Mixed Methodology Urban Research

Students in urban studies study the social and built environment using a variety of methodologies and approaches: 

Community Surveys / Visioning Sessions 

  

Group of people surrounding a table
Visioning Session
the result of a visioning session, a top down overview of a spacewith explanations
Visioning Session

Oral History and Neighborhood Walks 

a group of people being interviewed by a UWM student
Oral History and Neighborhood Walks

Mapping/Cartographic/GIS (asset maps, story maps, housing data, etc)

Story map project banner created by a student
Story Map
Map of Gardens in an area
Map of Gardens

Archival (historical images and maps, property file data)

Archival photo of an old Milwaukee street
(Photograph credits: Milwaukee County Historical Society Archives)
Archival Form
(Photograph credits: Milwaukee County Historical Society Archives)

Field Study / Ethnography

A group of people working at a table doing field study
Field Study
A group of people working at a table doing field study
Field Study

Action Research and Tactical Urbanism 

a group of people putting up a wooden post
Tactical Urbanism
a picture of a planned sign project and the finished project in real life
Tactical Urbanism