GGRB05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Harappa, Creative Destruction, Urban Renewal
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Early urban settlements: mesopotamia 3500 bc, egypt- 3300 bc, indus valley 2500 bc (harappa civilization, yellow river area in china 1800 bc (shang civilization, mesoamerica 200 bc. Defining urbanization: an increase in the proportion of a country"s population living in an urban centre, growth is often associated with one or more of the following. Horizontal growth (sprawl, extension of city"s borders outward) Drivers of population change in cities: natural rise in urban death/birth rates, migration: Quantitative: mathematical and measurement based observations and analysis (burgess) Nomothetic knowledge: law and rule based knowledge. Critiques: does not reflect the realities of cities both in and beyond north america. Poly-centric urbanization: the growth of polycentric urban centres has been an important phenomenon in the last four years. Megacities: cities with a population of more than 10 million. Hypercities: cities with a population of more than 40 million (mexico city, tokyo)
