1. Sustainable Cities: Urban Land Use and Management
G. Tyler Miller’s
Living in the Environment
13th Edition
Chapter 25
Dr. Richard Clements
Chattanooga State Technical Community College

2. Key Concepts Distribution of urban and rural populations
Factors determining urban development
Resource and environmental problems in urban areas
Effects of transportation systems on urban growth
Planning and controlling urban growth
Making cities more sustainable and desirable

3. Urbanization and Urban Growth
Urban (metropolitan) area-more than 2,500 (10-50K)
Rural area-less than 2,500
Village-group of rural households, cultural or familial ties
City-large, variety of peoples
Degrees of urbanization-% of pop. Living in urban area
Urban growth: natural increase and immigration

4. Patterns of Urban Growth
Increasing proportion of population-90% urban
Growth in developing
Great increase in large cities (>1,000,000)
Megacities-Tokyo, Mexico City (10 mil or more)
Increasing rapidly in developing counties
Urban growth slower in developed countries
Poverty in urban areas increasing (See Spotlight p. 663)

5. Urbanization in the US Migration to large central cities
Migration from cities to suburbs-American
Dream –ideal family life. Lower cost of livingIncreases urban sprawl.
Migration from north and east to south and west –undeveloped areas, green spaces (less water resources) lower cost of living in some locations*
Urban sprawl
Spatial patterns of development-pg 667 (see Fig p. 667)

6. Major Urban Regions in the US
Fig. 25-6
p. 665

7. Impacts of Urban Sprawl
Fig. 25-8
p. 666

8. Urban Resource and Environmental Problems
Air and water pollution; waste management
Reduction in vegetation
Importation of food, energy, and materials
Climate impacts: urban heat island
Noise pollution
Impacts on surrounding rural areas

9. Urban Areas: Inputs and Outputs
Fig p. 669

10. Urban Heat Island
Fig p. 670

11. Transportation and Urban Development
Individual transit- Advantages and Disadvantages???? Pg 674
Mass transit
Buses
Trains
Automobiles (See Pro/Con p. 673)

12. Urban Land-Use Planning and Control
Land-use planning (See Case Study p. 677)
Ecological land-use planning (See Solutions p. 681)
Property taxes
Zoning-land designated for specific uses –control growth or protect areas
Smart growth-less dependence on cars, discourage urban sprawl
Urban growth boundary
Cluster development (See Fig p. 682)
Greenways

13. Solutions: Making Urban Areas More Livable and Sustainable
New cities and towns
Ecocity (green city)
Trees and climate-specific landscaping
People-oriented
People-involved
See Guest Essay p. 684