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ESTABLISHING A B.S. IN GEODESIGN TO FOSTER
INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONJohn P. Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Spatial Sciences, Sociology, Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Computer Science
Founding Director, Spatial Sciences Institute
Visiting Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Geodesign Summit28 January, 2016
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Spatial Sciences Institute
o Established 1st July, 2010o Rapid growtho People
• 15 core faculty• 21 faculty affiliates• 7 staff
o Facilities• Faculty & staff offices• Dedicated classrooms & laboratories• Large computing infrastructure
o Substantial research enterpriseo Full suite of academic programs
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Wicked problemsAcademic disciplines
Spatial sciences
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B.S. in Geodesign
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Geodesign Curriculum
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Economics ׀ Mathematics ׀ Sociology
Planning
Built EnvironmentArchitectureHistoryPolitical SciencePolicy, Planning & DevelopmentSociology
Design, Analysis & ComputationAnthropologyArchitectureFine Arts & DesignHistoryPolicy, Planning & DevelopmentSociology
Geodesign Practicum
Spatial Design
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Geodesign Core
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PPD 227 – Urban Planning and DevelopmentPPD 417 – History of Planning and DevelopmentPPD 425 – Designing Livable Communities
ARCH-PPD-SSCI 412 – Geodesign Practicum
SSCI 301 – Maps and Spatial ReasoningSSCI 382 – Principles of Geographic Information ScienceSSCI 483 – Spatial Science Practicum
ARCH 203 – Visualizing and Experiencing the Built EnvironmentARCH 303 – Principles of Spatial Design IARCH 303 – Principles of Spatial Design II
Planning
Spatial
Design
Capstone
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PPD 417: HISTORY OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
PPD 227: URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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SSCI 301: MAPS AND SPATIAL REASONING
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Ziyu Ouyang / Understanding Place through Experience and Analysis / 2015
ARCH 303:PRINCIPLES OFSPATIAL DESIGN I
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ARCH 403:PRINCIPLES OFSPATIAL DESIGN II
Axonometric Map
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Developing plan and project ideas for recovery of endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly for an external client, the Disney Conservation Fund
SSCI 412: GEODESIGN PRACTICUM
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Student Response
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SSI Majors and Minors
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o First major for 9 studentso 25 students changed majors
• ANTH, ARCH, ASTE, BISC, CHEM, ENGL, ENGR, HBIO, MUSC, PHYS, PLUS, SOCI
o Scholarships & Honors• 2 Trustee, 3 Presidential, & 2 Dean’s
Scholars• 14 students made Dean’s List in Fall
2015
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Enduring Challengeso Planning and coordination
• Class scheduling• Faculty coordination• Team teaching
o Facilities• New collaborative classroom • Large and diverse computing
infrastructureo Geodesign as a collaborative,
socio-political process• Fuse several disciplines &
spatiotemporal scales• Teach & support new workflows • Promote community engagement
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Geodesign …
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o Has the capacity to shift GIS to a whole new approach, one oriented toward collaboration, creation, imagination, experimentation, and with a view towards applying knowledge in a forward looking manner
o The GIS, itself, would then fade into background …
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Close ║ Questions
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John [email protected]
http://spatial.usc.edu
SSCI 350: International Geodesign
