01:450:103- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)
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Chapter 9: urbanization and urban form from 1800. Introduction: urbanization has come from western society, urbanization: the movement of people from countryside to the city, began in late 18th century, recently, mass migration from rural villages to urban center in latin america, Asia, africa: urban form: the spatial organization of the city or geographical layout of cities. Spatial fix: capitalism structures space, capitalis(cid:373) has to (cid:862)fi(cid:454) spa(cid:272)e(cid:863) to (cid:862)o(cid:448)er(cid:272)o(cid:373)e spa(cid:272)e(cid:863, example. ) In the fine print of a deed to a house: 1917 supreme court outlawed city segregation ordinances, typically outlawed the sale of propert(cid:455) to a(cid:374)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e (cid:449)ho (cid:449)as(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)hite, deep covenants illegal in 1948. Large historical context: after civil war, slavery illegal, segregation and blantanly racist laws still legal. Informal settlements (slums, favelas, townships: megacities= population of over 10 million, urban morphology= shape/form of the city. Megacities in the global south: patterns: historical links to euro colonialism, rapid rural-> urban migration.
