Larch065 Exam 3 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Globalization
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.
3 archetype global cities
London, Tokyo, and New York
Elements of first tier global cities (3)
Large financial district
Neglected Areas
Polarized class system
-Service sector and financial
Residential Area of Global Cities (4)
Luxury/gentrified
Suburban
Tenement
Abandoned
Economic elements of Global Cities (3)
Finance with abstract goods
Production area
Informal Sector (Vendors)
Built Environment of Global Cities (4)
Gated Cities (Citadel)
Guards
Edge cities surrounding metro
Immigrant Section
4 homogenized things of globalization
law, food, films, culture, the
way we live
3 transportation areas in global cities
Asian, American, Western European
Demographics of global VS Second tier Cities
First: Older population needing care
Second: Younger population needing employment
4 Elements of Second Tier Cities
Lack of resources Lack of control Major regional powers Ahead of 1st tier in Manufacturing sector - More exports than imports
2 reasons to study second tier cities
Beginning to influence global culture
Increasing presence of large stock exchanges (Sao Paulo and Mumbai)
3 zones in second tier cities
Warzone
glamour Zone
Beehive
War Zone
Abandoned
Favellas
Slums
Lack of Infrastructure
Glamor
Money Power Infrastructure Center Highly Designed Indistinguishable from other world cities
Beehive
Tenement housing
Lack of infrastructure
High Density
Colonialism
One group dominating another
Imperialism
The political/economic element of colonialism
Discuss Mercantile Colonialism (3)
Higher Nations taking commodities without indigenous profiting
Non-permanent structures
Dissolved after World War 2 - colonies gaining independence
Also ended during late 18th century
Discuss Industrial Colonialism (5)
Acquisition of territory Setting down roots for colonies Hierarchy spatial pattern Cantonment lines separating old and new city Increasing Demand of raw resources
Did industrial colonialism or mercantile colonialism create hybrid identities
Industrial due to interdependent economic systems
3 Elements of late colonialism
Growth of urban areas
Grandiose colonial architecture
Demographic shifts in certain colonies
5 elements of early independences
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
3 elements of colonial Delhi
Central position with respect to transportation networks Historic association with previous Indian rulers Visual connections with the Old City, Jama Masjid, Indraprastha
Cantonment Line
Policy of segregation Indian troops (south) British troops (north) British officer’s quarters (in-between) Presence of sanitary/security zone