Fall 2005

                                  Warren Copeland,  Course Coordinator

Here is a collection of good websites ! They are full of material related to the themes developed in our course.

The URBN 171 Course Objective:

        The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the academic study of the city.  We shall examine a number of important issues facing cities which raise more general tensions in urban life from different perspectives.  A typical segment of the course will consist of readings and presentations from two or three disciplines addressing a common issue.  The principal objective of the course is to get you to think more critically about cities, their problems, and some possible solutions.

Urbn 171 Participating Faculty
    (WITH LINKS TO THEIR WEBPAGES):

           Jeff Ankrom, Economics         Warren Copeland, Religion (send him e-mail)
           Rob Baker, Political Science       Ralph Lenz, Geography
           Cliff Brown, Psychology               
 

Urbn 171 Course Requirements:

1.  All students are expected to participate in Getting to Know Springfield which will take place the evening of Thursday,
September 1 the entire day of September 2.  On Thursday, we plan to leave the Student Center at 6:15 p.m. and return by
11:00 p.m.  On Friday, we plan to leave the Student Center by 8:00 a.m. and return by 4:00 p.m.  You have been
automatically charge a course fee of $15 to cover part of the costs of this activity.  If you are unable to participate in this activity, you should drop the course immediately.

2.  There will be three examinations all of equal length and point value.  They are tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 26; Monday, October 31 and  Monday, December 12 at 9:00 a.m. (the time scheduled for our final).  Each examination is
worth 100 points.

3.  Quizzes are scheduled for the beginning of each segment of the course over the readings indicated on the schedule.  The
dates are August 30, September 10, 15 and 24; October 11, 15 and 25; November 1, 8, 15 and 29; and December 6.  The
dates when there are quizzes are indicated on the schedule by a (Q).  These dates may be changed as we go so look for
notices on WebCT and/or changes in the schedule below.  The quizzes will be given at the beginning of class on each of
these days. The questions will be very brief and designed to gauge whether you have read the material. Only the seven best scores will be counted with ten points possible for each quiz (70 points total).   

4.  Regular class attendance is required and will be documented by signature.  More than four absences, except for major
documented reasons will result in a deduction in your grade.  Class participation in discussion and various projects and
activities is important and may influence borderline grades.

5.  You must  visit the WebCT version of the syllabus regularly for announcements and updates. We are not distributing a
printed copy of the syllabus so you will not be confused.  If you print yourself a copy, remember that the official syllabus is
found on our class webpage.
 

Required Readings:

There is no printed text for this course; materials are available on our web site, on reserve at the Library (including electronic reserve) or will be handed out in class.  There is a course fee charged to you upon registration for the costs of Getting to Know Springfield.
 

      Urban Studies 171: The City   - Class  Schedule
 
 
 

