SOCIO-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Industrial Revolution, Megacity, Deindustrialization
18 Sep 2020
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Hunting and gathering societies: 1st social revolution- domestication of plants and animals. Pastoral and horticultural societies: 2nd social revolution- cultivation of plants through use of tools (especially plow) Agricultural societies: 3rd social revolution- industrial revolution (spurred by the invention of the steam engine). Industrial societies: 4th social revolution- postindustrial (information) societies (spurred by the invention of the microchip). Between 1920 and 2007 world urban population increased from 270 million of 3. 3 billiontypes of cities. Megacities- metro based areas with 10 million or ore inhabitants: in 1950, only tokyo and nyc, by 2025, 37 megacities (only 3 in the us: nyc, chicago, and la) Edge cities- are business centers that are close to suburban residential. Exurbs- are areas of new development beyond the suburbs; more rural but on fringe of urban. Urban sprawl- occurs with rapid, unplanned & uncontrolled growth & development into regions adjacent to cities.
