1. The Great Urban Transition
The Culture of Cities
Monday, October 3/2005
SOSC 2730

2. No Classes
Wednesday, October 5
Monday, October 10

3. Essay Topic
Wednesday, October 12

4. Lewis Mumford modernist vision of the city reorganization of the city
what is modernist?
reorganization of the city
role of technology

5. Role of the Automobile
city overwhelmed by auto related changes

6. The Great Urban Transformation

7. Selected Civilizations

9. Urban Transformation village ––> city village farmers all the same
production of food
shelter

10. city varied occupations
miner, woodsman/carpenter, engineer, sailor, soldier, banker, merchant, priest, king
about mobilization of human resources

11. intensification of interdependence
long-distance trade
long-distance transportation

12. large-scale building “subjects” engineering
governed by military & civic officers
tax collectors

13. city life about
creativity
control
new inventions & technology

15. Urban Revolution bringing together of previously scattered functions
––> growth in power
technology
politics
religion

16. Achievements grain cultivation plow potter’s wheel sail boat loom
copper working skills

17. Achievements
mathematics
astronomy
calendar
writing

18. Achievements all of this happened around 3,000 BC
perhaps year period
quite remarkable

20. greater likelihood of interaction
centralization
greater likelihood of interaction
innovations more likely to happen