The “cost” of Urbanizing URBAN GAME The “cost” of Urbanizing

DIRECTIONS 1. Draw the following on your manila paper: draw a river across your paper connecting east to west; the river should be about 1 inch wide; draw a simple wooden bridge crossing the river; draw 2 roads one running north to south and crossing the river at the bridge and one running from east to west 10 houses; 1 church; 1 cemetery; 1 store; 1 pub; 1 coalmine 50 trees Do not waste time trying for perfection or coloring your pictures. Once these drawings are complete we will begin the rounds of the Urban Game. (You have 3 min. to complete) GO

ROUND 1 BUILD YOURSELF 1 NICE HOUSE ANYWHERE. CONSTRUCT THE CANAL. IT MUST RUN PARALLEL TO THE RIVER YOU DREW.

ROUND 2 ADD 5 HOUSES

ROUND 3 Fence off an area 3x3 inches to be reserved as a commons. Add 5 houses (total 20) and 1 nice house.

ROUND 4 Add 1 factory (no smoke—it is powered by water). Remember, the cotton factory must be placed on the river bank.  Add 5 houses for workers (total 25) 

ROUND 5 15 houses (total 40); 1 church , 1 pub, 1 store. You may draw additional roads and 1 additional bridge. 

ROUND 6 Add 5 new factories (must be on the river bank as they need water power Add 5 houses (total 45)

Round 7 Add 5 Tenements.

ROUND 8 1 store, 1 pub, 1 church( walking distance 1 school

ROUND 9 Add 5 more pubs.  Destroy 5 houses (total 40), add 4 tenements.

ROUND 10 Add 2 nice homes Add 1 factory, add 15 houses for management personages (total 55) (Note: from this point on trees may be removed if you need space).

ROUND 11 Add 10 factories with smoke. Add smoke to all other pre-existing factories.  Also, add one nicer house since people continue to get rich.  Add 5 houses (total 60) and 1 tenement. 

ROUND 12 . Add 1 new coal mine new iron bridge to replace the old wooden one.   Add 5 houses (total 65).  

ROUND 13 Draw 1 cemetery. 1 Coal mine

ROUND 14 .  Add 1 major railroad line connecting all your factories to your coal mines.  This is one continuous track which must connect all factories and mines (you may build additional railroad bridges only as needed).  Add 5 houses (total 70) for railroad builders.

ROUND 15 Add 1 jail 2 pubs 2 tenements Add 20 street lamps(these are streetlamps and must be located along streets)

ROUND 16 2 hospitals 1 more cemetery.

ROUND 17 1 more railroad line passing east to west through your town. Add 5 houses (total 75) and 1 tenement for the new railroad workers.

ROUND 18 Add 1 theater 1 museum. Add 2 private schools for upper class students (mark these schools with the letter “P”.   Add 1 nice house.

Round 19 Add 1 cemetery, 1 jail, 1 hospital

Round 20 Add 20 houses (total 95), 5 tenements, 2 stores, 1 church, 5 factories, and 1 pub 3 more nice houses

ASSIGNMENT ON THE BACK OF YOUR VILLAGE LIST AS MANY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY/URBANIZATION

ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC N E G A T I V P O S I T V E

What are the positive and negative effects of urbanization What are the positive and negative effects of urbanization? Use as many of the following words as possible Life span Disease Pollution Technology Child labor Congestion of towns Commercial Industry Infrastructure (roads, bridges, sewers etc..) Trade Poverty Wealth Transportation Alcoholism Working conditions Capital farming

The next slide is for Industrial Rev. on the U.S. history side

Pollution (air, water) 1.Crop rotation 2.Farm machinery ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC Pollution (air, water) deforestation Overpopulation Alcoholism Lack of communication Diseases Infant Mortality Low paying jobs Factories Child labor 1.Crop rotation 2.Farm machinery Church Schools Theatre More jobs hospital Rich get richer N E G A T I V P O S I T V E

Transportation of goods Schools provide more training Pollution ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC Alcoholism Increased suicide rate Disease Overcrowded living conditions Homelessness Tenements Crime Loss of jobs for men More poor people Decreased farming Jail Pollution No Child Labor Laws Job injuries/accidents Less children attend school Unemployed farmers Lack of City Planning Religion Hospitals Theatres Stores Schools More jobs Coal Mines Transportation of goods Schools provide more training Street lights Faster production rates New forms of transportation Iron products More jobs/new skills energy/power Pollution Overcrowded Crime Disease Dirty Water Homelessness Bad Farming Land N E G A T I V Canals More night lights Water power for factories P O S I T V E