MODULE 5 Flashcards
Nature of Cities
Hunting and Gathering
Nomadic
Food Shortage
Settlement in One Place
Grew own agricultural produce
Domesticate Animals
Food Surplus
The First City which lies to the north of the Dead Sea in what is now the West Bank
Jericho
It has connected cities along its main arterial routes, forming global markets and connected cities
The Silk Road
Great cultures were created along these roads, variation of older cultures emerged.
The Silk Road
Cities form and inform networks across regions and civilizations.
The Silk Road
Center of production and commerce shifted to Europe.
First Industrial Revolution
It was about coal, water and steam, bringing with it the steam engine and innovations that enabled the large scale manufacturing of goods and products, such as textiles.
First Industrial Revolution
Impact on civilization:
▪ No longer centered around
villages, farming and the local
crafting of goods,
First Industrial Revolution
▪ people flocked to cities to work
in factories under low wages and
in terrible conditions.
First Industrial Revolution
▪ Life in industrial cities also gave
birth to the modern individual
(human rights, civil right,
workers rights, beliefs, etc.)
First Industrial Revolution
Beginning of the 20th century, cites were centers of manufacturing and commerce.
Contemporary Cities
In the Contempary Cities, they were ________ from burning fossil fuels, lack of sewage and sanitation and homelessness.
filthy
With the invention of electricity and enabled mass production
Second Industrial Revolution
From this phase emerged the internal combustion engine, and thus the automobile.
Second Industrial Revolution
The period was marked with an increased use of steel and eventually petroleum, and the harnessing of electric current.
Second Industrial Revolution
It allowed much of the progress of the first industrial revolution to move beyond cities and achieve scale across countries and continents.
Second Industrial Revolution
It was all about computers.
Third Industrial Revolution
Computers and digital systems enabled new ways of processing and sharing information
Third Industrial Revolution
Transistors, microprocessors, robotics and automation – not to mention the internet and mass communications – would eventually allow for the ultimate in scale: globalization.
Third Industrial Revolution
Particular type of city that emerged with globalization
Global Cities (world city, 1960’s -1980’s)
Cities are centers of innovation and businesses
Global Cities (world city, 1960’s -1980’s)
large population of employed people and act as the centers of communication of global news.
Global Cities (world city, 1960’s -1980’s)
To be considered a global city, an urban center must prove it enjoys a significant global advantage over other cities and serves as a hub within the world economic system.
Global Cities (world city, 1960’s -1980’s)
Home to several financial service providers and institutions, headquarters to large multinationals, dominate the trade and economy of their countries
Global Cities
Hub of power for political and economic, and national and international integrated with other hubs of power
Global Cities
A major hub for air, land and sea transport.
Global Cities
They are home to “Iconic Architecture”
Global Cities
They are the largest cities in the world
Mega City
According to the definition of the United Nations, a city with more than 10 million inhabitants
Mega City
The First Megacity by modern standards
New York
Today, the top five most populated cities are:
Tokyo, Shanghai, Jakarta, Delhi and Seoul
A cluster of well-networked cities
Megalopolis
The subsequent economic growth of one city can have a positive impact on neighboring locations.
Megalopolis
One of the first examples of a megalopolis was the north eastern coast of the USA from Boston to Washington
Bos-Wash Megalopolis
It evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to their “magnetism,” or their comprehensive power to attract people, capital, and enterprises from around the world.
Global Power City Index
What does GPCI measure?
Economy
Research and Development
Cultural Interaction
Livability
Environment, and
Accessibility - providing a multidimensional ranking
Top 1 in Economy according to GPCI
New York
Top 1 in Research and Development according to GPCI
New York
Top 1 in Cultural Interaction according to GPCI
London
Top 1 in Livability according to GPCI
Paris
Top 1 in Environment according to GPCI
Zurich
Top 1 in Accessibility according to GPCI
Paris
This is the era of artificial intelligence, genome editing, biometrics, renewable energy, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles and the Internet of Thing
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Fourth Industrial Revolution also referred as ________
Industry 4.0
It is usually associated with activities that create stable expansion of business and industries and higher employment
Economic Dynamism
It refers to the quality and reliability of government services and government support for effective and sustainable productive expansion.
Government Efficiency
It refers to the physical building blocks that connect, expand, and sustain a locality and its surroundings to enable the provision of goods and services.
Infrastructure
It is the capacity of a locality to facilitate businesses and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time despite of the shocks and stresses it encounters.
Resiliency
Energy, Work, Space, Data, Climate, Housing, Water, Waste, Light, People, Knowledge, and Mobility
Urban Challenges
The Philippines’ annual population growth rate is 1.5% and its fertility rate 2.9, both in decline (UNESCAP 2016)
True
From 2000- 2010 the urban population increased at an annual average of _____, making it one of the fastest urbanizing countries in the Asia-Pacific.
3.3%
Few Services, Lack of Job Opportunities, Unhappy Life, Poor Transport Links, Natural Disasters, Wars, Shortage of Food
Push Factors
Access to services, Better Job opportunities, More Entertainment Facilities, Better Transport Links, Improved Living Conditions, Hope for a better way of life, Family Links
Pull Factors
An archipelago of 7107 islands with high levels of climactic variation, the Philippines is one of the 12 countries in the world most vulnerable to disasters and the effects of climate change (Germanwatch 2017, UNICEF 2012).
True
From a Contemporary Perspective, which parts are the Political, Environmental, Social, Economic, and Demographic come from?
Macro
From a Contemporary Perspective, which parts are the Individual Characteristics come from?
Micro
From a Contemporary Perspective, which part is Obstacles/Facilitators come from
Meso
