GLOBL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Politico, Capital London, Homestead Acts
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Lecture 16 - 03. 07. 17 - global cities and the new economics. Idealization of nature led to fascination with the frontier, virgin land . 1862: homestead act encourages western migration by giving 160 acres of public land to settlers willing to stay 5 years. 1872: yellowstone national park act 2 m acres. In american narrative, hero leaves civ. for west unity of self and world, bond with. History of cities guide returns to civilized world pure. Development of concentrated settlements after 10,000 bce. Around river systems - tigris and euphrates in mesopotamia/iraq, nile in egypt, indus in. Cities rise and fall with ancient empires ruled from them. Moved populations from primitive existence to written languages, codified laws, tech. Numerous cities exploding = las vegas, san antonio, tucson, orlando, san. After 1,000 years of urban development, cities decline from 1500. By 1900,only 8% of population urban communists associate cities with. 2009: beijing = 18. 8m; shanghai 20 m.
