| Date |
Project Title and Description |
| 2011 |
St. Paul's University Avenue: Before the Central Corridor
Faculty: Laura Smith and Dan Trudeau
Courses: GEOG 488: Transportation Geography and GEOG 341: Urban Social Geography
The year 2011 reflected a unique time in the Twin Cities' transportation history as construction began on the Central Corridor light rail line along University Avenue. Students in the Transportation Geography senior seminar and the Urban Social Geography course produced a baseline atlas of the Avenue as it stood as an automobile-oriented corridor, before its transition to a transit-based corridor. The focus of the atlas is to address the question: What will the transition from an automobile-focused to a transit-based system mean for the urban economic geography and social diversity of the Avenue?
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| 2010 |
Mapping Indian Land Tenure in Minnesota
Faculty: Holly Barcus and Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 364 GIS: Concepts and Applications and 365 Urban GIS
During the fall of 2010, students in the advanced GIS classes partnered with the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) to examine issues of American Indian land tenure in Minnesota using GIS techniques. This mapping project was undertaken to help further ILTF's vision of collecting information on Indian land tenure on a local, regional, and national basis and making it publically available in a way that is consistent with the protocols and priorities of Indian nations. The students gathered information from a variety of sources, including tribal and local government offices, with the aim of documenting land tenure status within Minnesota's Indian reservations and analyzing relationships between land tenure status and other social and economic variables
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On going
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Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education
Faculty: David Lanegran
This program provides support for
teachers and students in Minnesota’s public schools promoting geographic knowledge
through workshops and conferences and classroom experiences. Recently, several
new ventures began, focusing on conservation of the environment and stewardship of
natural resources.
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| 2009 |
Changing Conditions and Neighborhood Stabilization in North Minneapolis Neighborhoods
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365 Urban GIS
The Ordway Digital Database
[Final Report] [Final Presentation] [Technical Appendix]
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364 GIS: Concepts and Applications (Fall 2009)
Description: A digital database developed for the Katherine Ordway Natural History Study Area in collaboration with the Macalester Environmental Sciences department.
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| 2008 |
Saint Paul Recreation Centers
[Final Report] [Presentation] [Maps (color)] [Maps (b/w)]
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG 364 GIS: Concepts and Applications (Fall 2008)
Description: A Fall 2008 collaboration between St. Paul Parks and Recreation, Saint Paul Public Schools, to spatially analyze the distribution and accessibility of
student-centered programs and services.
Little Earth Oral History Project
Faculty: Dan Trudeau
Course: GEOG 341 Urban Social Geography
Description: Oral history interviews of long-time Native American residents of the Little Earth of United Tribes housing project in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis.
Examining Spatial Mismatch in the Twin Cities Metro
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365 Advanced Cartography & Urban GIS
The Crow River Watershed: An Annotated Atlas
[part 1][part 2] [presentation]
Faculty: David Lanegran, Daniel Trudeau, Holly Barcus, Birgit Muehlenhaus
Course(s): GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar, GEOG 488 Cities of the 21st Century, and GEOG 364 GIS: Concepts and Applications
Description:
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2007
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Saint Paul - After School Programs
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364: GIS: Concepts and Applications (Spring Semester)
Description: Identifying the gaps in after-school program provision, partnership with the City of St Paul Mayor's office and St. Paul Public Schools
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2006
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North Minneapolis: Examining Neighborhood Trends with GIS
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365 Advanced Cartography & Urban GIS
Description:
Bikeways Project
[report] [presentation]
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364: GIS: Concepts and Applications (Spring)
Description:
A Spring 2006 partnership with MnDOT, Met Council, and Land Management Information Center (LMIC) to produce a Bikeways Data Collection Manual for local communities.
Lake Street Project
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364: GIS: Concepts and Applications (Fall)
Description:
A Fall 2006 Collaborative Project between Macalester College (multiple classes) and the Minnesota Historical Society to map historical change on Lake Street. The project was displayed at MHS during Fall 2007.
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2005
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PCEC Project
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364: GIS: Concepts and Applications (Fall)
Description:
A Fall 2005 partnership with the Phillips Community Energy Cooperative (PCEC) to pinpoint the location of target populations in the city of Minneapolis who were eligible to receive free, energy-efficient refrigerators and air-conditioning units as part of PCEC program funded through Xcel Energy.
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2004
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Foreclosures in the Twin Cities: Analysis of Spatial Trends
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365 Advanced Cartography & Urban GIS
Description:
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| 2003 |
St. Anthony Park: A Community Built on a Solid Foundation
Faculty: David Lanegran
Course: GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar
Description:
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2002
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Living Off Campus: Macalester Students in the Neighborhood
[Chapter 1-Part 1] [Chapter 1-Part 2] [Chapter 3] [Chapter 4]
Faculty: Laura Smith and David Lanegran
Course(s): GEOG 365 Urban GIS and GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar
Description:
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1998
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Pride and Place: The Strength and Potential of Payne-Arcade
Faculty: David Lanegran
Course: GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar
Description:
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