Get out stuff for notes Urban models: Europe hw: read pgs. 412-418 APRIL 10, 2018

Rank-Size Rule Rank-Size Rule: n th-largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement. Rank 1- Largest City Rank 2- ½ the size of Rank 1 Rank 3- 1/3 the size of Rank 1 Rank 4 – ¼ the size of Rank 1

Does the rank-size rule work for Georgia? City 1. Atlanta Population 443,775 2. Augusta 198,413 3. Columbus 197,872 4. Savannah 142,022 5. Athens 118,999 6. Sandy Springs 99,419 7. Roswell 93,692 8. Macon 91,234 9. Johns Creek 82,306 10. Albany 77,431 11. Warner Robins 70,712 12. Alpharetta 61,981 13. Marietta 58,359 14. Valdosta 57,597 15. Smyrna 52,650 16. Dunwoody 47,224 17. Rome 36,159 18. East Point 35,584 19. Milton 35,015 Does the rank-size rule work for Georgia?

Primate City Rule Largest settlement in a country has more than twice the number as the second ranking city. These cities tend to represent the perceived culture of the country. Ex: Bangkok, Paris, London, Vienna, Mexico City, Tokyo, Jakart, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Seoul, Tehran, Nairobi, Lima, Santiago

Advantages and disadvantages of primate city Agglomeration of services, businesses, and people International Trade Centralized transport and communication High end goods Flow of ideas, center of culture and influence Imbalance in development Concentration of power and influence Inequalities High cost of living

European Cities: result of very long histories Complex street patterns - prior to automobile, weird angles Plazas and Squares - from Greek, Roman, Medieval High density and compact form - wall around city or low-growth zoning Low skylines - many built before elevators, others required cathedral or monument to be highest structure Lively downtowns - center of social life, not just office work Neighborhood stability - Europeans moved less frequently than we do. Scars of War - many wars , many cities originally defensive Symbolism - gothic cathedrals, palaces, and castles Municipal Socialism - many residents live in buildings that are owned by city gov’t. Some of these are massive housing projects, others small scale apartment buildings.

Western European model

Europe versus U.S. Cities: Sprawl

Toulouse, France

Video clips World’s Most Livable Cities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2x9upK6oGU World’s Cleanest Cities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSew_OnDEFE