GGRB05H3 Chapter 3: CHAPTER 3 – TEXTBOOK
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Chapter 3 textbook see that economic activity in chicago is not just concentrated in the middle rather it is dispersed. Eg. mcdonalds, abbot laboratories, walgreens are all headquartered in suburban. Chicago critical urban geographers question whether chicago school concentric zone model and bid-rent theory still holds true in terms of spatial patterns. Eg. industrial land uses between loop and working class inner-suburbs are now replaced by new housing suggests upscale housing now demands higher rents in city than normal manufacturing industry (pg 55) Urban development is not static (unlike what the chicago school suggests) rather, it is restless scholars look at how capitalism contributes to this restless urban landscape. Look to restless cities like la urbanization is spreading inwards in la, rather than spreading outwards. Urbanization viewed through a regional and global perspective contrasts w/ previous view that the city is a socio-ecological terrain. 1. 2 urbanization and regional dynamics of the production system.