GEOG 1280 Lecture 22: Lecture 22 – Tues Dec. 5 Urban Geography
13 Dec 2017
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Lecture 22 tues. dec 5: urban geographies, cities and urbanization, city characteristics, 1. dense population concentrations, 2. functional complexity (the town can support lots of different workers non- farmers, 3. centers of power (business, government, etc, 4. Contradictions (wealth/poverty: defining urban , no single definition of what constitutes urban . Bombay", india 27. 4 (mumbai: lagos, nigeria 24. 4, shanghai, china 23. 4, jakarta, indonesia 21. 2. Conurbations: an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of one or more cities. (european term) For example: university nucleus contains the school, burger and pizza places, bookstores, etc. Everything in 30 minute walk: 1888-1920 - electric streetcar era. 30 minute travel radius and urban expansion: 1920-1945 - recreational auto era. Impact of cars and highways improving accessibility to suburbs: 1945-2000?- freeway era. Draws middle and upper class in: example: downtown st. john"s, nl, st. john"s. Median income calgary (2004): ,100: downtown core traditional, british influence, walshe"s square townhouses:
