Major World Urban Regions

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Major World Urban Regions
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A. Anglo America

• 1. U.S. Eastern constriction (older cities,
  hearth region) vs. Western expansion (newer,
  faster growing region)
• 2. Canada cities are more compact (better mass
  transportation)
• Canadian cities have more immigrants
• Ex Vancouver w/ large Asian pop.

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B. Western Europe

• Cities have been affected by
• -Ancient Greeks/Romans
• -Medieval society
• -the Renaissance
• -warfare
• -communism (in E. Europe)
• Most European urban areas are central cities
• Social segregation was vertical Richer people
  lived on lower floors, poorer in basements or
  attics

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C. The Soviet City

• Centralized planning system
• equitable housing
• Pre-fabricated residential apartments near public
  transport

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D. Cities in the Developing World

• Most large cities in LDCs developed by European
  colonialists
• (i.e. Calcutta, Mumbai, Nairobi, Harare, Dakar,
  Saigon, Jakarta, Shanghai)
• 2. Rapid population growth in LDCs
• 3. Green Revolution advances
• less farmers
• rural-urban migration
• hyperurbanization

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• Outsourcing creates jobs in cities
• 6. South America the most rapid large-scale
  urbanization process of any region in the world
• 1900 lt10 urban
• 1950 25 urban
• 2000 75 urban

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• Informal economy

Cleaning windshields The Dominican Republic
Phone services In Africa
Cooking lady in Peru
Cooking Lady in Peru
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Squatter Settlements

1. Squatter settlements usually found on edges of
   city

Durban, South Africa
Rio favela
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Caracas, Venezuela

• 90 urban dwellers
• about 70 live in squatter settlements

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Latin American Model

• CBDs of L. American cities vibrant specialized
• Central plaza with church
• 3. Wealthiest residents closest to CBD (near
  major boulevard)
• 4. Ongoing construction for the poor on the
  outskirts

Argentina (villas miseria) Venezuela
(barrios) Brazil (favelas) Peru (pueblos jóvenes)
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Mexico City
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
High income households in Rio de Janeiro live in
the CBD and in a spine along the ocean.
Low-income households often live in peripheral
areas.
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The Apartheid City

1. Apartheid racial segregation
2. Resembles the sector model
3. Downtowns were restricted to whites only
4. Non-whites in peripheral townships

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Southeast Asian Cities

1. Often established by Europeans as gateway cities
   to facilitate trade
2. traditional South Asian cities are based on a
   bazaar
3. Port Zone CBD