Outreach
The School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning works with the community in reciprocal partnership. The initiatives contribute to community dialogue and respond to community needs. Here are a few examples:
T
he Arizona Geographic Alliance
Founded in 1992 as part of a national network of state geography alliances, the Arizona Geographic Alliance currently has over 3,000 members and more than 175 teachers in its Teacher Consultant leadership cadre. The organization hosts hosts numerous workshops as well as a two-week Summer Geography Institute. In the past five years, the Alliance has provided professional growth opportunities in geography education to over 5000 teachers who in turn have impacted over 290,000 students. The Alliance web site provides K-12 geography lesson plans linked to national and state standards as well as printable outline maps.
Arizona Geographic Alliance web site
Urbanism Workshop
The Planning Program in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, in partnership with the Master of Real Estate Development, undertakes actual projects for public entities and private developers through workshops, research, and theses. We are strongly committed to engaging people and places and to building mutually beneficial partnerships at the local, national, and global levels.
If you are interested in obtaining assistance on a project, please contact us at geoplan@asu.edu.
Arizona Town Hall Background Reports
The Arizona Town Hall is a nonprofit organization that identifies critical issues facing Arizona, and hosts biannual Town Hall meetings to promote public consideration of these issues and build consensus, as well as supporting implementation of the resulting recommendations.
Several School faculty have taken responsibility for preparing Town Hall Background Reports. The reports are comprehensive research documents distributed to Town Hall participants before each conference. Recent reports edited by School faculty:
- 94th Arizona Town Hall (2009): "From Here to There: Transportation Opportunities for Arizona," edited by Professor Michael Kuby and Assistant Professor Aaron Golub.
- 91st Arizona Town Hall (2007): "Land Use: Challenges and Choices for the 21st Century," edited by Professor Patricia Gober.