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SSCI165Lgw,SustainabilityScienceintheCitySyllabusUnits:4Term—Day—Time:Fall2017-MWF-11:00-11:50a.m.Location:SLH200Instructor:RobertO.VosOffice:AHFB57BRegularOfficeHours:MonandWed10a.m.-11a.m.PT.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:[email protected],213-821-1311,www.bluejeans.com/2418690355LaboratoryCo-Instructor:TBD/TBAOffice:TBARegularOfficeHours:TBAContactInfo:TBA
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CourseDescriptionSustainabilityisamongthemostpressingscientificandsocialchallengesofourtime.Typicallydefinedasutilizingnaturalresourcessoastocreateahighqualityoflifeforfutureaswellascurrentgenerations,theideaofsustainabilityhasprovidedastrongorientationtowardsalong-termre-thinkingofthehumanroleinanddominationofecosystems.Yet,despitetheemergenceofasustainabilitypolicydiscourseinthelate1980s,globalclimatechange,oceandegradation,deforestation,habitatloss,andspeciesendangermentcontinuenearlyunabated.Thissituationseriouslythreatenstheinventoryofnaturalcapitalforpresentandfuturegenerations.
Inresponsetosuchongoingchallenges,thefieldofsustainabilityscienceemergedinthelate1990s.Itisamultidisciplinarycollectionofsocial,physical,andlifesciencesthatworktounderstandthecomplexcouplingofhumanandnaturalsystemsacrossglobal,national,regional,andlocalscales.Withoutadeepunderstandingandreconsiderationofthehumanroleinnaturalsystems,itisimpossibletoenvisionasustainablefuture.Thus,policymakersrelyuponvariousformsofscientificknowledgeandthescientificmethoditselftounderstandhowtore-chartthehumanjourneytowardssustainability.
ThiscourseisaCategoryVI(SocialIssues)courseinthepre-Fall2015GeneralEducationprogram.Inthiscourse,youwilllearnhowtoanalyzeissuesofclimatechange,resourcemanagement,andsustainabilityusingdatafromthesocialandnaturalsciencestoassessthevalidityofargumentsaboutreshapingcitiesforsustainability.Youwillalsocriticallyevaluateandmakeuseofmedia,Internet,andtraditionalacademicsourcestodevelopyourowndigital“StoryMaps”onakeyissueurbansustainabilityforonecity.
ThiscourseisalsoaSocialAnalysis(CategoryC)andaCitizenshipinaGlobalEra(CategoryG)courseinthepost-Fall2015GeneralEducationprogram.Inthiscourse,youwilllearnhowsocialandethicaltheoriesofsustainabilityrelatetotheemergenceofsustainabilityscienceandhowtheoryandempiricalworkaremutuallyconstitutive.Inparticular,youwilllearnwhythesocialandnaturalsciencesandtheirmethodsareimportanttopoliciesandplanningforsustainablecities.
In2008,animportantglobalthresholdwasreached,withover50%ofpeoplelivingincities.AccordingtoUNforecasts,by205070%oftheEarth’sgrowingpopulationwillbelivinginurbanareas.Therapidgrowthofcitiesacrosstheworldresultsfromacommonundercurrentofglobalpoliticalandeconomicforcesthatrestsonahistoryofcolonialism.Anunderstandingoftheseforcesandhowtheymightbereshapedtocreatesustainableformsofurbandevelopmentwillbekeytoourenquiry.Indeed,issuesofglobalsustainabilityareincreasinglyurbanissues:landuse,population,consumption,industrialorganization,andinfrastructuraltechnologies(e.g.energy).
Inaseriesoflaboratoryexperiencesandlinkedwritingexercises,youwilllearnhowtoarticulatetherelationshipsamongobservedphenomena,theanalyticalapproachesandmethodsusedtounderstandthem,andtheirsocietalimplications.Forexample,onefocusofsustainabilityscienceisimprovingourunderstandingofhowtheEarth’slandcoverandland
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useischangingasaresultthegrowthofcities,andwhatitmeansforpeopleandplaces.Inthelaboratory,youwilllearnhowtechnologicaltoolsanddata,suchasgeographicinformationsystemsandsatelliteimagery,areusedformeasuringlanduse/landcoverchangeandhowobservedlanduse/landcoverchangesarelinkedtoprinciplesofurbanformandurbaneconomics.Inarelatedwritingassignment,youwillconsiderhowlanduse/landcoverinfluencessocialwell-being,economiclivelihoods,andlandusepoliticsandregulation.
