Geography 2060A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Planned Community, Glocalization, Old Delhi
19 Mar 2019
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Indus valley civilization, the aryan hindus, the dravidians, the muslims, and the. Muslim/hindu influences, but palaces & mosques adhere to muslim style: red fort: planned as a parallelogram with massive red sandstone walls and ditches on all sides except by the river, the fortress had foolproof defense. Inside was a magnificent court, private palace, gardens and a music pavilion: colonial period, european powers wanted trade connections with south asia, british established three significant centers of operation: bombay, madras, Calcutta all seaports: all designed as headquarters for three different presidencies. 3 locations: colonial architecture was designed to image of western gothic and victorian styles. This results in a new urban politics of city-versus-city competition to acquire foreign business and investments: urged city governments to shed their pro-poor social agendas and instead focus on marketability; allowing entrepreneurialism and private investments to flourish.
