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Suburbanization I For the Urbanization II Test. Industrial cities Have rapid urban growth New cities form near power sources, markets, and resources –Coalfields.

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1 Suburbanization I For the Urbanization II Test

2 Industrial cities Have rapid urban growth New cities form near power sources, markets, and resources –Coalfields (Manchester, UK) –Water power (Lowell, MA)

3 Manchester Close to the coal fields of northern England

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 Concentric Zone Model Theory – cities grow outward in rings –Zone of transition is industrial and poor quality housing

9 Dallas as a Concentric Zone Model More home ownership away from city center % of households that own their own home

10 Sector Model Theory – cities grow in a series of wedges or corridors which extend from the CBD

11 Dallas as a Sector Model High income housing in northern sector House values

12 Multiple Nuclei Model Theory – city is a collection of individual centers around where people cluster

13 Dallas as a Multiple Nuclei Model African Americans and Hispanics occupy different parts of the city


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