SOC205 2. Boom Time Flashcards

Question

Introduction

Answer 1

-The origin of cities • Historical processes of urbanization • Importance of empire in historical urbanization • Importance of agriculture • Modernization and the rise of manufacturing

Answer 2

-• Global restructuring of cities • Current issues – new urban order • Global cities and rise of city regions • The importance of the creative classes

Answer 3

-origin of cities greater control of environment domestication of animals made permanent settlement possible as control over nature increased, societies became more complex and less need for human labour better extraction of resources from hinterland ups and downs related to climate, pathogens, warfare - disrupted city growth failure of agriculture - urban population collapsing hinterland provides resources and labour need to draw from hinterland lots of cities near water - access to boats for transportation of resources water as way of moving goods and supplies with technology, don’t have to be located near hinterland empire expansions, successes and failures, history of conquest through brutal means agriculture: need to feed people efficiency increased quickly in the past - even simple tools such as ploughs can free up human labour leads to greater heteogeneity creation of states, hierarchy as human labour is freed up in agriculture long process due to plagues surplus of food led to transmission of disease e.g. cholera public health infrastructure put in place to address problems cities were a bad place to live for a long period of time rulers of cities were cruel to ppl living in them bounty of agriculture was not distributed equally as a form of social control industrialization rise of the steam engine increasing use of technology - machines - to create more efficiency reduced need for human labour lead to manufacturing industry - textiles, cars commercial products we have come to be reliant on led to cycle that increased manufacturing industry efficiency and complexity demand for housing and consumer goods post WWII good standard of living provide for family based on 1 income - not sustainable businesses seeked out lower cost labour and energy technology and transportation has allowed globalized companies to exploit lower costs the jobs have been taken away and outsourced new urban order creative classes vying for high value jobs - generating products and cures for cancer everyone is trying to do the same thing so there is more competition Canada has an attractive tax climate with creative ppl and opportunities

Answer 4

All cities require a hinterland n Provides labor and resources n Historical urbanization always tied to empires n Characteristics of Early Cities n Dominant authority figures n Never grew continuously n E.g. Jerusalem n Reasons: warfare, sanitation, plagues, etc n Early Cities (figure 1.1)

Answer 5

Was a precursor for modern cities n Stages are: n Domestication of plants/animals, permanent settlements, mechanization of ag, food surplus, more complex division of labour, greater hierarchy in society, creation of administrative structures

Answer 6

n Social inequality rises with changes in redistribution process that develops with cities n Rivers were good for expanding the hinterland, allowing for larger cities

SOC205 2. Boom Time Flashcards

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