INI235Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Urban Studies, Natural Surveillance, Social Capital
4 Dec 2012
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A multidisciplinary approach to tackling problems regarding urban areas. Through the lenses of various disciplines, problems can be approached from different angles. +definition of urban is an interesting one as it is somewhat vague. Of living, or situated within a city or town . Iceland: 300 people is urban, spain 10,000 people is urban. +area may be classified as urban in its role as a central place. Urbanization, according to kingsley davis is proportion of the total population concentrated in urban settlements . + in 2008, first point in human history in which more people live in urban areas than rural. +the process of urbanization, according to davis is the switch from a spread out pattern of human settlement to one of concentration in urban centers . Two key concepts of urbanization: level of urbanization and rate of. + level: percent of total population living in urban areas. + rate: percent increase in total urban population in a year.
