GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kwashiorkor, Birth Rate, Demographic Transition
24 Oct 2017
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Use of distance, materials (hedge, fence, gate walkway) and topological features. To create a buffer between potentially conflicting activities. Materials to mark territory (eg hedge, fence, gate) Change in materials to indicate change from public to semi-private to private. Urban growth occurs when rate of growth between urban and rural populations are about the same. Agglomeration effect- santa clara or san jose. Growth pole- spin off effect spread effect trickle down. Urbanization occurs when urban growth rates outstripes rural growth. Cities are points of intense economic activities that leads to innovation, invention and creation of products. It involves primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary industries. Capital replaces labour in agriculture and resource extraction. Advantages of economic activities forward linkages: agglomeration effects b, backward linkages, ancillary activities, economies of scale (external economies) f, urbanization economies. Spread effect (or trickle-down effect, spin off, in peripheral regions) purchasing power individuals will increase.
