HUG- UNIT 4

Urbanization

the processes of cities growing

Megacity

10 million people or more

Urban Settlement

People moving into cities

Squatter Settlements

Informal settlements from RAPID influx of migrants into cities who reside where they can find space (Outside of cities limit)

Squatter Settlements are AKA

Informal Settlements, Slums, Favelas, Shanty towns

Q#1: Define and identify one megacity in the world. Explain the two causes of why megacities are growing fast in the developing (LDCs) world

Mega cities are cities that have more than 10 million people, like Tokyo. rural-urban migration, and high birth and natural increase rates cause it.

Q#2 Describe a squatter settlement. Identify and explain ONE cause of a squatter settlement, Identify and explain TWO effects of a squatter settlement.

A squatter settlement is an informal settlement from RAPID influx of migrants into cities, who reside where they can find space (Outside of cities limit). A cause would be that there are homeless and poor people looking for a better place to live where they can maximize profit and lifestyle (A lot of people, very crowded). Effects of a Squatter settlement would be common diseases and sicknesses being spread around due to pollution, bacteria, and a lack of sanitation. Another effect would be being more vulnerable to natural disasters and destruction due to the poor infrastructure and environment, because the government does not own/reinforce these buildings.

Q#3 Describe in detail what is LOCATED in & what the purpose of a Central Business District is. Explain two potential problems/issues a CBD may have.

Things like parks, arcades (Attractions), Large # of services, and packed businesses are all in CBDs. The purpose of CBD is to gain benefits not only economically but also for people. They are closer to work, and don’t have to travel as much. There is pretty much everything! However, some challenges and issues of a CBD would be heavy traffic, pollution, and crime.

Central Business district (AKA?)

Area of city where retail and activities are clustered (AKA DOWNTOWN)

Urban Renewal

Removing the existing landscape and rebuilding from the ground up

Downtown revialization

Cities promote themselves by building the following structures near the downtown areas :

-Museums

-Waterfronts

-Convention centers

-Public Market

-Sports stadiums

Q#4 Identify three strategies downtowns have used in recent years to redevelop their downtown areas. EXPLAIN, with two examples, how one of those strategies may work.

By Downtown revitalization, which is when cities promotes themselves by building these following structures near the downtown areas: Museums, Public markets, Sport stadiums,ETC. For example, building a sports stadium, like Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, or State Farm Arena in Atlanta, provides a source of entertainment and economic opportunity for the city. Not only do they host sporting events, but also shows and concerts, maximizing profits. It attracts tourists year-round and also attracts local businesses near it, furthermore expanding economic profit

Global/World City

cities with factors that have substantial impact on the world

Q#5 Identify and explain the 4 factors that go into making a city a “global city”. Provide an example of a global city and explain 2 seperate factors that make it a global city.

Economic (such as stock markets, corporate headquarters), cultural (media headquarters, Global Sports facilities), Political (headquarters of international organizations like the UN, Political capitals), and infrastructure (transportation hubs, Influential architecture). An example of a global city would be Tokyo, which has advanced technology all around, like robots to help (cultural), and also has a massive railway center (Infrastructural). Its technology influences the world and sets trends, so that other countries compete on a global scale and innovate new technology, as well as complex transportation systems. Its efficient transportation influences and showcases to other countries to do the same, so that people have easy acess to jobs and attractions.

Ordering global cities

Alpha Cities: Crush all 4 factors of global cities

Beta cities: 2 or 3 , Strong, but not in every category

Gamma cities: 2 or 1 BIG