GEOG 1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Gateway Cities, Central Place Theory, Centrality
3 May 2018
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GEOG 1410
November 21, 2017
Theories of Urban System Development I
Classical theories
Urban Systems
● Interdependent set of urban settlements within a certain region
● The consequence of such interdependencies, and the hierarchies involved
Rank-Size rule
Primacy - the size of the city; the population of the largest city is disproportionately
larger than the next largest city.
Centrality
● Functional performance; 2% of the population of shanghai generates 50% of
the GDP
Canadian Urbanization System
● The challenges of the early 21st century
● In terms of sizes, some cities are larger than others…
● Hierarchy of cities in Canada’s urban system (Simmons, Bourne)
● Assignment - lots of data at various scales
Gateway Cities and Routes
● Fluidity took place beyond that stage
● Certain cities were able to flourish more than others
● Different time periods have different cities in power
● The World City Hierarchy (Friedmann, 1986)
● There are various ways one can conceptualize
World Cities
● International Financial Hubs and Service Industries (Finance, Insurance and
Real Estate - FIRE)
● We reproduce dominant hierarchies in different ways
Global City Paradigm consists of four interrelated Major Claims
● Clusters for producer service firms: shifting power relations
● Centers for the management of the world economy: financial importance
We think of global cities in very select and particular kinds of ways
● Numbers of challenges: need large pools of labour - back office workers
Document Summary
Interdependent set of urban settlements within a certain region. The consequence of such interdependencies, and the hierarchies involved. Primacy - the size of the city; the population of the largest city is disproportionately larger than the next largest city. Functional performance; 2% of the population of shanghai generates 50% of the gdp. The challenges of the early 21st century. In terms of sizes, some cities are larger than others . Hierarchy of cities in canada"s urban system (simmons, bourne) Assignment - lots of data at various scales. Certain cities were able to flourish more than others. Different time periods have different cities in power. There are various ways one can conceptualize. International financial hubs and service industries (finance, insurance and. We reproduce dominant hierarchies in different ways. Global city paradigm consists of four interrelated major claims. Clusters for producer service firms: shifting power relations. Centers for the management of the world economy: financial importance.
