Unit 7 - Cities and Urban Land Use
A. Definitions of Urbanism
B. Origin and Evolution of Cities
Historical patterns of urbanization
C. Functional Character of Contemporary Cities
D. Built Environment and Social Space
A. Definitions of Urbanism
B. Origin and Evolution of Cities
Historical patterns of urbanization
- Rural-urban migration and urban grow
- Global cities and megacities
- Models of urban systems
C. Functional Character of Contemporary Cities
- Changing employment mix
- Changing demographic and social structures
D. Built Environment and Social Space
- Comparative models of internal city structure
- Transportation and infrastructure
- Political organization of urban areas
- Urban planning and design
- Patterns of race, ethnicity, gender, and class
- Uneven development, ghettoization, and gentrification
- Impacts of suburbanization and edge cities