If a NYC location got a shout out in some rap lyrics, Jay Shells has probably made a sign out of them and placed it at that specific location for his amazing new project.
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Global news with a spatial perspective: Interesting, current supplemental materials for geography students and teachers. http://geographyeducation.org
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Street art has a subtle, but powerful connection with place. How does an art installation alter a neighborhood's sense of place? How does a place alter the meaning(s) of an art installation? Tags: art, mapping, NYC, culture, landscape, place, socioeconomic, neighborhood. Delete the scoop?
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Nielsen Prizm is a tool used by companies to analyze their customers spending habits, lifestyle choices and spatial patterns. Using their Zip Code Look Up feature, you can search any zip code to g... This is an interesting glimpse into how market research analysts view neighborhoods, geography and spatial analysis. This economic and cultural data has a wide range of uses (albeit with some serious limitations). Tags: socioeconomic, neighborhood, place, economic, consumption, spatial, mapping. Delete the scoop?
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A professor criticizes the "culture of quantification," (in the journal cultural geographies) arguing that we don't do enough with the data we collect. If all we do is count (or attempt to count the homeless), does that help them in any way or change the realities that lead to homelessness? Are we counting them just to give us the numbers to receive credit that may help other programs but not help the homeless? Is data for data's sake of any value? UPDATE: Another geographer noted some other issues of homelessness on the website facebook page, specifically in regard to this map of homelessness: "A problem associated with this map is that while the numbers get smaller, it raises the question: where did they go? (answer: Hollywood, after an emphasis on policing pushed them out)...this could be tied in to a discussion about map scale." Tags: statistics, class, census, socioeconomic, housing, poverty. Via Allison Anthony Delete the scoop?
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According to a new survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, three-quarters of U.S.
Smartphones have built-in location features with a host of apps that can be added. However, 1 in 4 smartphone users do not use these features at all. Age, ethnicity, education and gender (or more simply, demographic factors) play a major role. Which groups would you imagine use geo-location features more or less? Why? Delete the scoop?
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An independent analysis conducted by mapping analytics firm PetersonGIS shows that locations with the highest obesity rates contain the fewest farmers’ markets.
Agricultural production has become a big business, not only in total dollars, but in the scale of production. In the last 50 years, the rise of 'agribusiness' has dominated the food industry and has redefined how food is produced. In reaction to this, farmers' markets and organic farming is enjoying success within select demographic groups...and this study shows some of the results of that linkage. Delete the scoop?
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It's going to take more than wishful thinking to convince Americans to move back to the urban core.
While some urban pundits have been projecting a decline of suburbia, the numbers haven't born that out. How come? What will that mean for society? How does urban planning account for cultural and economic preferences? Delete the scoop?
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Compton cricket club hails from one of the most deprived areas of Los Angeles and counts ex-gang members and even officers from the LAPD among its ranks.
Race, class, identity and sports...this get us to rethink these connections. Why is it such a shock that a team from the hood plays cricket? What other examples of place, class and sport participation can you think of? What is the connection between class and cultural activities such as sports? Delete the scoop?
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"An examination of shootings and violence in Chicago. Includes interactive map of Chicago shootings and homicides."
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I know that many are thinking about mental illness and gun violence after the tragic incident in Connecticut. I do not wish to use this as a platform to suggest any particular political course of action. I do think, however, that this is an appropriate time to share more data that may help others to frame the discussion. Tags: Chicago, socioeconomic. Delete the scoop?
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See how much voter groups have shifted in the 2012 exit polls, compared to 2008. Early numbers are preliminary and may change significantly until midday Wednesday, when poll results are finalized. The 2012 election mostly went as predicted (given Virginia and Florida's voting pattern, I'd invite you to re-think the "Where Does the South Begin" or at least to contextualize the political and cultural implications for the defining the vernacular region of "the South"). I'm sure we've all seen the electoral college map, but this great graphic shows the demographic groups voting patterns that produced that map. Delete the scoop?
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While touring Kevin Babola's art studio yesterday, I found this thought-provoking piece entitled ‘Political Landscapes.’ I greatly enjoyed my conversation with the artist about the political, economic and urban visions that went into this painting. The conceptual idea behind this painting started when the artist was exploring the neighborhoods of New Bedford, MA and noticed how a sense of place can change very quickly. I dare say most cities have areas similar to the one portrayed here where the socioeconomic character changes very abruptly. While physically it might be very easy to cross from the side of the street with tenements to the neighborhood with single family homes, making that transition permanent is incredibly difficult.
Questions to ponder: what leads to cities having abrupt changes in the urban fabric? What might this chasm represent to people on either side of the divide? How does this impact the neighborhood institutions (schools, local government, etc.)? Please visit the artist's webpage at: http://www.kbolaillustration.com 
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This is something I've noticed about some of the streets in my neighborhood for several years now. It's very interesting how one side of the street can be single family homes while the other side can have multifamily homes or tenements. This shift in culture greatly impacts schools and local government because there are now more children going to school which creates the need for more books, supplies, and desks. An increase in taxes could be inevitable depending on the financial status of the neighborhood.
Diana Rivera's curator insight,
February 25, 11:46 PM
Polotical Landscape paintings are great because they are a vision of what the world is becoming, what it used to be, and what it could be. Delete the scoop?
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To successfully create a sustainable society, you need development in three areas: social, economic and environmental sustainability. Gender empowerment, many argue is the key to creating a society that not only is more just, but is more sustainable. For more read: http://www.rtcc.org/living/eu-summit-empowering-women-a-triple-win-for-sustainable-development/ Delete the scoop?
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Visit Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Feeding America's helps provide food to over 37 millions Americans each year.
Food insecurity is an important issue in human geography that, like so many things, impacts people is different ways depending on where they live. This interactive map is a great tool for student projects, and local comparisons. This is also a great tool to build geographic empathy and (for American students) to see that issues of dire poverty aren't only in the developing world. Delete the scoop?
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A new study finds that ignorance of one's relative standing in the income distribution is not unique to Americans, and looks at the policy consequences of such misperceptions.
The terms high-class and low-class have such strong negative connotations that everyone seeks to be perceived as middle class. What income bracket are you in? The research says it'll probably be a surprise. Data for income bracket is the USA: http://taxpolicycenter.org/numbers/displayatab.cfm?DocID=2879 
Lisa Fonseca's comment,
October 17, 2011 10:59 PM
I do not believe everyone is considered to be middle class. I think that is a false statement. I truly believe in the phrase "rich get richer, poor get poorer" I consider myself and my family working middle class. Our income isn't incredibly high but it is average. We have money for food, clothing, bill paying and essentials but also have the extra to travel, and spoil ourselves. That is where the difference lies between middle, low, and high class incomes. The lower class may only make money to support their selves and family with food. As for the high class they have money to do anything they want. Pay bills, buy the essentials. Although they get to have dinner out every night, buy the fancy cars and clothes. The low class may live a stressful like as the high class live a glorious life.
Seth Dixon's comment,
October 17, 2011 11:14 PM
Everyone most definitely is not a part of the middle class and Catherine Rampell of the NY Times does not believe that (as I interpret her) but is using that hyperbolic statement to make the point that more people SELF IDENTIFY with the middle class than can actually be there. I think she agrees with your "rich get richer" since her main point is that this self-identification with the middle class obscures the rising social inequity in America. I agree too. Thanks for your comments!
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