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Cities & Urban Land Use

Cities & Urban Land Use. Early Cities. Which of the following was not an area where early civilizations and the first cities begin? Thames River area (Britain) Nile River Valley (Egypt) Tigris and Euphrates River Valley (Mesopotamia) Indus River Valley (India)

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Cities & Urban Land Use

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  1. Cities & Urban Land Use

  2. Early Cities • Which of the following was not an area where early civilizations and the first cities begin? • Thames River area (Britain) • Nile River Valley (Egypt) • Tigris and Euphrates River Valley (Mesopotamia) • Indus River Valley (India) • Yangzi and Yellow (Huang) River Valleys (East Asia)

  3. Early Cities • Which of the following was not an area where early civilizations and the first cities begin? • Thames River area (Britain) • Nile River Valley (Egypt) • Tigris and Euphrates River Valley (Mesopotamia) • Indus River Valley (India) • Yangzi and Yellow (Huang) River Valleys (East Asia)

  4. Where are cities located? and Why?

  5. Site and Situation: influence the origin, function and growth of cities Site * absolute location of a city * a city’s static location, often chosen for trade, defense, or religion. Situation * relative location of a city * a city’s place in the region and the world around it.

  6. Map Analysis: Purpose of a City

  7. Early Cities • Urban Hearth Areas • Follows the same pattern as agricultural hearth areas • Areas: Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Huang He River Valley, Egypt, & MesoAmerica • First Urban Revolution • Leadership class developed • Population of cities was 10,000-15,000 • Ancient Cities were centers of religion, power & economics

  8. Urban Hearths

  9. Classical Cities: Diffusion of Urbanization Athens – pop. 250,000 • A global city, rather than regional • Had acropolis & agora Rome • Combine acropolis & agora = forum • Urban Morphology- form & structure of cities, incl. street patterns, size and shape

  10. Which of the following was among the largest cities in the world around the end of the first millennium (1000 AD)? • Baghdad • London • New York • Rome • Paris

  11. Which of the following was among the largest cities in the world around the end of the first millennium (1000 AD)? • Baghdad • London • New York • Rome • Paris

  12. Classical Cities:

  13. Medieval Cities • Europe – Decreased in size and importance

  14. Colonial Cities • Colonial • Cities on coast • “Deliberately established or developed as administrative or commercial centers by colonial or imperial powers” (Knox 404) • Gateway Cities – “serve as a link between one country or region and others because of their physical situation” (Knox 400)

  15. Colonial Cities

  16. Which of the following was most directly responsible for the acceleration of urbanization in the 1800s in Europe and North America? • Drought conditions in Eastern Europe that stimulated westward migration • The colonization of the Western Hemisphere • The Protestant Revolution • The Industrial Revolution • Increasing competitiveness of China in world trade

  17. Which of the following was most directly responsible for the acceleration of urbanization in the 1800s in Europe and North America? • Drought conditions in Eastern Europe that stimulated westward migration • The colonization of the Western Hemisphere • The Protestant Revolution • The Industrial Revolution • Increasing competitiveness of China in world trade

  18. Industrialization • Second Urban Revolution prompted by second revolution in agriculture • Increased urbanization • Location choice based solely on power source • Industrial Cities – fundamental reason for existence was to simply assemble, fabricate & distribute manufactured goods • Urban Sprawl – unrestricted growth of housing, commercial developments and roads • Transportation and Communication have facilitated urbanization (articulation)

  19. Industrialization- Shock Cities

  20. U.S. Urban Growth Stages (Borchert) Sail-Wagon Epoch Iron-Horse Epoch

  21. U.S. Urban Growth Stages Steel-Rail Epoch Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch

  22. Top US airports for Regional Flights United/American Merger: Routes

  23. According to John Borchert, the Steel-Rail Epoch in the evolution of the American metropolis occurred between • 1790 and 1830 • 1830 and 1870 • 1870 and 1920 • 1920 and 1960 • 1960 and present

  24. According to John Borchert, the Steel-Rail Epoch in the evolution of the American metropolis occurred between • 1790 and 1830 • 1830 and 1870 • 1870 and 1920 • 1920 and 1960 • 1960 and present

  25. 1790

  26. 1800

  27. 1810

  28. 1820

  29. 1830

  30. 1840

  31. 1850

  32. 1860

  33. 1870

  34. 1880

  35. 1890

  36. 1900

  37. 1910

  38. 1920

  39. 1930

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