GEOGRAPHY 2410
Social Geography
last revision: June 13, 2005

Department of Geography,
University of Florida
SpringTerm 2005 -- Section 0512X

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• Course Description
• Geography as a social science {so-called human geography} focuses upon describing and explaining patterns of human creation in space. We seek to predict how those human patterns may appear in the future, at other locations, or under differing circumstances. In this course my goal is to introduce you to some of the substantive problems that are of interest to the human geographer. We will focus upon those general geographic patterns and theories that are expected to arise world-wide. The thrust of this course is to systematically progress through universal approaches to human/social geography, outlining some of the major theories in each, while emphasizing implications, and applications to current world problems.
• Most students at University of Florida have spent their lives in fairly large urban environments and it is this personal experience that this class builds upon: to explain the spatial organization of phenomena that the student is familiar with on an every day basis including housing, retail activities, manufacturing, and transportation. This class will also serve to explain and allow the student to subjectively predict their occurrence. This class will also deal with more abstract concepts such as how new ideas and other phenomena spread across time and space, everywhere in our world.
• The structure of the class places great emphasis upon the lecture. The text book is important as a tool to reinforce the subject matter.

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• Required "hot linkes"
• all hot linked items within outline are required, unless otherwise indicated.
• Most hot linked articles are authored or co-authored by Grant Thrall.
• Required and Recommended Textbooks

Required textbook denoted as WMTF within the outline:
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY Author: WHEELER, MULLER, THRALL, FIK Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SO Edition: 3RD ISBN: 0471536202

