*All course readings, videos, and lectures will have links added below. Any readings that are not OA (Open Access) will be noted as such and posted to Blackboard under ‘Readings’.

 

WEEK 1
_____________________________________________________________________

29 August
Introduction to Course 

• • ACTIVITY:
    • Syllabus Review (please read carefully and bring any questions you have to the next class)
    • Walkthrough Course Website
    •  Review Blackboard (ONLY for uploading assignments, grades, and non-Open Access materials)

31 August
Research Design 

• LECTURE: What is a Research Design? [PDF here] Also, if you were interested in the Fallon (2021) article that looked at text analysis on the use of ‘race’ in gentrification studies (different than narrative analysis, but still using texts as the data), it’s on BB.
•  READ
  •  Williams, Carrie. “Research methods.” Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) 5, no. 3 (2007).    [not OA, see Blackboard]
  • De Vaus, D. Research design in social research. Sage, 2001 (p. 8 – 10)    [not OA, see Blackboard]

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 2
_____________________________________________________________________

5 September – NO CLASS, LABOR DAY

7 September
Research Questions

Discussion Lead: Zixi

• Read & Watch:
  • Scribbr: Developing Strong Research Questions: https://www.scribbr.com/research-process/research-questions/ Youtube link of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71-GucBaM8U)
• Read:
  • Lipowski, Earlene E. “Developing great research questions.” American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 65, no. 17 (2008): 1667-1670.  [not OA, see Blackboard]
• Activity:
  • How to ask Research Questions: Develop a list of research questions to ask
  • Selecting your neighborhood: https://popfactfinder.planning.nyc.gov
  • @ 4:00 Guest Speaker: Max Thorn, Instruction Librarian: Introduce QC Library Services

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 3
_____________________________________________________________________

12 September
Research Methods: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research/Methods

• Lecture: Introduction to Qualitative & Quantitative Research & Methods [PDF here]
• Read & Watch:
  • Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research
• Read: Virginia Tech:
  • Research Methods Guide: https://guides.lib.vt.edu/researchmethods/design-method

September 14 
Research Methods: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research/Methods

Discussion Lead: Michael

• Read: [Sutton and Hyra readings are on Blackboard]
  • [Only pages 65-67; 71-75 Data, Measures & Approach] Sutton, S. (2020). Gentrification and the Increasing Significance of Racial Transition in New York City 1970–2010. Urban Affairs Review, 56(1).
  • [Only Abstract, Introduction and Methods] Hyra, D. (2015). The back-to-the-city movement: Neighbourhood redevelopment and processes of political and cultural displacement. Urban Studies, 52(10), 1753–1773.
  • [Only pages 6-7 (stop at Gentrification Research to Date); Methodology for Atlanta Case Study, and pp. 10-11] Doan, Petra L. and Harrison Higgins (2011). The Demise of Queer Space? Resurgent Gentrification and the Assimilation of LGBT Neighborhoods. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 31(1) 6–25. PDF here

   

• Activities:
  • Determining what is quantitative or qualitative research
  • Matching research questions with research methods

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 4
_____________________________________________________________________

19 September
Community Studies

• Lecture: Community Groups and Representation [PDF here]
• Activity:
  > Work on Assignment 1

September 21
Community Studies

Discussion Lead: Mikayla

• Read:
  • Understanding and Describing the Community: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/describe-the-community/main;
  • Miyares, Ines M. “From exclusionary covenant to ethnic hyperdiversity in Jackson Heights, Queens.” Geographical Review 94, no. 4 (2004): 462-483. [Focus on the Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and then read the inner workings of the paper] posted to Blackboard
• Activity:
• Walkthrough Understanding and Describing the Community
  • Think about what communities are in your profile neighborhood
  • How has this document been helpful in helping you think about your profile?

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 5
_____________________________________________________________________

September 26 NO CLASS

September 28
Neighborhood Profile/Overview

Discussion Lead: Travis

Read:

• Center for Urban Transportation Research. 2000. “Chapter 4: Developing a Community Profile.” In Community Impact Assessment: A Handbook for Transportation Professionals. CUTR, University of South Florida. https://www.cutr.usf.edu/oldpubs/CIA/Chapter_4.pdf;

Review the following websites to get an understanding of what a Neighborhood Profile looks like:

• NYU Furman Center, New York Neighborhood Data Profiles: https://furmancenter.org/neighborhoods;
• Buffalo Neighborhoods: https://data.buffalony.gov/stories/s/Neighborhood-Profile/a235-4wxj/
• NYC Community District Profiles: https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/;
• Libertyville Comprehensive Plan: https://www.libertyville.com/DocumentCenter/View/146/03-Chapter_3__Community_Profile__Plan_Elements
• Realist: User Guide: https://prd.realist.com/help/feature-guide/neighborhood-profile