LearningObjectives
Thecentrallearningobjectiveofthiscourseistoenablestudentstounderstandhowapplicationsofparticularscientificmethodsinfluenceorareinfluencedbydebatesoverurbansustainability.Throughaseriesoffieldandcomputerlabexercises,studentswilllearnaboutdatacollection,non-experimentalresearchdesign,computationalmodeling,andscientificvalidity.Studentswilllearnhowsustainabilityscientistsmeasureandclassifybothnaturalandsocialsystemsincities,andhowtheyunderstandthecomplexinterweavingofthesesystemswithpeopleandtechnologies.Throughhands-onlearninginthelaboratoryandengagementwiththesustainabilityscienceliterature,studentswilllearnhowscienceandanalysismethodsareconnectedtoreal-worldchallengesofurbansustainability.Throughafinalcourseprojectcalleda“storymap,”studentswillperformanalysisusingGIStoolsandalsolearnaboutthechallengesofandmethodsforsynthesizingandcommunicatingsciencewiththepublicandpolicymakers.Inourdigitalworld,understandingandproducingvisualcommunicationisjustasimportanttoinformedcitizenshipaswriting.Theuseofthesetoolsiscomplementedbyfocusedwritingassignmentsinwhichstudentsreflectonpolicyimplicationsoflaboratoryexperiences.Inthiscourse,studentswilllearnbasiccartographicprinciplesandhowtointegrateexistingspatialdatasetsandotherdigitalresourcesintomapstoattractivelycommunicateunderlyingscienceandpolicy.Bytheendofthecourse,studentswillbeabletoevaluatescientificclaimsanddiscussalternativepathwaystowardsustainablecitieswithenrichedunderstandingofthescientificcontextofknowledgeandcommunicationskills.Prerequisite(s):NoneCo-Requisite(s):None
RequiredReadingsandSupplementaryMaterialsPleaseacquirethetextslistedbelow.AllareavailableattheUSCbookstore.Allothersupplementaryreadinglistedinthesyllabusisavailableunderthetabmarked“Readings”onthecourseBlackboard.
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Therequiredtextbooksforthiscourseare:
• Drakais-Smith,David.2000.ThirdWorldCities,2ndEdition.NewYork:Routledge.Whileyoumaypurchasethisbookifyouwishtoownabound(hard)copy,itisavailableonlinethroughtheUSCLibraries.SignontotheUSCLibrariesandsearchforthistitle.
• Pijawka,DavidK.2015.Sustainabilityforthe21stCentury:Pathways,Programs,andPolicies.Dubuque,IA:KendallHunt.Whileyoumaypurchasethisbook,Iwillplaceabound(hard)copyatLeaveyLibraryReserves.
• Wheeler,StephenM.2013.PlanningforSustainability:CreatingLivable,Equitable,andEcologicalCommunities,2ndNewYork:Routledge.Whileyoumaypurchasethisbook,Iwillplaceabound(hard)copyatLeaveyLibraryReserves.
Supplementaryreadingsforthiscourse,locatedonthe“Readings”tabonBlackboard,are:
• Bullen,AnnaandMarkWhitehead.2005.“NegotiatingtheNetworksofSpace,Time,andSubstance:AGeographicalPerspectiveonSustainableCitizen.”CitizenshipStudies9,No.5:499-516.
• Cronon,William.1996.“TheTroublewithWilderness:Or,GettingBacktotheWrongNature.”EnvironmentalHistory1,no.1(January):7-28
• Goldstein,NoahJ.,RobertB.Cialdini,andVladasGriskevicus.2008.“ARoomwithaViewpoint:UsingSocialNormstoMotivateConservationinHotels.”JournalofConsumerResearch35:472-482.