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TENTATIVE OUTLINE                      To be revised as semester progresses. All material with Internet links are required reading                       Students are requested to read the "In the news" links as they are added.
Topic	In the news
Why do we care about this topic? Frank Rockwood and Grant Thrall, 2004, Analyze This: GIS Offers Ways To Pinpoint and Evaluate Land - Before The Competition Does, Builder News, Interview in Sarasota Hareld Tribune What is social/economic/urban geography?        What is the scientific geography paradigm? WMTF Ch 1, Appendix pages 365-395 Lecture Notes Marx Growth Theory Rostow Growth Theory Decomposition Of National Economy GT "Stages of GIS Reasoning" GT, Jacksonville Business Journal article on business geography	Rostowvian "Traditional Society" conflicts with other Rostowvian stages Iraq constitution US Foreign Direct Investment Measures of Rostowvian "stage 6" NY Times "Class Society"
Population Change Spatial Equilibrium WMTF Ch 2 US Census Web Site National Population Projections Summary Data Population Pyramids Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates Global Population Issues	Click image for source
Quality of Life Issues Ranking of Cities Forbes Singles International Rankings Sperling's Best Places Unemployment Rates Salary Calculator between US Cities. Richard Florida's "creative city" with rankings Neighborhood Pscychographics ESRI's Tapestry Overview ESRI' Tapestry Segments Profile of NW Gainesville's 32605 Explore Tapestry By ZIP	article by Grant Thrall on LSP Internet retailers' use of LSP to customize prices
Agricultural Land Use WMTF Ch 13, 14 Lecture Notes von Thunen's general agricultural land value theory Urbanization Grant Thrall's general urban land value theory GT "Ninety Years Of Urban Growth"	spatial equilibrium example - moving vans highest and best use - G'ville Sun article on Baptist Church on W Univ. Ave
Urban Areas As Centers of Manufacturing WMTF Ch 7, 10 City Classification Manufacturing Location Telecommunications infrastructure location analysis 3D movie of telecommunications infrastructure	China       Boeing Aircraft urban amenities and manufacturing location
Warehouses & Distribution Centers
exam #1       (Wednesday 1 June 2005) CLICK HERE TO ACCESS PDF FILE WITH EXAM 1 GRADES -                     exam will cover from first lecture through manufacturing
Housing WMTF Ch 9 Lecture Notes Prisoners' Dilemma example of segregation in Chicago Housing Density Land Value Surfaces GT "The Cascade GIS Diffusion Model for Measuring Housing Absorption by Small Area	New Urbanism some empty nesters seek out urban core The Urban Amenity Issue Again         Thrall on parks Milliion Dollar Homes           Harvard Housing Report Equivalent salary by city Ironwood Golf Course - housing and retail
Retail - Central Place Theory WMTF Ch 8 Lecture Notes GT. Lecture Notes #1: Central Place Theory & Retail Location Overview Lecture Notes #2: On Central Place Theory Losch Lecture Notes #4: Rank Size Rule Example Applications #1: Medical Facility Location Example Applications #2: "catalog of retail store geographic criteria" Example Applications #3: Map Of Alachua County Caution about data validity World map at night	Infill - University Corners Market Analysis of a Wal-Mart site plan Gainesville Sun article Market analysis Hotelling Real estate market analysis and primate cities
Retail, And Measurement Of Market Areas (Gravity Model) The Voronoi diagram / Delaunay triangulation WMTF Ch 7, 8, pages 96-97 GT. The Calculation of Retail Market Areas: The Reilly Model Example Applications #4: Gravity And Spatial Interaction Model The Practice of Retail Business Geography WMTF Ch 6 GT. Retail Location Analysis: Antecedents. GT. William Applebaum: Father of Marketing Geography.	Super Wal-Mart prefers not to exceed 20 minute drive-time
Transportation WMTF Ch 6 sample geodemographic report by G. Thrall showing importance of transportation fuel consumption example GIS software example	30 Years of gas prices National and local gas prices - check your ZIP Commuting Average Driving Time By Driver Age
Urban Social Areas WMTF Ch 9 GT "Location Quotient: Descriptive Geography for the Community Reinvestment Act" GT, Geodemographics of parents of students at University of Florida	Crime spatial patterns GT's GIS maps of crime table map 1     map 2 Crime analysis by relative location from downtown Gainesville from Butler Plaza Demographic report of crime locations Lifestyle Segmentation Profiles Atlantic Monthly article on segmentation and profiling Online example from Claritas
optional Urban Apartment Markets lecture
Urban Office Markets GT "Urban Office Market Evaluation With GIS Part 1: Background and Setting Telecommunications infrastructure defining office submarkets
The City of the Mind WMTF page 11 Lecture Notes: Mental Maps
New Information Age
2nd Exam	DATE - TBA  MC/TF same format as 1st exam. In class, regular time and location. The exam will cover material from the first exam through to this line on the class outline
Spatial Diffusion	AIDS the Global Disease
Energy
Regional Business Geography
2nd Exam - last double period class scheduled in semester June 16, 2005 optional term papers are due at exam

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• Grading Procedure Option "1"
• 1st Midterm Exam 40%
• 2nd Midterm Exam 40%
• Term Paper 20% (due in class during 2nd midterm exam)

• Grading Procedure Option "2"
• 1st Midterm Exam 50%
• 2nd Midterm Exam 50%

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Calculators and other electronic aids are not allowed during the exams. Questions on the exams that require numerical analysis will be structured so that the calculations can be accomplished without the aid of computational devices.

Term Paper
  The optional term paper is to be a minimum of six pages, and no more than eight pages, double spaces, 12 pt. font, one inch margines, excluding the cover/title page and any figures or maps. The term paper must be typed and follow all the standard university rules on writing style, spelling, and layout. If you choose this option, you must interview a person responsible for making a decision of the kind covered in the topics of this course. The person interviewed must be resident in Alachua County, and the business or government operation must take place in Gainesville or surrounding Alachua County. The person interviewed must not be employed by University of Florida or do their primary work for University of Florida. The term paper will integrate the interview with the subject matter of this course. The term paper will not be returned; if you want to retain a copy, you may hand in a photocopy of the term paper along with the original and I will return one copy to you.

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• Important dates for University of Florida, can be found at URL: http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/soc/ and http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/
• Classes Begin May 9.
• 1st Midterm Exam, May 31 - subject to change
• Spring Break Feb 28-Mar 4
• 2nd Midterm June 16, during regular class time, in our usual class room

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