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Civitas(city)
Definition
community of people
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Urb(urban)
Definition
physical place we live in
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Aristotle
Definition
city is established for purposes of 1.Well being 2. survival
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Suburb
Definition
mostly low density surrounding central part of a city
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Rural area
Definition
smaller population size and lower density than urban area and usually connotized with aspects of agriculture
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Urbanization
Definition
process-movement of people from rural to urban places
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Urban place
Definition
defined on some minumum population
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Urbanized area
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the built up area of a city or town, where buildings, roads and other urban land uses dominate
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Urbanization level
Definition
the extent of population concentration usually measured by urban life
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urbanism
Definition
all apsects of human urban experience that results from urbanization... usually expressed in terms of economic, socio-cultural, political behavior
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metropolis
Definition
loosesly to refer to any large city
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metropolitan area
Definition
comprises a large city and its all peripheries that are integrated with the central city
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conurbation
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is a 20th century european term reffering to a network of large cities
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Megalopolis
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is the north american version of conurbation ex; Boston-New York- Washington DC
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Urban system
Definition
Hierarchical network of cities within a nation or region usually ranked by population size or economy function and are linked by transportation and communication systems
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Ecumenopolis
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a world network of communication threads that link cities around the entire world into a single system
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Millionaire city
Definition
a 20th century term referring to a city with at least a million people
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Megacity
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a city with a population of at least 10 million
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World or Global city
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a city that plays a critical function in the global urban system. example New york, London, Tokyo
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Site
Definition
refers to the environment aspects on which a city originated and evolved
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Situation
Definition
refers to the relative location of a city. It connotes a city's connectedness with other places and the surrounding region
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urban morphology
Definition
physical form of a city which consists of street patterns, building sizes, architecture, ect
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capital city
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Primate city
Definition
an exceptionally large and economically dominant city of a country. Usually defined in terms of relative population and is often the capital city..more common in LDC's
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Pre-Industrial city
Definition
traditional city before industrialization
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Industrial city
Definition
economy based on manufacturing
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Post industrial city
Definition
more high tech city... ex: towers and highways
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Colonial city
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a city established by colonial people, associated with an odd blend of western and indigenous cultures
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dual cities
Definition
show traits of both western and traditional cultures
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Concentric zone model
Definition
circles around the central business district ...Burgess
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Sector Model
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city divided into sectors... Hoyt
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Multiple nuclei theory
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multiple nodes resulting from competing commercial districts...specialized in industrial districts.. Harris Ullman
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Urbinization level
Definition
in 1800 urban population was only 3%....United Nations predicts by 2025 it will be over 60%
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Mexico city
Definition
second largest urban area at 20 million people
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Sustainability
Definition
Equity,environment, economy
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Equity
Definition
housing,transportation.....coordination of infrastructure&developement
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economy
Definition
emplyement &affordable goods
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Environment
Definition
reneweable, non- reneweable resources
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agricultural revolution
Definition
8,000 to 10,000 years ago... systematic cultivation of certain forms of plants.... led to transition of hunter/gatherer to farmers... production of more food than needed... stimulus for trade... happened around fertile crescent
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Urban revolution
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4000 BC, Surplus of Storable food.. existence of writing.... Wheel, which made easier to transport in bulk
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Most famous city of Sumer?
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Ur
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Functions of early cities
Definition
Trade, Religion, Political and military, administrative
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Innovations of mesopotamia
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*writing, the wheel, elaborate architectural structures
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Ancient Egypt
Definition
Liner developement along the Nile River, Cities were not walled, pyramids and temples built by slaves
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Agora
Definition
Greek market and public meeting place
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Rome
Definition
first millionaire city of history, aqueducts, piped water along street, public baths/heated water
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Forum
Definition
replaced greek Agoras
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Feudalism
Definition
refers to a Medieval European political system
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merchant town
Definition
city based on trade.... divided into occupation quarters
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absolutist
Definition
city dominated by single family
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Industrial revolution
Definition
dates back to renaissance which started in Italy resulted in industrial revolution which took place in england
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Causes of rapid urbanization
Definition
flow of migration of labor force from rural areas... seeking higher wages, more opportunities, *education*, housing, health care
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European colonial city
Definition
created from scratch on a site where no other significant urban place existed
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grafted colonial city
Definition
European areas added to indigenous urban centers
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Primate city
Definition
a city typically is at least twice as large as the next largest city,
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Excessive size of LDC's leads to
Definition
unstable economic base, deficit of existing infrastructure, population dense neighborhoods, eventually leading to exploitation of environment
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Squatter settlements
Definition
unauthorized construction & land not legally owned, often on oustskirts , steep slopes, flood plains, housing self built,
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MDc's have a problem with unemployment, LDC's have a problem with unemployment and ?
Definition
underemployment
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Globalization
Definition
movement of products, money and information around the world
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Characteristics of a medieval town
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open space for market,cathedral, town hall, palaces, ect...streets narrow and unplanned, walled city and fortifications, towns not hygenic
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Venice
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Pre-Industrial
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Mercantalism
Definition
rise of nation state, and importance of sea power.. sear routes replaced silk road
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Idustrialiazion changed urban form how?
Definition
stimulated large scale migration to work in urban factories
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Baron Haussmann
Definition
creator of modern paris
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Why did Haussmann wish to open up most congested parts of the city
Definition
he wanted soldiers to be able to move through the city rapidly.
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La defense
Definition
suburb outside city with no height limits
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Authoritiarian tradition
Definition
beautifying cities and reving slums, providing public transportation and improving traffic circulation
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Utilitarian tradition
Definition
produced poor quality housing for workers lacking space and light
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Romantic tradition
Definition
stress on enclosed space, aesthetic values, supported highly by camillo citte
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utopian planning
Definition
embodied in ebenezer howards Garden city
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Organic planning
Definition
cities are living organisms forming natural regions
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technocratic tradition
Definition
added technical analysis to planning, functionalism, peropetuated by french architect Le Corbusier
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paris is a mix of
Definition
urban land uses + different cultural styles
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Lessons from Harappa
Definition
took place near india... first planned towns.. most famous Harrapan, Mohanjodaro...water and sanitation... grid pattern
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