GEOG 1200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Counterurbanization, Megacity, Babylon
13 Dec 2015
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Diffusion urbanism cities: cities emerged from on place (mesopotamia) and spread in a logical and orderly sequence, all based on subsistence, early villages developed into cities due to food surplus possible to have people undertaking jobs not farming related, could not have urban revolution without ag revolution o. Mediterannean, close to ancient egypt: greeks established city states urban area surrounded by agricultural lands, once a settlement became a city it could sustain no more than 500 people (city states, greeks established colonies through the mediterranean, established colonies in western europe, northern lybia, parts of syria. Manufacturing progressively decentralized: moving to edge of the city, moved to med/large cities, moved overseas two outcomes in today"s society, decline (most common) massive unemployment. 1980s people moving out of large cities into small towns/villages cities were dangerous, stressful, not environmentally friendly trend reversed in 90"s cost of commuting o growth of large urban center important with retirees some cities marketing themselves as retirement communities.
