GGRB05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Northeast Megalopolis, Birds Eye View, Urban Geography
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Lecture #2: an urbanizing world: challenges and opportunites. As geographer loretta lees (2009) puts it, urban geography is [t]he geographical study of urban spaces and urban ways of being. (jonas et al p17). We have not been urban for very long. Indus valley - 2500 bc harappa civilization - yellow river area in china - shang civilization 1800 bc. Early american sociological approaches and their impact on urban geography. The post-war american city: template for 20th c. urban theory. Urban scholars chicago provided many aspects to thinking about the city. How and what looks like a city. The image: birds eye view of the business district of chicago: rationalized city, chicago was considered a template to cities. These models mainly focused on: mapping spatial distribution of human activities in cities (industry, leisure, residential, commerce) They would go around and see how industry have moved acrss time.
