1. Global Urban Models

2. Modeling the Cities of the Global Periphery and Semiperiphery
Latin American City (Griffin-Ford model)
African City (de Blij model)
Southeast Asian City (McGee model)

4. Latin American City (Griffin-Ford model).
In Situ accretion: where less expensive homes and businesses seem to be in a chronic state of ongoing construction and renovation

5. Buenos Aires, Argentina

6. Disamenity sector – very poorest parts of the city eg
Disamenity sector – very poorest parts of the city eg. the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

7. The African City (de Blij model)
North African cities Muslim influences. Sub-Saharan major cities developed by European colonizers

8. deBlij North African City Model
Mosque in center
Has open air markets
Walled cities
Courtyards with high walls for each family compound
From book on Middle East women – the gated, walled compound allows women and children to enjoy outside privately

9. Somalia
Tripoli, Libya
Biggest City: Swaziland
Tunisia

10. Southeast Asian City (McGee model)
Most major Asian cities developed by European colonizers on ports.
Alien commercial – typically Chinese & Indian

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Figure 9.41
The Changing Character of Mumbai, India. Adapted with permission from: Richard Grant and Jan Nijman,
“Globalization and the Corporate Geography of Cities in the Less-Developed World,” Annals of the Association of American
Geographers, 92, 2 (2002).
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12. Which of the following is most likely to have a large religious building and a market bazaar at its center?
A traditional city in Northern Africa
A post-colonial city in SubSaharan Africa
A colonial-based city in Southeast Asia
A modern city on the west coast of the United States
A manufacturing city in Western Europe

13. Which of the following is most likely to have a large religious building and a market bazaar at its center?
A traditional city in Northern Africa
A post-colonial city in SubSaharan Africa
A colonial-based city in Southeast Asia
A modern city on the west coast of the United States
A manufacturing city in Western Europe

14. Colonial City Fort European Town Native town

15. Middle East City Model

16. Medina
The main street

17. Middle East Urban Model
Tunis: Lafayette neighborhood
Middle East Urban Model
Tunis: Nasr

18. European Model

19. Eastern
European City
Budapest,
Hungary

20. 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. 20

23. Western
European City

24. Europe versus U.S. Cities: Sprawl
European cities, including this hypothetical U.K. example, tend to restrict suburban development, thereby concentrating new development in and around existing concentrations. This leaves large rings of open space, so-called greenbelts.
What are the social costs of sprawl? 24

25. One major difference between land use in European and US cities is that
European cities usually have more dispersed populations that US cities
Europeans cities are less likely to have large urban parks than US cities
European cities are less likely to have ring roads than US cities
European suburbs are less likely to have high crime rates than US suburbs
Wealthy Europeans are more likely than wealthy Americans to live close to center city

26. One major difference between land use in European and US cities is that
European cities usually have more dispersed populations that US cities
Europeans cities are less likely to have large urban parks than US cities
European cities are less likely to have ring roads than US cities
European suburbs are less likely to have high crime rates than US suburbs
Wealthy Europeans are more likely than wealthy Americans to live close to center city

27. Toulouse, France 27

28. Narrow, Twisty
Medieval Streets
Vienna, Austria

29. Ferrara, Italy 29

30. Sogne, Norway 30

31. Venice, Italy 31

32. Toledo
Somewhere in France 32

33. Amsterdam, The Netherlands33

34. Florence, Italy 34

35. Copenhagen, Denmark 35