Larch065 Exam 3 Flashcards
Globalization
A multi-faceted term meaning different things to different people. Those who gain have a positive view and those who lose have a negative view.
3 archetype global cities
London, Tokyo, and New York
Elements of first tier global cities (3)
Large financial district
Neglected Areas
Polarized class system
-Service sector and financial
Residential Area of Global Cities (4)
Luxury/gentrified
Suburban
Tenement
Abandoned
Economic elements of Global Cities (3)
Finance with abstract goods
Production area
Informal Sector (Vendors)
Built Environment of Global Cities (4)
Gated Cities (Citadel)
Guards
Edge cities surrounding metro
Immigrant Section
4 homogenized things of globalization
law, food, films, culture, the
way we live
3 transportation areas in global cities
Asian, American, Western European
Demographics of global VS Second tier Cities
First: Older population needing care
Second: Younger population needing employment
4 Elements of Second Tier Cities
Lack of resources Lack of control Major regional powers Ahead of 1st tier in Manufacturing sector - More exports than imports
2 reasons to study second tier cities
Beginning to influence global culture
Increasing presence of large stock exchanges (Sao Paulo and Mumbai)
3 zones in second tier cities
Warzone
glamour Zone
Beehive
War Zone
Abandoned
Favellas
Slums
Lack of Infrastructure
Glamor
Money Power Infrastructure Center Highly Designed Indistinguishable from other world cities
Beehive
Tenement housing
Lack of infrastructure
High Density
Colonialism
One group dominating another
Imperialism
The political/economic element of colonialism
Discuss Mercantile Colonialism (3)
Higher Nations taking commodities without indigenous profiting
Non-permanent structures
Dissolved after World War 2 - colonies gaining independence
Also ended during late 18th century
Discuss Industrial Colonialism (5)
Acquisition of territory Setting down roots for colonies Hierarchy spatial pattern Cantonment lines separating old and new city Increasing Demand of raw resources
Did industrial colonialism or mercantile colonialism create hybrid identities
Industrial due to interdependent economic systems
3 Elements of late colonialism
Growth of urban areas
Grandiose colonial architecture
Demographic shifts in certain colonies
5 elements of early independences
Colonies in Asia and Africa witnessed successful independence movements Colony to Empire migration Rise of the informal sector Multinational capital Rise of the feminized work force
3 elements of colonial Delhi
Central position with respect to transportation networks Historic association with previous Indian rulers Visual connections with the Old City, Jama Masjid, Indraprastha
Cantonment Line
Policy of segregation Indian troops (south) British troops (north) British officer’s quarters (in-between) Presence of sanitary/security zone
4 Elements of the civil lines
Political, administrative, and residential area
Reliance on early European models of urbanization
Government house built on the highest point in the
city – temple of imperial power
City layout related to technology – car, phone –
dependent on a Western Industrial State
3 Elements of indigenous sector of Delhi
Dense, organic pattern
Separated from the new city
Less resources
4 elements of race, space, and place in Delhi
Existence of a highly stratified society
The “Warrant of Precedence”
Distinctions between – Europeans, Indians, Anglo-
Indian
Distinctions between – official and non-official
New Delhi Economic institutions
Geared towards the need of the Europeans
Distinction between shops that catered to the British
and the Indians
Diffusion of culture
Change in traditional lifestyles
The hotel as an institution
New Delhi Social spatial structure
Divided city
Control over the environment
Control over social structure
Control over the process of allocation
Rajpath - kings way planners
Edwin Lutyens and
Herbert Baker
4 elements of Rajpath
Rajpath as theatre, as durbar
Rajpath as the center of display, of performance
Rajpath as the reflection of British discipline and
rationality
- Greek and roman influence
Why did Chinese move to America?
Gold Rush a Domestic problems in China
Name 4 reasons Chinese came to America
Drought
Population explosion
Opium War
Traveled culture
Hybrid
Developing a new culture or environment from existing cultures
Elements of China towns (8)
Adjacent to CBDs Forbidden to own property Language Barrier Bachelor Cities Mixed use Chinese signage to American stock Temporary Lack of resources
Primary role of women in China Towns
Prostitution to serve bachelor society
What kind of housing dominated China Towns
Hotel like SROs
4 Themes of Border Cities
Economic development
Immigration
Violence
Environmental degradation
Dominant Settlement pattern in border cities
Colonias
2 Reasons for the development of Maquiladoras
Lax Mexican drug laws
cheap Mexican Labor
3 elements of NAFTA
USA can compete in global manufacturing Helps upper/middle class more than lower Lower classes bear the hit
Why did the Bracero program start and end?
Lack of male work force due to WWII and agricultural needs
ended due to poor working conditions
2 Negative attributes of immigration
Drain on public services
Taking away jobs in tough economy
2 Positive attributes of immigration
Low Wage roles filled
High wage educated immigrants
4 elements of colonias
Lack housing/infrastructure regulation
In Texas
Close, but not too close to city
Impoverished workforce can have residence.
