GEOG 3050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Urbanism, John Friedmann, Core Cities Of Japan
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How to absorb rural labour into urban economies: asia has a relatively lower level of urbanization than europe, n. a and latin. America: has more than twelve of the 22 large cities in the world. Guangzhou, osaka, chennai, karachi, metro manila, seoul: agglomeration: 10 million or more as mega cities. Socioeconomic factors such as demographic variables, past present and future population growth rates, population densities and the geographic spread of population: laquian"s definition of mega urban region: The primacy and dominance of a city relative to other cities in the country or region. The city"s political role as a national capital or a regional hub. The administrative and political unity or fragmentation of the city-region. Mechanisms that have been used historically for planning and governance. The relative inadequacy or adequacy of services, educations and cultural amenities: india. 4 cities as central to india"s urban landscape. Mumbai, kolkata, chennai karachi capitals of their state: asian urbanization: distinctive features.