Introduction to Geography By Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jerome D. Fellmann

Chapter 12 Urban Geography

Overview §The Functions of Urban Areas §The Location of Urban Settlements §The Economic Base §Systems of Urban Settlements §Inside the City §Suburbanization in the United States §Central City Change §World Urban Diversity

The Functions of Urban Areas §Some Definitions

The Location of Urban Settlements §Site §Situation

The Economic Base §Basic Sector §Nonbasic Sector §Multiplier Effect

Systems of Urban Settlements §The Urban Hierarchy §Rank-Size and Primacy §World Cities §Urban Influence Zones §Central Places §Network Cities

Inside the City §The Competitive Bidding for Land §Land Values and Population Density §Models of Urban Land Use Structure §Social Areas of Cities l Social Status l Family Status l Ethnicity §Institutional Controls

Suburbanization in the United States §Suburban Sprawl §Megalopolis

Central City Change §Spatial Mismatch §Gentrification

World Urban Diversity §The United States and Canadian City §The West European City §The East European City §Cities in the Developing World l The Latin American City l The Asian and African City