URBAN STUDIES INSTITUTE (2014)
Presenters: Dr. Hasan Jeffries, The Ohio State University and Michael Wilkos, The Columbus Foundation (now with United Way)
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Dreams Deferred: Public Policy, Racial Discrimination, and Housing (Dr. Hasan Jeffries)
Dreams Deferred: Public Policy, Racial Discrimination, and Housing (Dr. Hasan Jeffries)
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Columbus: Not What You Thought (Michael Wilkos)
Columbus: Not What You Thought (Michael Wilkos)
TEACHING RESOURCES
Make Your Place: A Guide to Facilitating Youth Civic Leadership
A 121-page guidebook to help empower youth to be leaders for positive change from Catlin Gabel's PLACE urban studies and leadership program.
DBQ: Impact of the Development of the Federal Interstate Highway System
Document-Based Question Task: Assess the social, political, and economic impact of the development of the Federal Interstate Highway System from 1940 to the mid-1960s.
America on the Move Classroom Activity Guide
Through documents and activities, students can build a deeper understanding of how transportation shaped American commerce, communities, landscapes, and population migrations.
Cars and American Cities
A lecture on the impact of the automobile on urban life by Peter Norton at the University of Virginia.
1908 Columbus Plan
The 1908 Columbus Plan is a strong example of City Beautiful era urban plans that were created throughout the country.
Getting Around Brown: Desegregation, Development, and the Columbus Public Schools by Gregory S. Jacobs
The first history of school desegregation in Columbus, Ohio, and the first case study to explore the interplay of desegregation, business, and urban development in America
Historic Maps of Columbus
Township and County maps in the Teaching Columbus Historic Sites Archive
A 121-page guidebook to help empower youth to be leaders for positive change from Catlin Gabel's PLACE urban studies and leadership program.
DBQ: Impact of the Development of the Federal Interstate Highway System
Document-Based Question Task: Assess the social, political, and economic impact of the development of the Federal Interstate Highway System from 1940 to the mid-1960s.
America on the Move Classroom Activity Guide
Through documents and activities, students can build a deeper understanding of how transportation shaped American commerce, communities, landscapes, and population migrations.
Cars and American Cities
A lecture on the impact of the automobile on urban life by Peter Norton at the University of Virginia.
1908 Columbus Plan
The 1908 Columbus Plan is a strong example of City Beautiful era urban plans that were created throughout the country.
Getting Around Brown: Desegregation, Development, and the Columbus Public Schools by Gregory S. Jacobs
The first history of school desegregation in Columbus, Ohio, and the first case study to explore the interplay of desegregation, business, and urban development in America
Historic Maps of Columbus
Township and County maps in the Teaching Columbus Historic Sites Archive