Urban Cities Exam 1

10 MCQ-3 points each. 7 Short Essay Questions (Paragraph)

Essay 1. Please discuss the word Slum

Read Gilberts Return of the Slums. What are the major points?

What is an Insula?

An insula is a type of ancient Roman apartment building typically occupied by the urban lower and middle classes. These structures were often several stories high and characterized by the combination of residential and commercial spaces.

Please discuss global demographic statistics (statistics about people) and the challenges facing urban planning in the future.

Look at the first powerpoint. Memorize the number of increasing population and shift in where people live. How people are moving from rural areas to urban areas and how that leads to us needing to build more in urban areas. Explain the challenges of urbanization such as infrastructure demands, housing shortages, and environmental impacts. Discuss the impact of these changes on city planning and management. Emphasize how some places have unsafe housing and the need for building better cities.

Hypidamious City

Powerpoint 1. Physical appearance and why it matters. Format of the city and its politics

What does the warcaves represent

Powerpoint 1. Depicts the realationship between the land, humans, and God.

Know about how they built the sewers and streets

Powerpoint 1

London, the spaces that they built

The Great Towns Reading

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