PLAN100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-10: Information Technology, Industrial Revolution, Human Capital
24 Apr 2016
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Urban settlement has been accommodation for need of specialized production activites that couldn"t survive in isolation in rural settings. Over recent decades, goods and resources that cities draw from outside their territory have increasingly originated from foreign countries/continents. Individuals and activities have always congregated in cities to facilitate communication and minimize the cost of interaction. Proximity to educational establishments, to shopping opportunities, to cultural activities, to entertainment and recreation, to family and friends, and to medical facilities. Production and reproduction are intimately tied to each other. Vast resources invested to accommodate groups of residents, businesses and serices. Once urban environments are capitalized and populated, they become highly durable and thus contribute a considerable degree of continuity to the urban landscape. Governance consists of administrative structures and political processes aimed at generating policies suited to the specific circumstances confronting cities requires collective control and co-operation between nearby neighbours over communal space.
