Lecture 2 - The Field of of Urban Geography Flashcards
What are 3 keys for designing a healthy city?
Fresh air, exercise when we want, socialize with people
What percentage of people live in cities?
85%
What was the fertility rate during the baby boomers?
3.4 kids
What is the current fertility rate?
1.2 kids
What are 3 important keys for a city?
Production, flow of money and jobs
What are the 3 pillars for Sustainability?
Social, economic, environment
What is Resilience?
the ability to:
- Overcome unexpected problems
- Adapt to change (sea level rise)
- Prepare for and survive catastrophes
What are some jobs of a geographer?
- Urban Planning
- Urban Design
- Public Administration
- Real Estate and Development
- Engineering, civil, private
What spheres are connected with Geography?
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Ecology
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
- Economics
- History
- Psychology
What is Epistemology?
The study of knowledge, how we get knowledge
What is Positivism?
Quantifiable and scientific data, developed in the 1950’s
What is Structuralism and Humanism?
Qualitative data, human element, developed and used in 1970’s onwards
What is Post Structuralism
Human relatable
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Info Systems
what is the population of a small city?
10,000 people
