What type of theory is most of latin america?
Inverse concentric
What are the colonial and non colonial antecedents?
Many cities established by europeans as poerts or outposts of adminsitration and exploitation
What is urban primacy and rapid growth?
- Disproportionate population concentrations in national and regional capitals
- Many cities have vibrant and modern city center
- Most cities cannot keep pace with growth
What were the pre-columbian ubranization cities used for?
Administrative, marketing, and religious centers
What was the main idea of european urbanization?
Mercantilism (economic policy)
1500 - portugese to latin america
What are the 4 types of urban settlements that emerged during the european urbanization?
- Amerind city converted to european city
- Mining town
- Coastal urban centers
- Defensive sites
What was the post european urbanization?
post 1950
- Griffin-ford model/latin american model of urban land use
(commerica, elite residence, zone of maturity, sone in situ accretion)
What is the population of Mexico City?
23 million
What is the temp of Mexico City?
jan - 12.4 degrees
June - 17.3 degrees
What is the site and situation of mexico city?
- Interior mexico (ceremonial site)
- Surrounded by 3 mountains
- Along volcanic axis
- lake basin
What was mexico city in 1800?
Best designed city in western hemisphere
What is the peso de la reforma?
2 mile long, 8 lane boulevard