• Maniates,Michael.2002.“Individualization:PlantaTree,BuyaBike,SavetheWorld?”InConfrontingConsumption,editedbyThomasPrincen,MichaelManiatesandKenConca,43-66.Cambridge,MA:MITPress.
• Princen,Thomas.2002.“ConsumptionanditsExternalities:WhereEconomyMeetsEcology.”InConfrontingConsumption,editedbyThomasPrincen,MichaelManiatesandKenConca,23-42.Cambridge,MA:MITPress.
• Pulido,Laura,SteveSidawi,andRobertO.Vos.1996.“AnArcheologyofEnvironmentalRacisminLosAngeles.”UrbanGeography17,no.5:419-439.
• Vos,RobertO.2007.DefiningSustainability:aConceptualOrientation.”JournalofChemicalTechnologyandBiotechnology82:334-339.
• Wolch,Jennifer,JasonByrne,andJoshuaP.Newell.2014.“UrbanGreenSpace,PublicHealth,andEnvironmentalJustice:theChallengeofMakingCities‘JustGreenEnough’.”LandscapeandUrbanPlanning125:234-244.
DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignmentsStudentsmustattendallregularlyscheduledlectures/in-classexercises,participateinlabs,writeresponsesinonlinediscussions,writearticlesummaries,writeapolicyessay,sitformid-termandfinalexaminations,andproduceafinalprojectcalleda“storymap.”Therewillalsoextracreditavailableforscheduledfieldtrips.
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Labs
Inadditiontothelecturesandin-classexercises,thereisasetof12labsacrossthesemester.Theselaboratoryexperiencesaredesignedtointroduceyoutothetoolsofspatialandsocialanalysisaswellastogiveyoupracticalexperienceinimplementingthesetoolstoexplorevariousproblemswithintheframeworkofthescientificmethod.Theseassignmentsarelinkedtothelecturesandclassdiscussions,butdonotduplicatethelectureexperience.Youmustregisterforonelaboratorysessioninadditiontoregisteringforthelectures.Yourlaboratoryassignmentswillbecompletedduringthe2-hourlabsessionsandshortlyafterwillbegradedandreturned.
Absencesfromlabsessionsmustberequestedbysendinganemailtothelaboratoryco-instructorforyourlabsection.Excusedabsencesfromlabswillbegrantedonlyforvalidreasons;pleasenotifyusofthereasonforyourabsenceinyouremail.
OnlineDiscussions
TherewillbethreeonlinediscussionsonBlackboard(Bb).Thepurposeoftheon-linediscussionsistobuildskillsforclosereadingandcriticalthinkingusingarticlesonsocialtheoryandpeer-reviewedscientificarticlestakenfromthesustainabilityscienceliterature.ThediscussionforumsfunctiononBbisquiteusefulinthisregard.Ineachdiscussion,everystudentwillmakeoneshortpostrespondingtotheinstructor’sprompt(s)andthenmakeatleasttwopostsrespondingtootherstudentsorfurtherpromptsfromtheinstructorand/orco-instructors.YourparticipationintheonlinediscussionswillbeindividuallygradedusingthegradebookfeatureonBb.
ArticleSummaries
Throughoutthesemester,studentswillalsoproducethreesummariesofarticlesfrommajorpressoutlets(e.g.,AtlanticCities,WallStreetJournal,NewYorkTimes,andLosAngelesTimes)onissuesofsustainablecities.Studentsshouldusetheseshortwritingassignmentsstrategicallytoexploreexistinginterestsandbuildbackgroundknowledgeforthestorymapproject.
PolicyEssay
Therewillbeonepolicyessaywritteninresponsetoapromptfromtheinstructor.Thisassignmentwillhavedetailedrequirementswithrespecttorequiredoutsideresearchandsourcecitations.Pleasefollowtherequirementsintheassignmentverycarefully.
