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CH 13 Urban
CH 13 Urban
Chapter 13
Urbanization
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2.
Made up of 2 factors
An increase in the # of people living in cities
An increase in the % of people living in cities
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In 1800, only 3% of World pop. lived in
cities and Beijing was the only city with
more than 1 million
Today of pop. lives in cities and more
than 400 cities have at least 1 million
people
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In MDCs, live in cities
In LDCs, 2/5 live in cities
Exception
is in Latin Americaclosely
resembles pattern of MDCs
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In MDCs the need for fewer farm workers
has pushed people to cities to find work
Lure of factory jobs and now service jobs
has pulled them into urban areas
Led
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MDCs
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BuenosAires,
Aires,Argentina
Argentina
Buenos
Delhi, India
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jakarta, Indonesia
Kolkata, India
Mumbai, India
Tokyo, Japan
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Large size
High pop. density
Socially heterogeneous people
Large size
People know only a small % of pop.
People have specific roles and most
people you do know is according to those
roles
Leads
High Density
Leads to specialization
Each
Social Heterogeneity
Larger the settlement, the greater the
variety of people
More freedom to pursue different things
by indifferent people
Urban
By legal boundary
As a continuously built-up area
As a functional area
Urbanized Area
Difficult
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3.
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362 MSAs in the US in 200383% of pop.
MSAs are not perfect analysis tools
Also
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Micropolitan statistical area- an
urbanized area of b/w 10,000 and 50,000
residents, the county in which it is found,
and adjacent counties tied to the city
560 in 200310% of pop
Mostly
Megalopolis
Megalopolis Boston to DC
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5 zones
CBD central business district
2.
Zone in Transition
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4.
5.
Commuters Zone
Sector Model
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In the US, the data comes form the census
Census tracts- an area delineated by the
US Census Bureau for which statistics are
published; in urbanized areas they roughly
correspond to neighborhoods
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European Cities
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Many
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Colonization
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2.
3.
Pre-colonial Cities
Mosque
Center would also include a bazaar and wealthy
homes
Narrow winding streets would lead to lower status
neighborhoods far from the corerecent immigrants
would live on the edge
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Commercial activities were arranged in a
concentric and hierarchical pattern
The more important the activity the closer
it would be to the religious center
Read about the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan
on page 443
Colonial Cities
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European cities generally had wider
streets and public squares, larger houses
surrounded by gardens, and much lower
density
Colonial cities had standard plans
The
Squatter Settlements
India
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Process of Deterioration
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Urban Renewal
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Less
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Some argue that high-rises put too many lowincome residents into a high density environment
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Renovated Housing
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Chicago
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Neighborhoods lack adequate police and
fire protection, shops, and hospitals
Residents lack technical skills necessary
for most jobs
Less
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night
Perhaps 3 million throughout course of a year
1/3 are mentally ill
children
Culture of Poverty
to an increase in crime
Annexation
Def.- the process of legally adding land
area to a city
Peripheral residents no longer want to be
annexed
Would
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Density Gradient
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2.
Sprawl
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Sprawl is expensive
Roads