GEO 151 Study Guide - Final Guide: Scientific Management, Planned Community
12 Apr 2014
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Global trigger factors (factors that cause urban change: Economic forces regarded as dominant influence on urban change. Competitive capitalism: free market competition between locally orientated businesses and laissez-faire economic development largely unconstrained by government regulation. Fordism: the economic philosophy was founded on the principles of mass production using assembly-line techniques and scientific management . The 19th century so lots of economic change such as the expansion of consumer markets, organized labour markets etc which lead to more government regulation. Current phase of capitalism is referred to as advanced capatalism. Changes in technology influence pattern of urban growth and change. Kondratieff cycle- long waves of economic development that involves fundamental qualitative transformations of economic systems. Long waves are distinguished by particular types of technological revolution. The different technological eras represented by kondraitieff cycles shape not only the economy but also the pace and character of urbanisation and urban change. Most direct influence of urbanisation and urban change.
