GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Industrial Revolution, Urban Area, Megacity
16 Jan 2017
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Percent of the population living in urban areas: c. 1800 (prior to industrial revolution): ~3%(world) vs. 10% in the mdw: 1900. ~14% vs ~50% in much of the mdw. 50% (world) vs ~50% in much of the mdw. Exception in brazil and some other sections of south america, where ledcs have levels of urbanization more common with the mdw: result of colonization patterns within latin america. Mdw: typically more industrialized, therefore more urbanized. Mdw and latin america>70% urbanized: consistent over time. Africa and asia are less than 40% urbanized. In terms of the rate of urban growth. Explanations: existing levels of urbanization, levels of economic development, differential demographic trends, urbanized countries have slow population growth therefore urban growth can only result from further urbanization, but they are already highly urbanized. Level of urbanization are higher in the mdw, but the majority of very large cities are in the ldw. How many large cities are there, and how large are they? million+
