GEOG 217 Lecture 21: GEOG 217 Lecture 21
27 Apr 2016
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2004 inspired by putrajaya, signapore: dompak seeks to be the signapore and putrajaya of the riau islands , inspired y the eco-cities discourse, dompak set out to be an eco-ciy/ garden city. Over arching identity of the city: current state of dompak: illegal bauxite mines (international price of bauxite very high) tied to global bauxite demand. First modern gated community in the phillipines. Many cultures that came up with the idea of an exclusive compound that controlled entry. Is it a global form rather than a western form: nothing like the themed cities in china in the west. The study documents the first modern gated community is in the. Remaking connections across national boundaries: new patterns of influence, new connections, cities in the global south are looking to each other for templates. Not going to cities like new york and london: urban policy and aesthetics are circulating in new patterns, 3 examples of emerging transnational identities.