StoryMap
Thefinalprojectinthiscourseisastorymap.Storymapstellaboutplaces,issues,andtrendsbyenrichingdigitalmapswithcontentlikevariouskindsofgraphs,text,photographs,video,andaudio.Theunderlyingdataoftendepictthecouplingofsocialandnaturalsystems.Thesemaybethingslikewetlandareas,landcover,andcensusdata,andmayalsoincludelivedatastreamssuchastemperature,precipitation,andtraffic.Theyoftenpresentscientificdataand
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analysis,buttheyaremainlydesignedforthegeneralpublicanddonotrequiretheiruserstohavespecialknowledgeorskillsinGeographicInformationSystems(GIS).
Storymapsareincreasinglyinuseinsustainabilityscienceandareanimportanttooltodescribethechallengesofsustainablecitiesandpathwaystowardsustainability.Forexample,youcanseeaninteractivestorymapthatdescribeslandusefootprintsofmegacitieshere:http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2014/growth-of-cities/.ThisstorymapwascreatedaspartoftheSmithsonian’sseriesonLivingintheAnthropocene:TheAgeofHumans.AnotherexampleshowsthewarmingofEuropeancitiesaspredictedinglobalclimatemodels(see:http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/warming-cities/).
Inthiscourse,youwillcreateastorymapthatintegratesdataonsocialandnaturalsystemsaroundoneofourcourse’slearningmodules.AdditionalinformationoneachlearningmoduleandthepotentialforfinalprojectsisonthecourseBlackboardsite.Yourstorymapwillintegratescientificdataliketheexamplesabovebutwillbefocusedatlocalscales.AnexampleofthissortofintegrationisamapofgreeninfrastructurecreatedfortheCityofNashville(see,http://maps.nashville.gov/LID%5FSites/).Foranexampleofariverrevitalizationmapsee:http://ugis.esri.com/LA_River_Tour/#map.Pleasenote,however,thatthisparticularstorymap,likesomeexamplesofstorymapsyoumayseeontheweb,issimplyamontageofgeotaggedphotographs.Yourmapwillbemuchmorethanthis.Itmayhavephotosforcontext,butitmustbeprimarilyananalyticalreportthatincludeswritinginpop-upwindowsandsidebars.Itwillusevisualizationofdataormodels,likeintheotherexampleslinkedabove,tocommunicateunderlyinganalysis.
Fieldtrips
Ataminimum,studentsareencouragedtoattendatleastoneofthescheduledfieldtrips.Attendingonefiledtripwillresultin2extracreditpointsinthecourse.Pendingavailablespace,studentsareencouragedtoattendasmanyofthefieldtripsaspossible,thoughnoadditionalextracreditwillbeawarded.
ExamsandOtherPolicies
Boththemidtermandfinalexamareclosedbook.Themid-termandfinalexamswillincludecontentlearnedincoursereadings,lectures,laboratorysessions,in-classexercises,andonlinediscussionssessionsupuntilthedateofeachexam.Nomake-upopportunitieswillbeofferedformissedexamsorlabs,somarktheappropriatedatesonyourcalendars!Ifyouhavealegitimateconflict,speakwiththeinstructorassoonaspossible.Also,notethatthereisnocreditforlateassignments.
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GradingBreakdownThefollowingtableshowsthebreakdownoftheassignmentsandtheirweightinthefinalgrade.Theemphasisisonregularlycompletinganumberofshortassignmentsaswellassolidperformanceonexaminationsandthefinalproject.Assignmentsmustbesubmittedasnoted,typicallyontheappropriateBlackboard(Bb)site.
Assessment NumberTotalPoints
(%ofGrade)
OnlineDiscussions(CompleteonLectureSectionBb) 3 12
LaboratoryReports
Note:Labreportsarenotincludedinthelistofdeliverables/duedatesonthecourseschedule.SubmitallLabReportsviaBbforyourlaboratorysectionattheconclusionofeachlabsession.
