Amsco
61.
Earth's
·
ecument :
permanently inhabited portion of Surface
-variety of
community types w/ diff pop densities
Factors Driving Urbanization
Settlement : place
·
w/ permanent human Population
·
over time small agri settlements got characteristics that made them Urban
Presence of surplus
-
agri
-
rise of social stratification
beginning job specialization
-
of
Urbanization
↳ Process of developing towns & Cities
·
percent urban : indicator of the proportion of the population that lives in Urban us rural areas
Influence of Site & Situation of Cities
·
Site & Situation of a City determines its functions
-larger Cities usually have multiple functions
·
defence, trade, religion , education Military, transportation
,
Early City-states
G consiste of an urban center & its Surrounding territory 2 agri Villages
·
had own political system
·
fertile soils allow for agri surplusi
mesopotamia
-
-
Wile River
Indus River
Valley
-
-
Huang- He floodpain in China
Centers for Services
City residents depended farmers food & ppl in inhabitants & ppl
·
supplyed services for
on for Cities in
surrounding regions
, Amsco
61 .
Defining Cities
high concentration of ppl
·
Cities are places w/
defined (and & Surrounding
·
Urban area : as a central City plus commercial, industrial Suburbs
Metropolitan Areas -
·
Metropolitan area : adjacent Cities economically connected by high pop density
Metropolitan high integration wh
·
statistical area : City of at least 50 , 000 ppl ,
& neighboring Counties have urban core
Population Characteristics
social heterogeneity : Pop of Cities has a lot of variety of ppl
diff Cultural interests , sex orientation , lang ,
-
etc
-
larger degree in Cities than rural places
Immigration immigration
·
: Centers of
diversity
·
-Urban residents more accustomed to more diversity
Transportation & Communication
·
aided the growth of cities
urban areas expanded Since ppI can live further away trans
·
cause of
development Internet allowed pp
·
of to work from home
-
increased distance ppl can live from Cities
Borchert's Transportation Model
↳ describes Urban growth based on trans tech
·
every new form of tech changes how pp) more in urban areas
·
divided urban history into 4 epochs
·
model could be expanded
currently,
-
some cities encourage
mass transit , biking , etc.
, Amsco
61.
Transportation Impact on Cities
Pedestrian
·
earliest Urban centers were Cities -
Cities Shaped by distances Upl Could Walk
horse- & -buggy & city size
·
ppI could move farther from Center
StreetcarSuburbs :
·
·
automobile had big effects on growth of Cities
Cars & highways facilitated movement
-
lower density suburbs emerged around of city der legal city
·
-
but as separate
-functions as part of Metropolitan area
·
cities focus ecoder policies to increase connectivity
Communication Networks
Cities nodal regions that require connectivity
·
are to thrive.
comm tech diffused
·
hierarchically to large cities first
best Singapore
·
comm network is
Population Growth & Migration
Pop growth , Cultural tension, exc are push factors in agri Communities
mostrapid rural-urban migration happens in Periphery & Semi-periphery Countries
·
·
rapid growth stretch resources & Created challenges for cities
Substandard housing , overcrowding & Stressed infrastructure
-
rural-urban d but &
·
in love countries , domestic international Migration increased
Economic Development & Government Policies
·
Cities Viewed as engines of growth of country economy
·
Cities have diff functions eco emphasis
in US , midwesteattracts manufacturing jobs ,
Floride dev on retirement & Tourism
·
Cities function can change over time & often compete w/ each other to attract jobs
, Amsco
62.
Suburbanization
Suburb is largely adjacentfo
·
a residential area Urban
·
Suburbanization :
process of pplmoving , from Cities to residential areas on the outskirts of the city
form
City for jobs &
·
communities connected to services
Causes of Suburbanization
economic expansion
·
-greater buying power , growth of car centered lifestyle & gou construction of highways
·
racial tensions
-African Americans came for better life & many While Americans moved to suburbs
·
White flight
gou
·
investment in Surban growth
-
lack of investment in Cities
Shifting Trends
·
Suburbs dominant form of living in us
Sprawl : rapid spacial city & Occurs for
·
expansion of the extent of a lots of reasons
growth
-
of Suburbs
-cars
less land
-
cost
leap-frog development encourages buy land & build communities beyond
·
:
spraul, developers periphery of City
·
some Cities (Atlanta) grew larger than those w/ higher pop
New forms of land use
Boomburgs : rapidly growing have pop over 100, 000 ppl , & isn't largest city
·
communities ,
in metro area
-
don't have dense Urban Center
Oplano , ty
edge Cities : nodes of in periphery of large
·
economic activity that dev Cities
-
tall office buildings , lots of retail shops , few residents & located & junction of major transportation routes
residents leaving (deurbanization) go exurbs residential districts beyond
·
Cities to : suburbs
-
tech contributes to exurbs- lack of need to commute
expansive lots & large single-fam homes
-
61.