I.  INTRODUCTION
Date	Subject Matter	Reading Assignment
Mon., Aug. 22	Intro. to the Course The Development of American Cities	census population data
Wed., Aug. 24	The Development of American Cities (cont.)	Updating..., Ch. 2, pp. 1-8  (Stop at "Springfield is not a Suburb of Dayton or Columbus")
Fri., Aug. 26	Urban Land Use Models (Lenz)	land use models handout
	Quiz Schedule for this Section
Mon, Aug. 29  (Q)   (The quiz is over the two readings in the rightand column for this day.)	Views of Poverty PowerPoint	Updating the Dream, "Introduction", pp. 2-4 and Chapter 4, "Is Wilson's Analysis True of Springfield"
Wed., Aug. 31	Preparation for Getting to Know Springfield & Mental Maps	Updating the Dream (Newspaper Insert)
Thurs., Sept. 1 and Fri., Sept. 2	Getting to Know Springfield	See Separate Schedule
Mon. Sept. 5	Mental Maps
Weds. Sept. 7	Group Reports
II.  PEOPLE AND STRUCTURES
Fri. Sept. 9  (Q)	Basic Demographics of Springfield	Springfield housing study, Ch. 2
		(this material will not be on the 9-10 quiz)More demographic data -chapter 4 of Updating    (read through the analysis of Table 3)
Mon. Sept. 12	Concentration of Poverty and Schools	Updating..., "Schools in Springfield and Clark County" and Ch. 1,pp.2-4 (Introduction").      Crime in Springfield and Clark County
Weds. Sept. 14  (Q)	Policy Implications of Wilson	"Racial Antagonisms and the Expanding Ranks of the Have-Nots" - William Julius Wilson (Handout)
Fri. Sept. 16	The Persistence of Race	"On the Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: The Third Wave" , John F. Dovidio  (Handout)
Mon. Sept. 19	Dateline Video - Race and Housing	Video
Wed. Sept. 21	The Persistence of Race	"Beyond Color-Blindness" - Manning Marable and Massey
Fri. Sept. 23 (Q)	REVIEW OF PEOPLES AND STRUCTURES
Monday, Sept. 26	EXAMINATION ONE
III.  SPRAWL: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND RESPONSES
Wed. Sept. 28	Growth of Cities	Adams Wave Model
Fri. Sept. 30	Filtering model of housing markets
Mon. Oct. 3  (Q)	Housing Patterns	link to quiz readings for 10-3
Weds. Oct. 5	How Housing Markets Work	Ankrom Sprawl ppt file
Fri. Oct. 7	Housing Policies
Mon. Oct. 10 (Q)  link to quiz readings	Housing Policies (cont.)	ankrom housing ppt
Weds. Oct. 12	Springfield Housing market analysis	ankrom housing report ppt
Fri. Oct. 14
Mon. Oct. 17	FALL HOLIDAY
Wed. Oct. 19 (Q) link to quiz readings	The Urban Educ. Dilemma	education spreadsheet
Fri. Oct. 21	Education 2	Springfield CSD profile
Mon. Oct. 24	Education 3	ankrom power point on education
Wed. Oct. 26	Speaker : Debbie Tully - American Federation of Teachers	tully resources tully ppt
Fri. Oct. 28	Summary of Sprawl and Review for the Exam	Review Sheet 05
Monday, Oct. 31	EXAMINATION TWO
IV. GOVERNING THE CITY	Quiz Schedule for this Section
Wed. Nov. 2	Democratic Theory	Dem. Theory Powerpoint
Fri. Nov. 4  (Q)	Who Runs Cities?	Baker / Meinke paper   Who Governs Power Point
Mon., Nov. 7	Who Runs Springfield?	"Angles on the City"
Wed., Nov. 9  (Q)	Maximum Feasible Participation	Marris and Rein (Handout)
Fri., Nov. 11	From MFP to CDBG	Baker ppt file I
Mon., Nov. 14	CARB Proposals	CARB Handout
Wed., Nov. 16	CARB Simulation
Fri., Nov. 18  (Q)	Metropolitan Fragmentation Alternative Strategies for Metropolitan Cooperation  Policy Implications	Baker ppt file II metro government    annexation in Charlotte, NC
Mon., Nov. 21   (Q)	Rusk analysis of urban problems Fiscal Implications	Ankrom's rusk ppt Elasticity in Ohio Cities
Wed., Nov. 23 & Fri., Nov. 25	THANKSGIVING VACATION
Mon., Nov. 28	Rusk in Springfield	Ankrom's regional ppt
Wed., Nov. 30	Win-Win Annexation     Presentation	Handouts
Fri., Dec. 2	Political Fragmentation in Springfield                  Local Metro Examples	Updating, Ch. 8, pp. 1-20.
Mon., Dec. 5  (Q)	The Realities of Metro Solutions   Orfield Notes	"It Could Happen Here" (Handout)
Wed., Dec. 7	The Realities of Democratic Theory Baker's New Power Point file	Updating, Ch.8, "Is Cooperation Possible?'.
Fri., Dec. 9	Summary of Governing and Review for the Exam	Study Sheet
Mon., Dec.12	EXAMINATION THREE                 (9:00 a.m.)

 

“Any student with a documented disability who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact Warren Copeland at the beginning of the semester.  Early notification is highly preferable.  Contact may be made by private consultation during my office hours (Hollenbeck 328) or by contacting me at wcopeland@wittenberg.edu or 327-7402.   Please contact Lisa Rhine, Assistant Provost for Academic Services at 937-327-7924 in room 208 Recitation Hall to coordinate accommodations and receive self-identification letters for each professor.”