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Suburbanization I For the Urbanization II Test
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Industrial cities Have rapid urban growth New cities form near power sources, markets, and resources –Coalfields (Manchester, UK) –Water power (Lowell, MA)
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Manchester Close to the coal fields of northern England
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World cities Have service based economies They do not manufacture much Face-to-face contact and interpersonal communication is important Global orientation New York City, London and Tokyo
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Houston Got start as a industrial city –Petroleum / petrochemical based Economy more serviced based now –Petroleum services Exploration, off-shore drilling consulting, engineering –Medical center, education, and technology services
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Many processes lead to changes in settlement patterns: 1.Urbanization- growth of the city 2.Transportation-moving people and resources 3.Access to resources 4.Economic activities
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Modern Urban Structure Where do people typically live and work? People live…. People work… Different cities a built on different models –Concentric Zone Model –Sector Model –Multiple Nuclei Model
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Concentric Zone Model Theory – cities grow outward in rings –Zone of transition is industrial and poor quality housing
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Dallas as a Concentric Zone Model More home ownership away from city center % of households that own their own home
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Sector Model Theory – cities grow in a series of wedges or corridors which extend from the CBD
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Dallas as a Sector Model High income housing in northern sector House values
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Multiple Nuclei Model Theory – city is a collection of individual centers around where people cluster
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Dallas as a Multiple Nuclei Model African Americans and Hispanics occupy different parts of the city
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