Activity:

• Introduce Final Neighborhood Profile Assignment
• Develop an Outline of a Neighborhood Profile

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 6 – WEEK 7
_____________________________________________________________________

October 3
Observational Research: Direct & Participant Observations

Discussion Lead: Chinua

Lecture: Observational Methods [PDF]

Read:

• Jhangiani, Rajiv S., I. A. Chiang, and Paul C. Price. 2017. “6.5: Observational Research.” Methods in Psychology. BC Campus, 2015. https://opentext.wsu.edu/carriecuttler/chapter/observational-research/
• USC Libraries, Research Guides, https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/fieldnotes

Review:

• Gehl Institute, Social Space Survey,PDF

October 5: NO CLASS

October 10: NO CLASS

October 12:
Observational Research: Direct & Participant Observations (cont.)

Discussion Lead: Carlos

Read:

• [Only pages 3-10] Low, Simpson & Scheld, 2019. The Toolkit for the Ethnographic Study of Space (TESS).

Activities:

• Discuss differences between Gehl and TESS
• Virtual Observational Walkthrough (Use TESS): Helskinki, Finland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv06DuU-5qk; Tokyo, Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et7O5-CzJZg;
  >>Other options for remotely viewing public space:
  • https://www.earthcam.com/cams/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsrobo1
  • https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/space.html
  • https://worldcam.eu/
  • https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-states.html
    • https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-states/new-york/new-york/bryant-park.html
• Review Field Notes

References

For Reference: Emerson, Robert M., Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda L. Shaw. 2011. Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. University of Chicago Press. (Chapter 2) [download entire book here]

For Reference: Garcia-Ramon, Maria Dolors, Anna Ortiz, and Maria Prats. “Urban planning, gender and the use of public space in a peripherial neighbourhood of Barcelona.” Cities 21, no. 3 (2004): 215-223 [On BB]

For Reference: Paquet, Catherine, Margaret Cargo, Yan Kestens, and Mark Daniel. “Reliability of an instrument for direct observation of urban neighbourhoods.” Landscape and Urban Planning 97, no. 3 (2010): 194-201. [On BB]

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 8
_____________________________________________________________________

October 17
Data Sources: U.S. Census, American Community Survey (ACS), NYC OpenData

Discussion Lead: Jasmine

Read:

• Petteway, R. 2018. The Real Limits of Census Tracts, and Other Boundaries. Shelterforce (link).

Read & Watch:

• Why We Conduct the Decennial Census: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/why.html

Watch:

• Microsoft Excel Tutorial: A Basic Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJbf-2XXsuY

In-Class Activity: Choosing your data-sets

October 19  FOR THIS CLASS SESSION WE WILL MEET IN RO227 (in the Library)

Guest Lecture & Activity: Max Thorn, QC Library

• Review Census, ACS, and NYC OpenData for data collection & walkthrough of downloading data

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 9
_____________________________________________________________________

October 24
Neighborhood Demographic Composition and Change

Lecture: Theories of Neighborhood Change and Gentrification [PDF]

Review:

• Cohen, Mychal, and Kathryn LS Pettit. 2019. “Guide to measuring neighborhood change to understand and prevent displacement.” Washington, DC: National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP). Guide to Measuring Neighborhood Change to Understand and Prevent Displacement | Full Report | Urban Institute.

October 26
Discussion Lead: Christian

Read: [Tip: the Newman & Wyly article is critiquing Freeman & Braconi]

• [you can ignore logistic regression data tables] Freeman, L., & Braconi, F. (2004). Gentrification and Displacement New York City in the 1990s. Journal of the American Planning Association, 70(1), 39–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944360408976337 [posted to BB]
• [Only pages 23-31 and Conclusion] Newman, K., & Wyly, E. K. (2006). The right to stay put, revisited: Gentrification and resistance to displacement in New York City. Urban Studies, 43(1), 23–57. [posted to BB]

Activity:
> Downloading & Cleaning Neighborhood Demographic Composition Data

 

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 10
_____________________________________________________________________

October 31
Neighborhood Economy & Housing Data

Discussion Lead: Katia

Lecture: Economic Data in Political Context: Examples from Social Science Research [PDF]

Read:

