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Types of Cities and Models of City Organization

Types of Cities and Models of City Organization. Grade 12 Global Geography. The Demographic Transition Model. Preindustrial Cities. In Ancient Roman Society, there was an estimate that the population of Rome was 650,000

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Types of Cities and Models of City Organization

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  1. Types of Cities and Models of City Organization Grade 12 Global Geography

  2. The Demographic Transition Model

  3. Preindustrial Cities • In Ancient Roman Society, there was an estimate that the population of Rome was 650,000 • With its decline, there occurred a rustication movement (moving to rural areas) • Those who lived in cities lived in walled cities to protect themselves

  4. Preindustrial Cities • Characterized: • Sense of community (Gemeinschaft) • Overcrowded • Basis: kin and land • High degree of social integration • Near lakes, rivers or by the sea

  5. Industrial Cities • Characterized: • Lack of a sense of community (Gesellschaft) • Growth of factories • Emergent technology • High growth rate in industrializing Europe • Types: metropolis: one or more central cities and their surrounding suburbs that dominate the economic and cultural life of a region • Central City: the densely populated centre of a metropolis

  6. Note: Please put Photo on page 434 here on this slide

  7. Postindustrial Cities • Characterized: • Decline of factories and industrial sectors • High tech and service industries (tertiary) • Business and government • Transportation centres • High levels of communication

  8. The Organization of the City • Concentric Zone Theory (Burgess)

  9. The Organization of the City • Sector Theory (Hoyt)

  10. The Organization of the City • Multiple Nuclei Theory (Harris and Ullman)

  11. Note: Please put Figure 15.4 from page 435 here on this slide

  12. Property Values • Bid Rent Theory Value of Property $$$

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