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Designing Cities: Water, Jobs, and Community Development

Explore the creation of cities through the lens of water availability, job opportunities, and community development. Learn about the historical impact of rivers and lakes, the significance of urban planning, and the evolving nature of city landscapes. Discover how cities like Florence and Chicago have shaped their development around water bodies and important landmarks, and envision the future of sustainable urban design. Delve into the importance of city hall, parks, and tall buildings in city planning, and consider the role of infrastructure in shaping modern urban environments. Engage in a hands-on task to create a map of your own city, incorporating key elements for a well-designed urban space.

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Designing Cities: Water, Jobs, and Community Development

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  1. HOW ARE CITIES CREATED? Intro to Designing Your City

  2. PEOPLE MOVE TO BE NEAR WATER. • Having water nearby means: - health - wealth - food - jobs • Not having water means not having those things.

  3. RIVERS AND LAKES:

  4. To be realistic, put a river or lake in your city.

  5. In most cities: Important places are up high, markets or government are in the middle.

  6. Mendota Heights, our 1st tall settlement. David A. Lanegran Ph.D. • July 2010 • Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education

  7. Be sure to have a City Hall for government:

  8. Also include parks. Why?

  9. Example: Cannon Falls

  10. The rivers were a “pull” factor for jobs.

  11. Parks are a pull factor today.

  12. Your map is the bird’s eye view of your city, a.k.a. “the grid.” • Florence, Italy

  13. Jobs created by river pulled people to Minneapolis.

  14. River pulled people to St. Paul too.

  15. Flour mills on the river created Minneapolis.

  16. Today: Warehouses are apartments.

  17. For a while, waterfronts were dominated by railroads.

  18. The 1900 version of O’Hare in Chicago.

  19. Daniel Burnham Plan for Chicago, published 1909:

  20. Grant Park in Chicago, 1893:

  21. Grant Park now:

  22. The Future - Eco Bridge will extend Grant Park into the lake

  23. Palm Islands inspired Chicago?

  24. New York then and now:

  25. New Hotel Construction Overlooking Mecca

  26. Abraj-al-Bait Towers • Luxury Hotel and Residential Building • Tallest Hotel in the World • Towers over Mecca • Economic, Cultural or Political forces at work here?

  27. Shanghai’s Next Tall Building

  28. China’s Next Tall Building

  29. Burj Khalifa • Tallest Building in world • Bird’s Eye View

  30. Dubai 1990

  31. Same street 2003

  32. Dubai today

  33. Ski Dubai in the Mall

  34. Squatter cities • Most city dwellers live in squatter settlements.

  35. Much to be proud of and much needed investment to maintain

  36. How might tall buildings help? • Hydroponic Skyscrapers

  37. And alternative buildings

  38. A tall building merges with its ecosystem.

  39. Task 1: Make a map of your city

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