIVISION BUSINESS MEETING CC 206 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM     PAPER SESSION 4 4.A      Urban Geography III: Urban Theory and Immigration Studies The Knife-Edge of the Dispersal Debate: Re-Examining Concentrated Poverty in the Context of Capitalist Urbanization Presenter: Jennifer Kotting (University of Minnesota) Consuming Queer Tacos in the Entrepreneurial City Presenters: Laura Levy and Ian Tobin (University of Illinois) Making Sameness in Milwaukee: Reconciling Assimilation and Transnationalism in Immigration Studies Presenter: Jonathan Burkham (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) 4.B      Renewable Energy Renewable Energy and Landscape-Scale Change: How Sustainable is our Pursuit for Sustainable Energy? Presenter: Paul Lorah (University of St. Thomas) The Primary Role of Place Identity in Local Wind Energy Acceptance Presenter: Jacob Sowers (Missouri State University) Welcoming the Wind? Determinants of Wind Power Development Among U.S. States Presenter: Christopher Lant and Christiane Bohn (Southern Illinois University) Greening the City: Reykjavik Presenter: Madison Stolzer (DePaul University) 4.C      History on the Land Organizer: Rod Squires(University of Minnesota) Intersecting Values in Historic Landscapes Presenter: Lisa Brownell (University of Kentucky) Whose History? Public Heritage and the Production of Meanings and Contestation Presenter: Paula Pentel (University of Minnesota) Fields of Care and Governmental Land Classification: Heuristics for GIS Practitioners Presenter: Glenn Radde (University of Minnesota) Order Upon the Land Revisited Presenter: Rod Squires (University of Minnesota) 4.D      Monitoring Exurban Change with the Use Land Cover Data Derived from NLCD 2001 and NASS CDL 2007/2008 Organizer: Rich Greene(Northern Illinois University) Computing a Farmland to Urban Conversion Rate for Illinois: Benefits of NLCD 2001 and NASS CDL 2007 Presenter: Alexis Maxwell (Northern Illinois University) Assessing Urban Planning Performance for Curtailing Sprawl on the Metropolitan Edge: The Case of Kane County, IL Presenter: Melissa Burlingame (Northern Illinois University) Agricultural and Urban Land Use Change:  Detecting the Perimetropolitan Bow Wave for Chicago Presenters: Cynthia Vogel andRich Greene (Northern Illinois University) Rangeland to Cropland Conversion in the Arid West Presenter: Thomas Kazmierczak (Northern Illinois University) 4.E      Panel: The Situation with Geographic Education in the United States Panel Chair: Johnny Coomansingh (Minot State University) Panelists: Dave Lanegran (Macalester College), Gregory Vandeberg (University of North Dakota), Jeffrey VanLooy (Radford University) 10:35 AM - 11:55 AM PAPER SESSION 5 5.A      Urban Geography IV: Segregation and Gentrification Environmental Justice in Cook County Presenter: Alexandra Diana Maties (DePaul University) Tennis Anyone? Urban and Social Segregation of Tennis Court Locations in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Presenters: Ryan Weichelt and Katie Haselwood (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) Gentrification in Lincoln Park, Chicago Presenter: Ashley Gold (DePaul University) “Nowhere to go but...”: Gambling on Gentrification in Elgin, Illinois Presenter: Ed Miller (University of Illinois at Chicago) 5.B      Physical Geography IV: Floods Midwestern Hydrology Associated with the 2008 Warm-Season Floods Presenters: Shane Strope and Dagmar Budikova (Illinois State University) Pain, Painer, and Painest: A Review of Seventeen Years of Flooding at Devils Lake, North Dakota Presenters: Paul Todhunter and Christina Cummings (University of North Dakota) Estimation of Agricultural Land and Revenue Loss Due to Catastrophic Flooding Presenter: Jeffrey VanLooy (Radford University) The Historic Flash Flood Event of 18-19 August 2007 in the Upper Mississippi River Valley Presenter: Thomas Williams (Western Illinois University) 5.C      Local Foods and Gardens Finnish Food: It's What We Eat for Lunch Presenter: Paul Kaldjian (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) Community Gardens of Chicago Neighborhoods: The Role Community Gardens Play in the Local Food System Presenter: Jessica Hayes (Northern Illinois University) Finnish and Scandinavian Roots of Sustainable Local Communities along Northwestern Lake Superior Presenters: William Wilson and Ashley Young (Lakehead University) Kitchen Gardens  in Tajikistan:  The Economic and Cultural Importance of Small-Scale Property Presenter: William Rowe (Louisiana State University) 5.D      Cultural Geography Maintaining Authenticity and Integrity at Cultural World Heritage Sites Presenters: Helen Hazen (Macalester College) and Heike Alberts (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) An Enduring Nation: A Case Study of Chickasaw Media Discourse Presenter: Jack Hanney (University of Missouri) Trinidad Carnival: An Exhibition of a True Carnivalesque Landscape Presenter: Johnny Coomansingh (Minot State University) Enhancing K-12 Geography Curriculum Through Chilean/Latin American Studies Presenter: Alex Oberle (University of Northern Iowa) and Nancy Enger (Grandview Middle School, Mound, MN)