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Unit 3. A world of cities
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- 1What is settlement?Way of how population establish in a territory. It can be rural or urban.
- 2Rural settlement (Definition)Is the settlement of people in rural areas. Less than 10 000 inhabitants.
- 3Rural settlement (Economic activities)Agriculture and livestock production.
- 4Rural settlement (Housing and equipment)Single-family houses with few floors.
- 5Urban (Definition)Is the settlement in towns or cities. More than 10 000 inhabitants.
- 6Urban (Economic activities)Industrial and commercial activities and different services.
- 7Urban (Housing and equipment)Large buildings with many floors, which house many families. Streets are important for transport.
- 8The urbanisation processProcess of a population shift from rural to urban areas.
- 9The urbanisation process (reasons)1. Job opportunity
2. Basic services (sanitation, hygiene, education...)
3. Variety of goods.
4. Centre of business, companies and capital
5. Centre of history and culture
6. Attract tourists, generating income. - 10Urban plansStrategies to organize city growth.
- 11Types of city plansRadiocentrci plan
Irregular plan
Orthogonal plan - 12Radiocentric plan-It was built in concentric circles around the main core
-The city has developed around the main core - 13Irregular plan-The streets and houses are without organisation
-Is typical of the old European cities
-Some cities are walled - 14Orthogonal plan-Planned cities
-Is used in the expansion zones of old cities
-Existed in Roman era
-Cities with wide streets that cross perpendiculary and form block of houses - 15Rural exodusMigration from rural areas to cities for better opportunities.
- 16Cultural (religious) funciton (Examples)Rome
Jerusalén
Sevilla
Mecca - 17Educative function (Examples)Cambridge
Oxford
Salamanca - 18Administrative and political function (Examples)Washington D.C.
Berlín
Brasilia - 19Commercial and economic function (Examples)Nueva York
Londres
Hong Kong
Monte Carlo - 20Parts of the cityOld city
Expansion zone
Suburbs - 21Old cityHistorical centre
1. The original centre of the city
2. Irregular medieval plan (narrow streets).
3. Jewish district and Muslim quarter.
4. It has been restorated. - 22Expansion ZoneSince the 18th century in Europe after the IR
1. Wide and straight streets
2. The residence of the burgoise
3. Today is the business centre
4. Banks, companies and commercial activities - 23Suburbs1. Exterior neigbournhoods
2. Industrial zone
3. Shopping centres
4. In developed countries, greenfield urbanisations
In underdeveloped countries, favelas and shanty towns. - 24Metropolitan areaIn developed countries, the population moved to urban centres close to large cities, which formed new towns but with a close relation with the large city. Example: Madrid
- 25ConurbationThese are large cities in a similar category, which grow spatially to form a large urban area. Example: New York and Philadelphia
- 26MegalopolisThese are large urban concentration. They are formed by the union of several conurbations. Example: in the USA: New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore.
- 27Differences between developed countries and least developed countries (DEVELOPED COUNTRIES)-Growth follows urban plans.
-Roads improve the acess and movement of the population. Good public transport.
-Public services are expanded such as education, police, water, hospitals, rubbish, dumping. - 28Differences between developed countries and least developed countries (LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES)-Growth is spontaneous. without planning.
-The movement and acess to the city is chaotic. The public transport is deficent.
- Public services are NOT expanded such as education, police, water, hospitals, rubbish, dumping. There are contrast and imbalance between wealth and poor neighbournhoods.