 In your journals, make a list of characteristics of urban or city life.  Next, suggest some of the reasons that people might choose to live in cities.  Finally, suggest some problems that might be associated with rapid population growth in cities.

Population & Urbanization

 Explain how cities evolved & why urbanization is such a recent event.  Identify the models that have been proposed to explain the structure of cities & summarize the theories that have been put forth to explain city life.

 PBS News Hour: Megacities PBS News Hour: Megacities Consider the elements of this clip when going over the notes.

 the concentration of populations in cities

Preindustrial to Industrial

 cities arose about 6,000 years ago  populations limited by inefficient agricultural techniques  crowded, lacked sanitation  no designated “downtown”  built around extended family

 Industrial Revolution led to urbanization  covers greater area, much larger population  influence of family lessened  1790: 5% of population in cities  1860: 20% of population in cities  Today: 75% in urban areas

Concentric Zone Model, Sector Model, Multiple Nuclei Model see page 425

 examines the relationship between people & the urban environment

 typical city spreads outward from the center, resulting in a series of circles or zones

 city grows in wedge-shaped sectors outward from the center to the edges of the city  transportation determines land use

 city develops around several centers of activity, or “nuclei,” devoted to specialized land use example: stores grouped together, car dealerships, etc.

 describe ideal types of cities do not account for urban sprawl, reverse migration, or urban reclamation

Urban Anomie Theory, Compositional Theory, Subcultural Theory

 the city is an anonymous & unfriendly place & living there caries serious negative consequences  characterized by impersonal secondary groups

 greater diversity of city residents leads to greater variety of lifestyles race, ethnicity, gender, age, education, income, occupation

 people can find others with similar interests in diverse cities  some people form close ties and subcultures

 Favela Slums Tour Favela Slums Tour  Answer the following questions in your journal. After watching the film, how do you feel about the tourism business in the favelas of Rio? Do you think that the residents are being helped or taken advantage of? Why? What similarities can you find with the Dhaka video? How are these cities alike? Different? How do you think Rio & the favelas specifically, are going to change with the coming of the World Cup in 2014 & the Olympic Games in 2016?