This is an area where seeing is very important, but it must be guided seeing. To most people cities seem to have little more than a basic structure. They seem to be just where people built things and lack any theoretical base. Urban geographers have a number of models that explain exactly what has gone on. This has become a part of the more problem-solving field of urban planning.
Many urban geographers work within urban planning frameworks.
Here we want to take a look at Minnespolis-St. We are looking at the models and providing a tour of their reality. These notes are for use in courses at Mayville State University, Mayville, North Dakota.