Geography 2060A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Town Square, Global City, Active Transport
4 Apr 2020
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Most urbanized countries: belgium (98%, netherlands (90%, luxembourg (90%) Least urbanized countries: bosnia-herzegovina (40%, moldova (45%, slovenia (50%) 2 megacities (more than 10m ppl), 41 cities with more than 1m largest cities: paris, london, madrid. Their population represents 10% of worlds urban population. Norway = 200 people, greece = 20,000 people. Large metropolitan areas (frankfurt, munich, stuttgart) are spaced evenly. Rank size distribution holds for belgium, germany, italy, norway and switzerland) Deviations causes huge primate cities (athens, budapest, dublin, london, paris, vienna etc. ) Central place theory: theory on size and spacing off urban places, large metropolitan areas (frankfurt, munich, stuttgart) are spaced evenly apart, settlements = central places (core/periphery, assumptions, flat landscape, evenly distributed agricultural resources. Landmarks (outdoor art, monuments, palaces, fountains, public squares) Public transport (light rail transit, trolleys, buses, trains) Green growth (more plants and wildlife architecture) Low rise/high density (doesn"t have high ass buildings) Rail station on the edge of old core.
