Emergence of cities;
- foraging
2.agricultural societies
3.urban societies
4.industrial societies
Urban growth is…
absolute size increase, roc higher in LDW.
Urbanization is…
percent increase in urban to rural populations, rate higher in the LDW due to industrialization.
Central Place Theory:
spacial distribution of cities relative to size.
Rank Size Distribution:
Px=1st/rank (US, Germany, Japan)
Primate City:
largest city dominates, or at least is double. common in former colonies.
Global cities…
are a dominant city in economic, political and supernational importance. More in MDW.
Megacities…
have a population of 10 million plus and are agglomerated in the LDW due to urbanizing.
Land uses are divided as such:
50% residential
10-5% industrial
5% commercial
10-5% institutional
25% infrastructure
10-5% public
The bid rent curve is due to:
- space
- capital
- commute
Jane Jacobs:
anti-car advocate
Rich Florida:
downtown inequalities
Neil Smith:
pro-gentifictation
Downward filtering is…
cheaper houses
Upward filtering is…
gentrification, houses become more expensive.
Urbanization connects to the two revolutions how?
Agricultural: move away from foraging, causing permanent settlement.
Industrial: production become efficient causing migration to cities and agglomeration of services to factory cities.
