GEOG 1HB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Megacity, Global City

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Permanent human settlement very recent; first cities 3500 bce, earliest cities associated with culture hearths/ 1st civilization in regions with favourable physical conditions e. g. river valleys of tigris & euphrates rivers in mesopotamia (present day iran/iraq) Urbanization process whereby a society is transformed from predominately rural to urban in character, i. e a process of societal change reflecting the increasing importance of cities and urbanism first instance of urbanization . Urbanism way of life (values, behavior) associated with city living. Shock city a city seen as the embodiment of surprising and un precedented changes in economic, social and cultural conditions. World city a city in which a disproportionate share of the world"s most important business is conducted: a brief history of urbanization. First cities 5000 to 6000 years ago: agricultural surplus theory, city as public good (religious or military functions, city as a center of exchange (economic/market functions)

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