GGRA03H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: District Heating, Adams Mine, Compact City
Document Summary
Cities are part of the global environment: getting more and more important. We create problems and solve using science: modernist approach (toilets, drinking water, etc. ) Next 20-30 years another 3 billion people living in cities. Doubling of world"s urbanization: extraordinary movement in history. Cities are complex, dynamic human ecosystem: understand ownself and decisions. Understand historical processes of urban planning: rules, patterns (hard and expensive to change) Mistakes have been made even with careful planning. Look atsets of given rules: make changes to rules to make things work. Pay as you go system: money coming in this year goes out next year (ex. retiring, a system that is self reinforcing. System that does not want change if there is change, the value will decrease. Urban government systems: detroit, baltimore, cleveland wastelands in usa, demolishing houses, abandonment. Usa very easy to create municipal government. You better be careful for place to live cool/uncool.
