MTRO 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Georg Simmel, Hull House, Gentrification
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Different between space and public and each thing in category. Different types of theories: modernization, theorist harvey , tiones, chicago school, concentric zone model. Marx"s and his theorist: false consciousness and class consciousness, social relationship. The different century and the cities that associated with each century just the 20th. A place with relatively high population density. A city is an urban area with large population and particular administrative, leagal ro historical status. Census definition: have system for sanitations, utilities, land usage , urban area : minium population = 2500, metroplitain area: at least 50k. Theories/explanations of why cities originated: agricultural surplus. Create greater degree of occupational specialization in non-agricultural activities: population pressures. Esther boserup attributes cities to increasing population densities and growing scarcity of wild food: trading requirement. Need system to administer large scale exchange of goods. Increase occupational specialization would encourage urban development: defense need, religious causes, organization, techonological factor.