GGRA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Indus Valley Civilisation, Urban Sprawl, Informationweek
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Ggra03: lecture 1 & 2 - nature" and the city". Have a better understanding of how social, economic and ecological processes shape the environments of cities. Be able to identify how urbanization and urban lifestyles shape environments far beyond the borders of the city". We must explore the complex web of relationships that cities have with spaces and places outside their borders. Have learned the key skills of how to find information, assess information, and then write and think critically about it. Be excited and interested in geographical thinking as an amazing set of tools to help you make sense of the world around you. Cities as we know them are thought to have been developed 10,000 - 14,000 years ago. We have been urban for 5% of humankind"s history. The oldest city, jericho, dates back to 9000 - 8000 bce.
