Urban Development Flashcards
which year was the first to reach a global majority in cities
2005
investments in cities were once seen as…
the function of elite capture by corrupt governments caused by urbanisation and followed the neo-liberal agenda
new growth theory
human’s desire and unlimited wants foster ever-increasing productivity and economic growth
SOURCE: new growth theory
Rohmer and Krugman, 1990s
Jane Jacobs, 1960s quote
without cities we’d all be poor
cities are
the primary catalyst for drivers of economic development and prosperity
within them, the frequency of interaction is increased
SOURCE: cities are the primary catalyst for drivers of economic development and prosperity within them
world cities report, 2020
push hypothesis
people are getting pushed out of rural environments bc of a need to survive rather than prosper (resource curse)
pull hypothesis
the metropolis brings people towards it in hopes of prosperity
SDG 11
sustainable cities and communities
Habitat III
global consensus on how to progress towards SDG 11
(critiques SDG 11 bc it does not address questions of financialised urban extractivism, gentrification, enclosures, and displacement)
diverse economies practice…
beyond capitalist exchange
encounters
understood as events and/or relations generative of differences and frictions
new geographies of connectivity:
roads - once built, there is a specific type of development that occurs in the surrounding areas
what % of people living in low income settings reside within one hour of a city
50.9%
