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CE512 The Comprehensive Urban Planning Process Urbanization. By the end of class, the student will be able to ... Describe the forces that cause urbanization, suburbanization, gentrification, etc. Apply some simple analysis tools. US Urban Areas, by Night. North Korea at Night.
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CE512 The Comprehensive Urban Planning ProcessUrbanization By the end of class, the student will be able to ... • Describe the forces that cause urbanization, suburbanization, gentrification, etc. • Apply some simple analysis tools
Reasons for Urbanization • Population growth • Industrial Revolution • Factory production • Low-cost transportation
Urbanization Trends • Migration to cities • Suburbanization • Gentrification • Infill
Abandoned House in S. London • The potential value of the property far exceeds its current value.
In 1997 the mall was nearly empty. Within nine months, a town square replaced the parking lot, and the mall was turned inside-out toward the street. The mall is now 90 percent leased. http://www.nemw.org/infillch01.pdf
Role of Superhighways CE512
"Megaregions" — are networks of metropolitan regions that collectively contain more than 70 percent of U.S. population and jobs. Image courtesy America 2050. "Megaregions" are networks of metropolitan regions that collectively contain more than 70% of U.S. population and jobs.