• “The Market Is Incapable of Creating Affordable Housing”: An Interview with Dan Threet. https://jacobin.com/2021/08/market-affordable-housing-minimum-wage-housing-wage-evictions-rent-affordability-nlihc-out-of-reach-report.
• [Only read Preface, Skim: Introduction with focus on “Conceptual Framework” and “Structure of NAICS”] U.S. Census, North American Industry Classification System, 2022 https://www.census.gov/naics/reference_files_tools/2022_NAICS_Manual.pdf or found here: https://www.census.gov/naics/

Read & Watch:

• NY State Labor Data Overview: https://dol.ny.gov/labor-data (What is the Unemployment Rate)

November 2

Review:

• NYC Neighborhood Economic Profiles: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/NYC_Neighborhood_Economic_Profiles_2017.pdf

Activities: Downloading & Cleaning Economic and Housing Data

 

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 11
_____________________________________________________________________

November 7
Spatial Data Preparation and  Mapping Spatial Data in QGIS

Lecture: Overview of Mapping using QGIS [PDF]

Watch:

• Demo 1 – What is GIS, and why use QGIS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oEnJvLzDnQ
• [just watch first 15-20 minutes to give you a sense of the program] An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to QGIS 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHolzMgaqwE&ab_channel=GeoDeltaLabs

Reference: Huisman, Otto, and R. A. De By. 2019. “Principles of geographic information systems.” ITC Educational Textbook Series 1. https://webapps.itc.utwente.nl/librarywww/papers_2009/general/principlesgis.pdf

Reference: Donnelly, Frank. 2016. “Introduction to GIS Using Open Source Software, 7^th ed.” “Introduction to GIS Using Open Source Software, 7th ed” by Frank Donnelly (cuny.edu)

November 9 – Class meets in RO227

Activities:

• Finding & Preparing Spatial Data for QGIS
• Downloading QGIS
• In-class work-day

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 12
_____________________________________________________________________

November 14
Working with Spatial Data

Discussion Lead: Aron

Lecture: Introduction to Spatial Data & GIS [PDF]

Read:

• Delmelle, E.C. “GIScience and neighborhood change: Toward an understanding of processes of change.” Transaction in GIS, 26 (2021): 567-84. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/tgis.12871

Review:

• The disappearance of San Francisco’s middle-class neighborhoods, 1990-2010, https://nickconwayblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/the-disappearance-of-san-franciscos-middle-class-neighborhoods-1990-2010/

November 16  – Class Meets in RO 227

Activity:  Workday QGIS

 

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 13
_____________________________________________________________________

November 21
Interviews

Lecture: Conducting Interviews [PDF]

Read:

• Virginia Tech, Research Methods Guide: Interview Research, https://guides.lib.vt.edu/researchmethods/interviews
• Jacob, S.A. & S.P. Furgerson. “Writing Interview Protocols and Conducting Interviews: Tips for Students New to the Field of Qualitative Research.” TQR 17, no. 42 (2012): 1-10. http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR17/jacob.pdf

November 23
Discussion Lead: Henry

Read:

•  Atkinson, R. (2015). Losing One’s Place: Narratives of Neighbourhood Change, Market Injustice and Symbolic Displacement. [posted to BB]
• [Read and/or listen to just the first 20 minutes] Johnson, Albert, Oral history interview conducted by Svetlana Kitto, October 06, 2017, Voices of Crown Heights oral histories, 2016.027.1.25; Brooklyn Historical Society. https://oralhistory.brooklynhistory.org/interviews/johnson-albert-20171006/

Activities:

• Watch: How to Conduct a Research Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-AHrIi3MM8
• o Watch: What Is Oral History 2020 with the Oral History Archive at Columbia by Kimberly Springer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVeFV3pAsQ&ab_channel=KimberlySpringer
• Review: Final Presentation Guidelines

 

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 14
_____________________________________________________________________

November 28
In-Class Review, Troubleshoot, and Work Week

Read:

• 8 Tips for an Awesome PowerPoint Presentation: https://mashable.com/archive/best-microsoft-powerpoints
• 6 Dos and Don’ts for Next-Level Slides: https://ideas.ted.com/6-dos-and-donts-for-next-level-slides-from-a-ted-presentation-expert/
• Reread Assignment #8: Final Neighborhood Profile

Activities:

• Rereview Assignment #8
• Troubleshooting
• Work on Final Project and Presentation

November 30
Activities: Work on Final Project and Presentation

 

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 15
December 5 & 7 – PRESENTATIONS

_____________________________________________________________________

WEEK 16
December 12 – NO CLASS, ASSIGNMENT #8 DUE @ 11:59P.

I will be in class on the 12th if you need any help or you can schedule an office hour with me.