Jennifer Rogalsky has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2002.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S., Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
B.S., Geography and Resource Management, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Interests
Urban geography & planning
Africa (Ghana)
Informal urban economies
Welfare reform and transportation
Gender in geography
Classes
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GEOG 123: Global Devel & Sustainability
An examination of the cultures, countries, and regions of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, South and East Asia. Attention is focused on problems such as growing poverty and resource exhaustion, and population problems. Prospects for change are examined under different types of development strategies.
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GEOG 201: Intro Urban &Regional Planning
An introduction to the concepts, objectives, and institutions of planning. Emphasis is placed on planning at the local level of government. Includes examination of such issues as land use controls, transportation, housing, recreation, environmental management, and the regional coordination of planning activities.
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GEOG 377: Urban Geography
A study of the spatial distribution and spatial structure of urban places. A survey of the history of urbanization, examining the world distribution of cities from pre-history to the present. The role and structure of a city in modern industrial society. A survey of urban problems, and research and planning approaches to these problems.