PLAN349 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Joses, Urban Sprawl, Blue Banana
Document Summary
Week3: cities of middle america and the caribbean; cities and systems. Urban systems and central america and the caribbean. They were developed under various european powers and followed an agricultural-driven model of colonial and post-colonial growth. National poverty rates parallel urbanization rates in that the poorest countries are the least urbanized countries. The number of cities with 1-5m residents has more than doubled. Mid-sized cities (500k to 1m residents) have held the same relative proportion of urban residents while smaller cities have declined. Insularity is a key constraint on many islands. Mexico city: ancient aztec capital, contemporary mega city. Founded in the 14th c by the aztecs, called tenochtitlan. 2nd largest urban agglomeration in the western hemisphere. Typifies the urbanization pattern and processes for middle america and caribbean. Different from the anglo american model of urbanization. One of the most important culture centres in latin america. Historical geography: mexico particular aspects of population settlement.