12 24
ArticleSummaries(SubmitonLectureBb) 3 12
PolicyEssay(Submitinclass&onLectureBb) 1 12
MidtermExam(Inclassclosedbook) 1 12
FinalExam(Closedbook) 1 14
FinalProject:StoryMap(SubmitURLtoLabSectionBb)andgiveoralreport 1 14
Totals 22 100
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ScheduleThecoursewillbeorganizedaroundthefollowing8moduleswithaccompanyinglectures,on-linediscussions,in-classexercises,readings,laboratoryexperiences,andwritingassignments:
Date Topics Readings Deliverables/DueDates
Module1|TheoriesandKeyConcepts
Week1
8/21 IntroductiontotheCourse
8/23 TheUrbanSustainabilityProblematic
PijawkaCh.1
WheelerCh.1&4
8/25 CompetingDefinitionsofSustainabilityandSustainableCities
PijawkaCh.3&4
WheelerCh.2
Vos,R.O.2007.“Definingsustainability:aconceptualorientation.”PerspectiveinJournalofChemicalTechnologyandBiotechnology82:334-339.
Week2
8/28 TheGlobalContextofSustainableCities
Drakakis-Smithpp.1-10
PijawkaCh.2,5,&17
WheelerCh.19
8/30 IsPopulationGrowththeKey? Drakakis-SmithCh.1&3
WheelerCh.17
9/1 SustainableCitiesorResilientCities?
PijawkaCh.6
Module2|UrbanLandDevelopmentandPolitics
Week3
9/4 LaborDay(Noclassmeeting)
9/6 TheParadoxoftheGrowthMachine
WheelerCh.20,21,&23
9/8 PossibilitiesofGoverningforUrbanSustainability
WheelerCh.18
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Module3|UrbanFootprints:ResourceExploitation&Consumption
Week4
9/11 TheUrbanFootprint Drakakis-SmithCh.4
9/13 TheUrbanEcologicalFootprint
9/15 LifeCycleThinking PijawkaCh.8
Week5
9/18 TheProblemofConsumption Princen,T.2002.“ConsumptionanditsExternalities:WhereEconomyMeetsEcologypp.23-42inT.Princen,M.Maniates,andK.Conca(eds.)ConfrontingConsumption.Cambridge,MA:MITPress
ArticleSummary1,Due11:59p.m.
9/20 DistancingofWasteinaGlobalEconomy
Drakakis-SmithCh.5
9/22 ConsumptionintheUrbanLandscape
WheelerCh.11
Module4|ReclaimingUrbanNature
Week6
9/25 IndividualVersusCollectiveResponsestoConsumption
Goldstein,N.J.andCialdini,R.B.2008.“ARoomwithaViewpoint:UsingSocialNormstoMotivateConservationinHotels.”JournalofConsumerResearch35:472-482.
Maniates,M.2002.“Individualization:PlantaTree,BuyaBike,SavetheWorld?”pp.43-66inT.Princen,M.Maniates,andK.Conca(eds.)ConfrontingConsumption.Cambridge,MA:MITPress.
9/27 TheNatureoftheCity WheelerCh.9
Wheelerpp.312-322
Cronon,W.1996.“TheTroublewithWilderness:Or,GettingBacktotheWrongNature.”EnvironmentalHistory1(1):7-28.
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9/29 RestoringUrbanBiodiversity PijawkaCh.7 OnlineDiscussion1Due,11:59p.m.
Week7
10/2 WaterResourcesinCities PijawkaCh.10
Pijawkapp.166-169
Wolchetal.2014.“UrbanGreenspace,PublicHealth,andEnvironmentalJustice:TheChallengeofMakingCities‘JustGreenEnough’”LandscapeandUrbanPlanning125:234-244.
10/4 VirtualTourofLARiver(duringregularclasssessionatourregularclassroom)
ArticleSummary2,Due11:59p.m.
10/6 MitigatingGHGEmissionsinCities
WheelerCh.7
Module5|ClimateChange:MitigationandAdaptation
Week8
10/9 AdaptingtoClimateChangeinCities
PijawkaCh.13
Pijawkapp.159-166
ArticleSummary3,Due,11:59p.m.
10/11 MidtermReview
10/13 MidtermExam
Module6|EnvironmentalJustice(EJ):Community-basedSustainabilityScience
Week9
10/16 ClimateChange:ESEMandAgendaSetting
OnlineDiscussion2Due,11:59p.m.
