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North America - I (CHAPTER 3: 134-155). DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS ANGLO-AMERICAN LABEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHRISTIAN FAITHS EUROPEAN NORMS GOVERNMENT, ARCHITECTURE,

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1 North America - I (CHAPTER 3: 134-155)

2 DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS ANGLO-AMERICAN LABEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHRISTIAN FAITHS EUROPEAN NORMS GOVERNMENT, ARCHITECTURE, DIET, ARTS HIGHLY URBANIZED MOBILE POPULATIONS HIGH INCOMES MANUFACTURING OUTPUT FEDERAL STATES WITH PLURAL SOCIETIES

3 PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS

4 CLIMATE PATTERNS

5 INDIGENOUS DOMAINS

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7 182 0 18401860188019001920194019601980 THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE: 1820-1980 British Isles Germany Scandinavia South/East Europe Latin America Asia Immigration in 1000s Push Factors Pull Factors +1840s: Irish Potato Famine+Economic Opportunity +1850-1920: Overpopulation, War+Political/Religious Freedom +Recent: Overpopulation, War, Oppression+Land Availability 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000

8 POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

9 URBAN GEOGRAPHY CONCERNED WITH THE SPATIAL ASPECTS OF CITIES AND URBAN NETWORKS 4 MAJOR THEMES HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF CITIES INTERURBAN GEOGRAPHY INTRAURBAN GEOGRAPHY URBAN SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY PLANNING AND POLICY-MAKING 3 KEY MODELS BORCHERT; ADAMS; VANCE

10 BORCHERT’S MODEL (METROPOLITAN EVOLUTION) GENERALIZATION OF THE HISTORICAL GROWTH OF THE US URBAN SYSTEM BASED ON KEY CHANGES IN ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY OCCURRED IN 5 STAGES Sail-Wagon Epoch (1790-1830) Iron Horse Epoch (1830-1870) Steel-Rail Epoch (1870-1920) Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch (1920-1970) Satellite-Electronic-Jet Propulsion Epoch (1970-?)

11 ADAM’S MODEL FOCUSED ON INTRAURBAN GROWTH BASED ON BREAKTHROUGHS IN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY A PATTERN OF OUTWARD-AREAL EXPANSION OCCURRED IN 4 STAGES <1888- WALKING-HORSECAR ERA 1888-1920- ELECTRIC STREETCAR ERA 1920-1945- RECREATIONAL AUTO ERA 1945-PRESENT- FREEWAY ERA

12 1 Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH) Expressways

13 1 Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH) Expressways

14 2 1 Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH) Expressways 1880

15 2 1 Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH) Expressways 1880

16 3 2 1 Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH) Expressways 3 1880 1920

17 3 2 1 Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways Expressways 3 ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH) 1880 1920

18 1 Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH) Expressways 2 3 4 1880 1920 1940 1990s

19 URBAN SPATIAL CHANGES MICROSCALE (Intraurban) James Vance defines a new tributary area; URBAN REALMS Single urban structure of the past is transformed into a multicentered model in which several outlying activity concentrations rival the Central Business District (CBD)

20 IDEAL FORM OF MULTICENTERED URBAN REALMS MODEL

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22 North America - I (CHAPTER 3: 134-155)


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