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Wealth and Poverty | Students See the Need of Multiple Voices in Urban Planning

Franklinton is an up-and-coming arts district adjacent to the central city. Several redevelopment projects are under way to alter the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus.

By Kaia Mckenney (Freshman in HTC Environmental Studies) The Wealth & Poverty theme took its spring field trip to Downtown Columbus on Saturday March 30. Led by Dr. Yeong Kim of Geography and Columbus-based urban planner Kyle May, 22 Ohio University students participated in the trip to examine growing patterns […]

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April 4, 2019 at 3:58 pmIn Class News

Two Alumni Lead Field Trip to Urban Redevelopment Sites in Columbus

Kyle May, senior planner at planning NEXT in Columbus, explains students about the city’s ongoing building boom and resulting gentrification.

Dr. Yeong Kim took 22 students, mostly from her Urban Geography class, but also from Geography-Urban Planning and Sustainability, International Development Studies, and the Wealth and Poverty certificate, to Downtown Columbus on March 30 to investigate several redevelopment sites, including the Scioto Mile, Franklinton, Short North, and Arena District. Although […]

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March 31, 2019 at 8:02 pmIn Class News

Wealth & Poverty | Fieldtrip to See Inequality and Urban Change in Columbus, March 30

Wealth & Poverty | Fieldtrip to See Inequality and Urban Change in Columbus, March 30

The Wealth and Poverty theme presents a fieldtrip titled “Inequality and Urban Change in Columbus” on Saturday, March 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To sign up, contact Dr. Yeong Kim, Associate Professor of Geography and Wealth and Poverty theme coordinator, at kimy1@ohio.edu. Space is limited. Columbus will add […]

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March 1, 2019 at 4:45 pmEvents

Wealth & Poverty Field Trip | Alternative Economies in Appalachia, Sept. 8

Wealth & Poverty Field Trip | Alternative Economies in Appalachia, Sept. 8

The Wealth & Poverty theme presents a field trip, “Alternative Economies in Appalachia,” on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spots are limited and first-come, first-served. To sign up, email: Dr. Smoki Musaraj (musaraj@ohio.edu) or Dr. Rachel Terman (terman@ohio.edu) 2018 Fall Wealth and Poverty Field Trip: Alternative […]

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September 1, 2018 at 10:15 pmEvents News

Students Explore Wealth and Poverty in Shawnee, Chesterhill

Students Explore Wealth and Poverty in Shawnee, Chesterhill

Twenty-two Ohio University students visited Shawnee of Perry County and Chesterhill of Morgan County on the Alternative Economies in Appalachia field trip on Sept. 23 with the Wealth and Poverty theme. By Sue Ryu Enrolled in CAS 2300 Themes in Action: Wealth and Poverty 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning, […]

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September 26, 2017 at 12:10 pmIn Class News

Wealth and Poverty Field Trip | Alternative Economies in Appalachia, Sept. 23

Wealth and Poverty Field Trip | Alternative Economies in Appalachia, Sept. 23

  The Wealth & Poverty theme offers a field trip on “Alternative Economies in Appalachia” on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The field trip is open to Ohio University students. Spots are limited and first-come, first-served. To sign up, email Musaraj at musaraj@ohio.edu or Terman at […]

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September 1, 2017 at 6:30 pmEvents