GEOG 261

SCHEDULE

(This is a tentative schedule and is subject to modification.)

MON., JAN 23rd

I. Introduction

A. Concepts of Urbanization

B. Central Place theory

Playful test

Reading(s) : Ch. 1 (Brunn and Williams)

Note: Skim entire book to pick topics. Carefully read assigned chapters for class discussion.

WED., JAN 25 th

C. Models of internal spatial structure

D. World Cities Hypothesis

E. Issues of urban life that are the focus of planning efforts

Reading(s) : Chs. 1, 3) and Appendix Knox and Taylor

Davies Planet of Slums

FRI., JAN 27 th

II. Urbanization in Ancient Times

III. Development of Industrial Cities in Europe

A Location factors

Reading(s) : Ch. 5 (Brunn and Williams)

MON., Jan 30 th

B Urban morphology

WED., FEB 1st

B. Western Europe

1. the Plan for London

a. Green Belt and New Towns

b.. Docklands

FRI., FEB 3 rd

Web design Petra Norlund

MON., FEB 6th

2 Planning in Scandinavia

a the Stockholm Plan

b. Design for winter cities

WED., FEB 8 th

Web design Petra Norlund

FRI., FEB 10th

Deindustrialization and redevelopment

a. The British Midlands

b. Ruhrgebit and Saxony

4. Alternative plans

a. Randstadt

b. Berlin

MON., FEB 13 th

c . Seville Matt Landers

WED., FEB 15th

C. Eastern European Cities

a. Soviet Planning

Reading(s) : Ch. 6 (Brunn and Williams) and Sidorov, Pavlofskaya

FRI., FEB 17 th

b. the rebuilding of Warsaw (Film)

MON., FEB 20 th and WED., FEB 22 nd FRI., FEB 24 th

c. Urban planning and development in Cities in transitioning economies.

Curran Hughes and Elena Bulat

Reading(s) : Ch. 2 (Brunn and Williams)

MON., Feb 27 th and WED., MAR 1st

VI. Latin American Cities

Reading(s) : Chs. 3 & 4 (Brunn and Williams)

Wright and Godfrey,

FRI., MAR 3 rd

First EXAM

MON., MAR 6th

VII. Cities of Australia and Oceania

Reading(s) : Ch. 12 (Brunn and Williams)

WED., MAR 8 th and FRI., MAR 10th

VIII. Sub-Saharan African Cities

A. General Pattern

B. the internal structure of Ibadan (Film)

Reading(s) : Ch. 8 (Brunn and Williams)

topic outline due

Monday March 13 to Friday March 17th SPRING BREAK

Mon., March 20 th

D. South Africa

Reading(s) : Lanegran and Lanegran In Urban Geography and Lanegran in Mac International

WED., MAR 22 nd

XI. Cities of Southeast Asia

A. Colonial and Indigenous Patterns

B. Malaysia

Reading(s) : Ch. 10 (Brunn and Williams) and Lanegran 2002

FRI., MAR 24 th

C. Singapore

Reading(s) : Sin

MON., MAR 27th

X. Cities of East Asia

A. Historic and Colonial Period

B. PRC Beijing

Reading(s) : Ch. 11 (Brunn and Williams)

WED., MAR 28th

C. Interior

D. Coastal - Shanghai

Fri., MAR 31st

No Class – MN State Geographic Bee Finals

Mon., APR 3rd

D Shanghai Emiko Guthe

E. Hong Kong

Rough Draft due

Wed., APR 5 th

F. Seoul and Korean System

G. Japan

Reading(s) : Choi “ Cities ”

FRI., APR 7 th

XI. Cities of South Asia

Reading(s) : Ch. 9 (Brunn and Williams)

MON., APR 10 th And WED., APR 12 th

XII. Islamic Cities of North Africa , SW Asia & Central Asia

A. Model of Islamic City

B. Cairo

C. Cities of the Emirates Kramer Gillin

Reading(s) : Ch. 7 (Brunn and Williams)

Secor

Friday April 14 th No Class

MON., APR 17 th WEB PAGES MUST BE POSTED

Second EXAM

April 19 th - MAY 1 st

presentation and discussion of student websites

Attendance mandatory

No final exam

Taught by Professor David Lanegran email at lanegran@macalester.eduMacalester College 1600 Grand Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105

phone 651.696.6504 fax 651.696.6116