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Factors causing urbanization

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Mechanization, industrialization ,(switch to an economy depended on manufacturing industries ),technological change and fuel sources

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Millionaire cities

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Dramatic jump in number of cities having over 1 million people

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Shanty towns

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Grow up on vacant land that is not being used ,people living on land they do not own constructing, makeshift homes out of materials they can find

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Push factors

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Factors encouraging them to leave their rule homes (lacking food or jobs or education or healthcare)

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Pull factors

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Drawn to cities because certain factors attract them there

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Urban functions

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Activities migrant seek and take , cities established and grow because urban functions (example Montreal was to act a central location for for trade)

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Site or situation

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Site is physical characteristics of land on which city is built
Situation describes the relationship between the city and it’s wider surroundings

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Locational advantages

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If site or situation accommodate kinds of activity people want to engage in community may be established and if remain favorable, community will grow and prosper

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Basic activities

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Town forming activities such as Mills factories tourism

Urban function serve a larger population than just the community and bring wealth into area

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Non-activities

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Town serving activities existing to meet needs of the local population like grocery stores circulate wealth
Does not generate, seldom provides impetus to begin community

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Multiplier effect

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For every job created directly in resource extraction industries, 3 jobs stimulated elsewhere

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Urbanization

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Living in towns or cities

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City forms

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Interaction of functions ,site ,situation give cities different shapes and appearances

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City forms: political/religious

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National or holy center ,elements of city usually centered on Temple or place of great religious significance or importance public buildings

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City forms: organic

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Evolved naturally in ways fitting physical landscape

Urban functions blends together

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City forms: planned

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Designed to keep urban functions apart separate areas for homes or shops or industries and linked through transportation

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City forms: transit

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Sub centers links to city core by transportation services

Urban functions arranged in a linear fashion along transit lines

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City forms: automobile

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Expand outward all directions from city core

Roadways link urban functions separated into zones

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Suburb

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Environment reminiscent of peaceful, rural countryside, single family homes, tow homes consuming more space than apartments

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Low-density or high density

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Low-density is few people per hectare

High is inner-city many people live close together

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Land use patterns

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How people use land or how land is used in cities based on functions

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Land use patterns residential

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Where people live (single family homes, townhouses,apartments)

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Land use patterns industrial

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Places that make goods (light industry, heavy industry)

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Land use pattern commercial

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Places that sell goods and services (single shops, strip plazas)

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Land use pattern transportation

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Land used to provide facilities to move goods and people (roadways, railways)

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Land use pattern institutional

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Land used to support the culture if the people (places if worship, educational facilities)

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Land use patterns other

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Uses to meet the various needs of people (public admin, health care)

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Zoning

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Laws establish what uses will be permitted on lands in a city

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Sustainable cities

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Resource decisions today do not compromise quality of life for future generations (effective transport, mix of land uses, affordable house)