GGRB05H3 Lecture Notes - Primate City, Metacity, Future Movement
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[main points: an ongoing urban transformation in 3rd world] >primate city: one city overall dominate the whole urban hierarchy. Unrelated to conquerable level of industrial or even general economic development. >in 2000, in terms of size, 8 of 10 top large cities are in 3rd world countries. >by 2015, tokyo and ny will drop out the list. >how can underdevelopment coincide w/ such a significant growth. >governments can t offer enough housing for the growing urban population. >related to general modalities of underdevelopment & incorporation into world market. Fueled by rural-urban migration, urban growth, & reclassification. Shanghai changes on its boundaries, increased in city size. >->absorb population by informal sector rather stagnant, formed ones. Ggrb05 wk11 session09 july 22nd 3rd world urbanization: differences in responses of poor in each city, government intervention form of this. From slum of despair to slum of hope . Encouraging consolidation with provision of infrastructure and some tenure security.
