Misc Flashcards
City of gold
Johannesburg
Green buildings
Integrate passive heating/cooling, net zero carbon emissions, and eco-friendly construction materials
World city in southeast Asia that is fully urbanized
Singapore
Highest population growth, least world cities and little urban planning
Sub-Saharan Africa
Two largest drivers of urbanization
Population growth and migration
Resilient city
A city that can recover from shocks
Most populous world city
Tokyo
Smart city
Early stages of urbanization
Still linked to rural society
Mercantile stages of urbanization
Growth in mercantilism and state controlled trade
Capitalist stages of urbanization
Goal of economy is expansion, profit maximization, led to industrialization
Historical periods
-Precolonial period
-Colonial mercantilism
-Industrial capitalism
-Post-industrial capitalism
Total world population
7.6 billion
100% urbanized countries
Monaco, Vatican City, Antigua, Barbuda, Singapore, Nauru, and Kuwait
Economic liberalization
Moges toward free market reforms and elimination of tariffs
IT revolution
Instant communications have made borders easy to cross
Glocalization
Cities engage with global flows and ground them in locally specific ways
Urban sustainability
The enhanced well-being of cities or urban regions, including integrated economic, ecological, and social components, which will maintain the quality of life for future generations.
Urban landscapes
They contain the manifestations of the thoughts, deeds, and actions of human beings. They have clues to the economic, cultural, political, and environmental values of the people who created them.
