Geography 2060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Indo-Gangetic Plain, Ganges, Glocalization
28 Mar 2017
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Prominence of global brands and merchandise in cities. Global corporations these areas as a location they can market and sell their goods: highly skilled and youth populations participate in the global economy. Immediate post-war era shift in development emphasis: duality of prosperity in sa cities. Growing urban poor and sweatshop-like work conditions. Unemployment due to closed factories from global competition (building collapse in dhaka in april 2013) Policy response is really just upgrade of buildings. Opened up as global capital which lead to industries and a labour source for the global economy (i. e. call centers and clothing factories) Slow overall urban growth rate but high rural-urban migration. Similar to western world as far as industry. Capitalism market economy because we keep buying things. Rural to urban migration in primate cities is a constant factor of urbanization. Urban dwellers will reach 853 million by 2030. Low regional average of urbanization trends in the region dominated by the growth of 5 megacities.
