PPT-Unit Seven: Cities and Urban Land Use

Advanced Placement Human Geography Session 1 Urban Geography What is urban geography Urban geography focuses on how cities function the internal systems and structures of cities. Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called. Plantation farming. Hunting and gathering. Subsistence agriculture. Sedentary cultivation. Urbanization. Creation and growth of urban and . . suburban areas. 52% of people live in such areas. Urban growth . Rate of increase of urban populations. Immigration from rural areas. Pushed from rural areas to urban areas. Urban Areas – An Environmental Challenge for Earth Observation. Barcelona. 13-15. . November. . 2012. www.smartcityexpo.com. Some Alternative Future Observations . of the Earth from Space at Night. economic principles for urban development.. Tony Venables. Dept of Economics. University of Oxford. Introduction. . Want cities to offer jobs and incomes . and. to be ‘liveable’. Many cities around the world do this very successfully. Categories in ancient period and rapid industrialization. Increase in scale of human settlements and consequences for social organization . ie. . social stratification.. Impact of city on culture and experience. SWBAT analyze the effects of urban sprawl on the environment . Lesson Goal. SWBAT identify the causes of urban sprawl . SWBAT identify the effects of urban sprawl . SWBAT devise solutions to urban sprawl . . Advanced Placement Human Geography. Session 6. Ghettoization. Ghettoization. The changing pattern of ethnic clustering within metropolitan areas is determined partly by . residential choice . economic principles for urban development.. Tony Venables. Dept of Economics. University of Oxford. Introduction. . Want cities to offer jobs and incomes . and. to be ‘liveable’. Many cities around the world do this very successfully. The New Metropolis. The Shape of the Industrial City. Before the Civil War, cities served the needs of commerce and finance, not industry.. As industrialization developed, cities became sites for manufacturing as well as finance and trade. . reminder: what is sustainability?. welcome. 2 make up classes still needed. This week - Wednesday or Friday?. or, since we need to add another 90 minutes, we can add 15 minutes to the next 6 classes. . Advanced Placement Human Geography. Session 3. Early Urbanization . Around the Mediterranean. Early Settlements. Settlements were . originally. established in the area around the eastern . Core Case Study: The . Ecocity. Concept in Curitiba, Brazil. Ecocity. , green city. :. Curitiba, Brazil . Bus system: cars banned in certain areas. Housing and industrial parks. Recycling of materials. The Preindustrial City: Past. . and Present. (1960). Sjoberg said that all cities were a product of their societies and went through stages:. Folk-preliterate. Feudal. Preindustrial. Urban-industrial. Facts and Statistics about Suburbanization. The detached . single-family home . is the dominant feature on the American suburban landscape.. The suburbs are generally economically middle class.. The first suburban single-family homes appeared in the 1890s..