EAS 2420 - Environmental Measures of Urban and Regional Change, Spring 2005

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Last Updated: 02/02/05
   
Reading List

Each and Every Week:
Each Monday, students should browse the Horizon section of the Atlanta Journal & Constitution (AJC) and be prepared to discuss relevant current events described therein.

As Assigned in the Syllabus:

  1. Auchmutey, J.; "Atlanta's One and Only...Mr. Million;" Atlanta Journal & Constitution; p. 1A; 3/18/2001 (also accessible online through GT Library/Lexis-Nexis Database1).
  2. Glass, A.J., and D.Chapman; "Census: Metro Atlanta No. 4 in growth; In '90s, U.S. had largest population increase in history.;" Atlanta Journal & Constitution; p. 1B; 4/3/01 (also accessible online through GT Library/Lexis-Nexis Database1).
  3. Wilford, J.N.; "Ruins Alter Ideas of How Civilization Spread;" New York Times; p. F5; 5/23/2000 (also accessible online through GT Library/Lexis-Nexis Database1, and here).
  4. Swerdlow, J.L.; "Tale of Three Cities;" National Geographic; v196n2; pp. 34-61; August 1999 (additional related information available online).
  5. Barlett, R.; "Chapter 2: Unnatural Aggregations and Natural Perceptions;" The Crisis of America's Cities; M.E. Sharpe, Inc.; ISBN: 0765603020; 1998.
  6. Zwingle, E.; "Cities;" National Geographic; v202n5; pp. 72-99; November 2002 (additional related information available online).
  7. Senge, P.; "Chapter 4: The Laws of the Fifth Discipline, and Chapter 5: A Shift of Mind;" The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Orgnization; Doubleday/Currency; ISBN: 0385260954; 1990.
  8. Bookman, J.; "My Opinion: Sometimes congestion worsens more with roads;" Atlanta Journal & Constitution; p. 2C; 10/18/99 (also accessible on-line through GT Library/Lexis-Nexis Database1).
  9. Meadows, D.H.; "Places to Intervene in a System;" Whole Earth; Winter 1997 (also available online).
  10. Hawken, P., A. Lovins, and H. Lovins; "Chapter 1: The Next Industrial Revolution, and Chapter 14: Human Capitalism;" Natural Capitalism, Rocky Mountain Institute; ISBN: 0316353000; 1999 (available online, click on the link "Read the Book").
  11. Hardin, G.; "The Tragedy of the Commons;" Science; V. 162; pp.1243-1248; 1968 (also accessible online through the GT Library/Journals electronic access portal2).

Notes:

  1. For students of Georgia Tech, the LexisNexis Academic database may be accessed through the Georgia Tech Library. The database contains over 5,600 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English and many other languages), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Market Share Reporter, the Encyclopedia of Associations, and Ulrich's International Periodical Directory).
  2. Many academic journals are also available via electronic access through the Georgia Tech Library.Science magazine is a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.