GEOG 26800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Field Trip, Divvy, Term Paper
31 Aug 2016
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Term paper topic review: will be passed back or emailed today, mixed quality, may need to submit outline, some windows papers didn"t include fieldwork, so that"s a problem, reviewed the the criteria of how the topics were evaluated: Is it ambitious enough to add to clear knowledge in the field. Is that fair: mixed income housing necessities the number of units that must be mixed income, not the square footage. Commissioned in 1905 in the wake of the world"s fair. One of the most affluent enclaves with large set backs, 50 ft wide lots, no alleys, and underground utilities. Assumptions that creating cul-de-sacs would reduce crime, and have very signficantly marked off neighborhoods to line out where crime occurrs and how much property prices vary. This means also that people are less likely to drive down the through-streets (reduces traffic to give a more suburban feel) Presentation geographies of design: early city planning in the us.
