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Global Urban Models
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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)
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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
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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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
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The African City (de Blij model)
North African cities Muslim influences. Sub-Saharan major cities developed by European colonizers
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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
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Somalia Tripoli, Libya Biggest City: Swaziland Tunisia
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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). © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 11
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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
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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
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Colonial City Fort European Town Native town
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Middle East City Model
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Medina The main street
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Middle East Urban Model
Tunis: Lafayette neighborhood Middle East Urban Model Tunis: Nasr
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European Model
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Eastern European City Budapest, Hungary
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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
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Western European City
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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
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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
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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
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Toulouse, France 27
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Narrow, Twisty Medieval Streets Vienna, Austria
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Ferrara, Italy 29
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Sogne, Norway 30
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Venice, Italy 31
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Toledo Somewhere in France 32
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Florence, Italy 34
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Copenhagen, Denmark 35
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