1. Characteristics of Cities Around the World

2. U.S. Cities Skyscrapers in the CBD
Mainly commercial landlords near CBD
Suburbs more residential and more land

3. Eastern U.S. Cities Narrow streets Tightly packed residences
Small yard in back of house
Mass Transport (Rush hour 6-9 AM and 3:30-6:30 PM)

4. New York City CBD

5. Subway in New York City

6. Western U.S. Cities Spread out CBD and homes Front and backyards
Automobiles more than mass transit
Grid street system
Most people live in the suburbs

7. Los Angeles, California

9. European Cities No inventor and no industrial pattern of set-up
Much older than U.S. cities
Zoning laws on how land can be used (residential, commercial, industrial)
Historic buildings preserved
Dendritic Pattern Streets – curved and narrow
Wealthy live in central city unlike U.S.
Christian architecture influences
Mainly parks, not yards
“Greenbelts” keep city from spreading too far
World War II bombs destroyed many cities
Eastern Europe influenced by Soviets in Cold War

10. Paris, France

11. London, England “Greenbelt”

12. Berlin Wall, Germany

13. St. Basil’s, Russia

14. Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral France

15. Latin American Cities Ernest Griffin and Larry Ford in 1980
Spine of Industry through cities
Squatter settlements on edges of cities (Favelas or barriadas)
Transportation like a wheel with all roads meeting in the center of city
CBD important to economy and entertainment
Wealth live on the interior near the commercial district

16. Spine Model of a City

17. Mexico City Transportation

18. Rio de Janeiro “Favelas” Brazil

19. Southeast Asian Cities
Invented by T.G. McGee in 1967
Usually on coasts for trade (Mumbai, India and Shanghai, China)
Growth outward from port
Singapore and Hong Kong are magnets for foreign investment
Skyscapers
No formalized CBD
Megacities – more than 10 million people (Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Calcutta, Delhi)
Market-gardening zone because favor fresh food
Big in high-tech industry

20. Mumbai, India

21. Singapore

22. Islamic Cities Most of Middle East and Northern Africa
Largest Muslim cities: Cairo, Tehran, Dubai, Istanbul, Karachi
Hot desert regions
Twisted streets for shade and privacy
No windows on bottom floor and no front doors
Layout based on Islamic principles
Mosque as focal point of city
Buildings face Mecca
Bazaar – street market (suq)

23. Istanbul, Turkey

24. Cairo, Egypt

25. Sub-Saharan African Cities
1960s – De Blij model
Fastest growing urban area in world today
Migrate to cities for jobs and high natural birth rates
Strong colonial imprint on countries
3 CBDs: Colonial (headquarters of colonial government), Traditional (current commercial center), Market
Ethnic neighborhoods, manufacturing zones and squatter settlements
Lack of transportation
High rates of disease and homelessness

26. Kano, Nigeria

27. Cape Town, South Africa