GGR124H1 Lecture 2: GGR Day 2 The Origin and Growth of Cities
6 Oct 2018
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The origin and growth of cities: cities are(cid:374)(cid:859)t a (cid:374)e(cid:449) thi(cid:374)g. They are made natural or inorganically, or planned for colonization. Tend to look at things clustering in space, and why do things migrate to other things. Two key concepts crucial to the understanding of the development of cities: Production of basic goods over and above what is needed for subsistence: agglomeration. Concentration of activities, people, networks of relationships, in space. Changes in social organization changes in governess of farming: unlikely any one factor holds sway, instead more of a gradual transition. Economies benefit accruing to concentration of activities in space. Localization- close proximity to similar farms better when really people talk other people in person: agglomeration economies, urbanization locating in an urban environment centres of information in these areas. Economies of scale costs more high in small venders: also agglo(cid:373)eration diseconomies. First cities emerged: - not a new process. Early urban development to 5th century ad.
