GEOG 1HB3 Lecture 9: Key Concepts in Cities and Urbanization
18 Apr 2016
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Greater and greater proportions of the global population are living in urban areas each year. Urbanization is fundamentally connected t economic and social changes (i. e. industrialization) Some languages do not even differentiate between towns and cities. One"s town, one"s a village and one"s a city. A community that is defined as being "urban", i. e. a city, a town, a suburb, etc. Proportion of the population engaged in typical kinds of urban activity, i. e service and industry. Japan: population >50 000; density >60% of housing in "built-up" areas; employment >60% in manufacturing, trade, etc. Botswana: population >5000; employment >75% in non-agricultural work. City is a much more specific term - a place of certain size, function or political status. An agglomeration (cluster) of discontinuously built up urban areas. Suburb: a specialized and peripheral area of a nucleated settlement. An agglomeration (cluster) of discontinuously built up urban areas acting as an integrated economic unit.
