ENV200H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Habitat Destruction, John Stuart Mill, Gross Domestic Product
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Skyscrapers = buildings with more than 25 floors. Eco-cities = cities the size of a large western capital. Self-sufficient in energy, water, and most food products. Zero emissions of greenhouse gases from transportation. Immigration is driven by push and pull factors (cid:173) people migrate to cities for many reasons: mechanization, opportunities (e. g. , jobs, better housing, entertainment, freedom from the constraints of village traditions, upward social mobility, prestige, power) Independence: specialization in professions, government policies often favor urban over rural areas. Developing countries commonly spend most of their budgets on improving urban areas, especially around the capital city. Gives the major cities a virtual monopoly on new jobs, housing, education, and finance. Congestion, pollution, and water shortages plague many cities (cid:173) Slums = inadequate multifamily tenements or rooming houses: generally legal, often converted from some other use. Can development be sustainable? (cid:173) development = improving people"s lives (cid:173)
