comparative urbanization exam 2

europe, russia and central asia, middle east and north africa, and sub-saharan africa

key urban facts

• total population: 589 million

• percant urban population: 74%

• megacities (10+ million): 1

• cities (1+ million): 39

• global cities (alpha++): 1

  • cities that are economically driving rest of the world, huge impact on world economy

  • London in Europe, New York in North America

three largest cities: europe

• paris, france: 11 million

• london, england/uk: 9 million

• madrid, spain: 7 million

characteristics: europe

• primate cities abound, dominated by london and paris (in the UK, not eu!)

• cities are growing slowly, eu represents 10% of global population

• history is crucial to variety in cities

• western/eastern divide in form, function, modernization, globalization

• birthplace of modern urban planning

  • public health, industrial revolution, england

• sustainable development/practices are a priority

  • it’s wealthy historically, they are able to think about sustainability due to how developed they are in other areas

urban population in europe

• europe is more than 70% urban, but there is no standard/universal definition for a city

  • can range from 200 in norway to 20,000 in greece

• europe’s urban population (430 million) represents 10% of the world’s urban population

• various urbanization levels

  • moldova: 41%

  • belgium: 99%

classical period