Earth's
·
ecument :
permanently inhabited portion of Surface
-variety of
community types w/ diff pop densities
Factors Driving Urbanization
Settlement : place
·
w/ permanent human Population
·
over time small agri settlements got characteristics that made them Urban
Presence of surplus
-
agri
-
rise of social stratification
beginning job specialization
-
of
Urbanization
↳ Process of developing towns & Cities
·
percent urban : indicator of the proportion of the population that lives in Urban us rural areas
Influence of Site & Situation of Cities
·
Site & Situation of a City determines its functions
-larger Cities usually have multiple functions
·
defence, trade, religion , education Military, transportation
,
Early City-states
G consiste of an urban center & its Surrounding territory 2 agri Villages
·
had own political system
·
fertile soils allow for agri surplusi
mesopotamia
-
-
Wile River
Indus River
Valley
-
-
Huang- He floodpain in China
Centers for Services
City residents depended farmers food & ppl in inhabitants & ppl
·
supplyed services for
on for Cities in
surrounding regions
, Amsco
61 .
Defining Cities
high concentration of ppl
·
Cities are places w/
defined (and & Surrounding
·
Urban area : as a central City plus commercial, industrial Suburbs
Metropolitan Areas -
·
Metropolitan area : adjacent Cities economically connected by high pop density
Metropolitan high integration wh
·
statistical area : City of at least 50 , 000 ppl ,
& neighboring Counties have urban core
Population Characteristics
social heterogeneity : Pop of Cities has a lot of variety of ppl
diff Cultural interests , sex orientation , lang ,
-
etc
-
larger degree in Cities than rural places
Immigration immigration
·
: Centers of
diversity
·
-Urban residents more accustomed to more diversity
Transportation & Communication
·
aided the growth of cities
urban areas expanded Since ppI can live further away trans
·
cause of
development Internet allowed pp
·
of to work from home
-
increased distance ppl can live from Cities
Borchert's Transportation Model
↳ describes Urban growth based on trans tech
·
every new form of tech changes how pp) more in urban areas
·
divided urban history into 4 epochs
·
model could be expanded
currently,
-
some cities encourage
mass transit , biking , etc.
, Amsco
61.
Transportation Impact on Cities
Pedestrian
·
earliest Urban centers were Cities -
Cities Shaped by distances Upl Could Walk
horse- & -buggy & city size
·
ppI could move farther from Center
StreetcarSuburbs :
·
·
automobile had big effects on growth of Cities
Cars & highways facilitated movement
-
lower density suburbs emerged around of city der legal city
·
-
but as separate
-functions as part of Metropolitan area
·
cities focus ecoder policies to increase connectivity
Communication Networks
Cities nodal regions that require connectivity
·
are to thrive.
comm tech diffused
·
hierarchically to large cities first
best Singapore
·
comm network is
Population Growth & Migration
Pop growth , Cultural tension, exc are push factors in agri Communities
mostrapid rural-urban migration happens in Periphery & Semi-periphery Countries
·
·
rapid growth stretch resources & Created challenges for cities
Substandard housing , overcrowding & Stressed infrastructure
-
rural-urban d but &
·
in love countries , domestic international Migration increased
Economic Development & Government Policies
·
Cities Viewed as engines of growth of country economy
·
Cities have diff functions eco emphasis
in US , midwesteattracts manufacturing jobs ,
Floride dev on retirement & Tourism
·
Cities function can change over time & often compete w/ each other to attract jobs
, Amsco
62.
Suburbanization
Suburb is largely adjacentfo
·
a residential area Urban
·
Suburbanization :
process of pplmoving , from Cities to residential areas on the outskirts of the city
form
City for jobs &
·
communities connected to services
Causes of Suburbanization
economic expansion
·
-greater buying power , growth of car centered lifestyle & gou construction of highways
·
racial tensions
-African Americans came for better life & many While Americans moved to suburbs
·
White flight
gou
·
investment in Surban growth
-
lack of investment in Cities
Shifting Trends
·
Suburbs dominant form of living in us
Sprawl : rapid spacial city & Occurs for
·
expansion of the extent of a lots of reasons
growth
-
of Suburbs
-cars
less land
-
cost
leap-frog development encourages buy land & build communities beyond
·
:
spraul, developers periphery of City
·
some Cities (Atlanta) grew larger than those w/ higher pop
New forms of land use
Boomburgs : rapidly growing have pop over 100, 000 ppl , & isn't largest city
·
communities ,
in metro area
-
don't have dense Urban Center
Oplano , ty
edge Cities : nodes of in periphery of large
·
economic activity that dev Cities
-
tall office buildings , lots of retail shops , few residents & located & junction of major transportation routes
residents leaving (deurbanization) go exurbs residential districts beyond
·
Cities to : suburbs
-
tech contributes to exurbs- lack of need to commute
expansive lots & large single-fam homes
-