10/18 SpecialIssue:SustainableTransportation&SmartGrowth
PijawkaCh.11
WheelerCh.10&12
Wheelerpp.291-312
10/20 SpatialAnalysisforTransportation&SmartGrowth
Ungraded(butrequired)policyessayproposaldue,11:59p.m.
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Week10
10/23 HistoryandEJintheCity Drakakis-SmithCh.2
Wheelerpp.203-204
10/25 SocialandSpatialAnalysisofEnvironmental“Bads”
Pulido,L.,S.Sidawi,andR.O.Vos1996.“AnArcheologyofEnvironmentalRacisminLosAngeles,”UrbanGeography17:419-439.
10/27 SocialandSpatialAnalysisofEnvironmentalGoods
Module7|GreeningtheUrbanEconomyandUrbanMetabolism
Week11
10/30 IndustrialEcology:TheScience&TechnologyofSustainability
WheelerCh.8
11/1 UrbanMetabolismConceptandModels
PijawkaCh.8(Review)
WheelerCh.13&14
OnlineDiscussion3Due,11:59p.m.
11/3 FieldtriptoHyperionTreatmentPlant
(Noregularclassmeeting)
FieldtripdetailedlogisticsTBA.
Week12
11/6 TheNewRegionalism Wheelerpp.198-202
WheelerCh.22
11/8 RegionalGovernance PolicyEssayDueatClass(HardCopy)andSubmittoBbbythestartofclass.
11/10 RegionalGovernance(Con’t)
Week13
11/13 GreenJobsandEco-IndustrialParks
WheelerCh.16
11/15 FieldTriptoPortofLosAngeles(Noregularclassmeeting)
FieldtripdetailedlogisticsTBA.
11/17 Fieldwork(Noregularclassmeeting)
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Module8|Indicators,Tools,andSustainableCitizenship
Week14
11/20 SustainabilityIndicators:MeasurementandReporting
PijawkaCh.14
WheelerCh.6
11/22 USCThanksgivingHoliday(Noclassmeeting)
11/24 USCThanksgivingHoliday(Noclassmeeting)
Week15
11/27 UrbanModels:HowCanGeodesignContribute?
PijawkaCh.15
11/29 SustainableCitizenshipandSustainableLivelihoods
Drakakis-SmithCh.5&6
Bullen,A.andWhitehead,M.2005.“NegotiatingtheNetworksofSpace,TimeandSubstance:AGeographicalPerspectiveontheSustainableCitizen.”CitizenshipStudies9:499-516.
12/1 FinalExamReview
12/6 FinalExaminationfrom11a.m.-1p.m.(ClosedBookatourRegularClassroom)
LaboratoryTopicsandLearningObjectivesWeek1NoLabs(IntroductoryWeek)Week2PopulationModelingforManhattan,NYWeek3NoLabs(LaborDay)Week4MappingtheUrbanFootprintofRaleigh,NCWeek5MappingBillboardsWeek6ModelingUrbanForestsVersusIncomeWeek7StoryMapIntroduction,TeamSelection,andProposalDevelopmentWeek8StoryMapWorkingSessionWeek9IndexingNeighborhoodWalkabilityWeek10MappingAirToxicsinLosAngelesWeek11StoryMapWorkingSessionWeek12StoryMapWorkingSession
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Week13StoryMapWorkingSessionWeek14NoLabs(Thanksgiving)Week15StoryMapFinalPresentationsLaboratoryProtocolEachofthe2-hourlabsessionswillstartonthehourwithabriefintroduction.Theseintroductionswilltakeabout10-20minutes.Therefore,studentsarrivingmorethan10minutesafterthescheduledstarttimesforlaboratorysessionswillbeturnedawayandassignedazerogradeforthatparticularlabassignment.Nolabreportswillbeacceptedforgradingifhandedinoutsideoftheregularlyscheduledlabsession.Oneortheotheroftwodifferentkindsoftaskswillbecompletedduringthelabsessions,asexplainedbelow.First,forthelabsessionslinkedtothecourselecturecontent(seetitlesabove),youwillworkonself-guidedworktasksusingspecializedgeographicanalysistoolsandoneormoregeospatialdatasetsorcomputermodelingtools.Thesetasksshouldtakeapproximately75minutestocomplete.Afterthistime,theinstructorwillconvenea15-minuteroundtablediscussionofwhatyouhavedone