Larch065 Exam 3 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Globalization

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A multi-faceted term meaning different things to different people. Those who gain have a positive view and those who lose have a negative view.

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3 archetype global cities

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London, Tokyo, and New York

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Elements of first tier global cities (3)

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Large financial district
Neglected Areas
Polarized class system
-Service sector and financial

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Residential Area of Global Cities (4)

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Luxury/gentrified
Suburban
Tenement
Abandoned

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Economic elements of Global Cities (3)

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Finance with abstract goods
Production area
Informal Sector (Vendors)

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Built Environment of Global Cities (4)

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Gated Cities (Citadel)
Guards
Edge cities surrounding metro
Immigrant Section

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4 homogenized things of globalization

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law, food, films, culture, the

way we live

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3 transportation areas in global cities

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Asian, American, Western European

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Demographics of global VS Second tier Cities

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First: Older population needing care
Second: Younger population needing employment

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4 Elements of Second Tier Cities

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Lack of resources
Lack of control
Major regional powers
Ahead of 1st tier in Manufacturing sector
- More exports than imports
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2 reasons to study second tier cities

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Beginning to influence global culture

Increasing presence of large stock exchanges (Sao Paulo and Mumbai)

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3 zones in second tier cities

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Warzone
glamour Zone
Beehive

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War Zone

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Abandoned
Favellas
Slums
Lack of Infrastructure

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Glamor

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Money
Power
Infrastructure
Center
Highly Designed
Indistinguishable from other world cities
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Beehive

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Tenement housing
Lack of infrastructure
High Density

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Colonialism

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One group dominating another

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Imperialism

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The political/economic element of colonialism

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Discuss Mercantile Colonialism (3)

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Higher Nations taking commodities without indigenous profiting
Non-permanent structures
Dissolved after World War 2 - colonies gaining independence
Also ended during late 18th century

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Discuss Industrial Colonialism (5)

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Acquisition of territory
Setting down roots for colonies
Hierarchy spatial pattern
Cantonment lines separating old and new city
Increasing Demand of raw resources
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Did industrial colonialism or mercantile colonialism create hybrid identities

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Industrial due to interdependent economic systems

21
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3 Elements of late colonialism

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 Growth of urban areas
 Grandiose colonial architecture
 Demographic shifts in certain colonies

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5 elements of early independences

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 Colonies in Asia and Africa witnessed successful
independence movements
 Colony to Empire migration
 Rise of the informal sector
 Multinational capital
 Rise of the feminized work force
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3 elements of colonial Delhi

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 Central position with
respect to transportation
networks
 Historic association with
previous Indian rulers
 Visual connections with
the Old City, Jama Masjid,
Indraprastha
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Cantonment Line

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 Policy of segregation
 Indian troops (south)
 British troops (north)
 British officer’s quarters (in-between)
 Presence of sanitary/security zone
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4 Elements of the civil lines
 Political, administrative, and residential area  Reliance on early European models of urbanization  Government house built on the highest point in the city – temple of imperial power  City layout related to technology – car, phone – dependent on a Western Industrial State
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3 Elements of indigenous sector of Delhi
 Dense, organic pattern  Separated from the new city  Less resources
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4 elements of race, space, and place in Delhi
 Existence of a highly stratified society  The “Warrant of Precedence”  Distinctions between – Europeans, Indians, Anglo- Indian  Distinctions between – official and non-official
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New Delhi Economic institutions
 Geared towards the need of the Europeans  Distinction between shops that catered to the British and the Indians  Diffusion of culture  Change in traditional lifestyles  The hotel as an institution
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New Delhi Social spatial structure
 Divided city  Control over the environment  Control over social structure  Control over the process of allocation
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Rajpath - kings way planners
Edwin Lutyens and | Herbert Baker
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4 elements of Rajpath
 Rajpath as theatre, as durbar  Rajpath as the center of display, of performance  Rajpath as the reflection of British discipline and rationality - Greek and roman influence
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Why did Chinese move to America?
Gold Rush a Domestic problems in China
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Name 4 reasons Chinese came to America
Drought Population explosion Opium War Traveled culture
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Hybrid
Developing a new culture or environment from existing cultures
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Elements of China towns (8)
``` Adjacent to CBDs Forbidden to own property Language Barrier Bachelor Cities Mixed use Chinese signage to American stock Temporary Lack of resources ```
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Primary role of women in China Towns
Prostitution to serve bachelor society
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What kind of housing dominated China Towns
Hotel like SROs
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4 Themes of Border Cities
 Economic development  Immigration  Violence  Environmental degradation
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Dominant Settlement pattern in border cities
Colonias
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2 Reasons for the development of Maquiladoras
Lax Mexican drug laws | cheap Mexican Labor
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3 elements of NAFTA
``` USA can compete in global manufacturing Helps upper/middle class more than lower Lower classes bear the hit ```
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Why did the Bracero program start and end?
Lack of male work force due to WWII and agricultural needs | ended due to poor working conditions
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2 Negative attributes of immigration
Drain on public services | Taking away jobs in tough economy
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2 Positive attributes of immigration
Low Wage roles filled | High wage educated immigrants
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4 elements of colonias
Lack housing/infrastructure regulation In Texas Close, but not too close to city Impoverished workforce can have residence.