Types of Cities and Models of City Organization

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

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

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

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

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

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