,whatitmeans,howitrelatestokeyconceptsofsustainablecitiescoveredinthereadingsandlectures,andhowthesetasksmighthavebeenvariedand/orenhancedifperformedbyprofessionalsinareal-worldsetting.Thefinal15minutesofthisseriesoflabsessionswillbeavailableforeachofyoutoprepareandsubmityourfinallabreportforgrading.Second,inotherweeksyouwillengageinaseriesoftasksduringthelabsessionsthatwillbuildskillsandallowinclassworktimeneededforthestorymapprojects.Aswithalllabs,youwillprepareshortreportsattheendofeachlabsessiondemonstratingthatyouhavemasteredtheparticularmethodsandlabskillsbeingtaughtateachsession.Thesequenceoflabsendswithlabscalled“StoryMapWorkingSession”towardstheendofthecourse.Intheselabsessions,youwillworkwithteamsofclassmatesandwithyourlaboratoryco-instructortomakeuseofthedatasetsandgeospatialsoftwareavailableinthelabtocompletecomponentsofyourstorymap.Thiswillincludeconnectingwithandanalyzingdataandmakingmaps.SomeelementsofthestorymapmaybecompletedonyourpersonalcomputersorusingUSC’sgeneralcomputerlabsonyourowntime.Butmostofthestorymapwillbecreatedinthelabsessionswhereyouhaveaccesstogeospatialsoftwareandsupportfromyourlaboratoryco-instructor,andgenerallythereshouldbeenoughtimescheduledinlabstocompleteyourstorymapswithoutusingtimeoutsideofclass.
StatementonAcademicConductandSupportSystems
AcademicConduct
Plagiarism–presentingsomeoneelse’sideasasyourown,eitherverbatimorrecastinyourownwords–isaseriousacademicoffensewithseriousconsequences.PleasefamiliarizeyourselfwiththediscussionofplagiarisminSCampusinSection11,BehaviorViolatingUniversityStandardshttps://policy.usc.edu/student/scampus/part-b/.Otherformsofacademic
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dishonestyareequallyunacceptable.SeeadditionalinformationinSCampusanduniversitypoliciesonscientificmisconduct,http://policy.usc.edu/scientific-misconduct.
Discrimination,sexualassault,andharassmentarenottoleratedbytheuniversity.YouareencouragedtoreportanyincidentstotheOfficeofEquityandDiversityhttp://equity.usc.eduortotheDepartmentofPublicSafetyhttp://adminopsnet.usc.edu/department/department-public-safety.ThisisimportantforthesafetyofthewholeUSCcommunity.Anothermemberoftheuniversitycommunity–suchasafriend,classmate,advisor,orfacultymember–canhelpinitiatethereport,orcaninitiatethereportonbehalfofanotherperson.TheRelationshipandSexualViolencePreventionServiceshttp://engemannshc.usc.edu/rsvp/provides24/7confidentialsupport,andthesexualassaultresourcecenterwebpagehttp://sarc.usc.edudescribesreportingoptionsandotherresources.
SupportSystems
AnumberofUSC’sschoolsprovidesupportforstudentswhoneedhelpwithscholarlywriting.Checkwithyouradvisororprogramstafftofindoutmore.StudentswhoseprimarylanguageisnotEnglishshouldcheckwiththeAmericanLanguageInstitutehttp://dornsife.usc.edu/ali,whichsponsorscoursesandworkshopsspecificallyforinternationalgraduatestudents.TheOfficeofDisabilityServicesandProgramshttp://sait.usc.edu/academicsupport/centerprograms/dsp/home_index.htmlprovidescertificationforstudentswithdisabilitiesandhelpsarrangetherelevantaccommodations.Ifanofficiallydeclaredemergencymakestraveltocampusinfeasible,USCEmergencyInformationhttp://emergency.usc.eduwillprovidesafetyandotherupdates,includingwaysinwhichinstructionwillbecontinuedbymeansofblackboard,teleconferencing,andothertechnology.