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URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE CITIESBandillo, Angielica M.

UrbanizationAn increasing concentration of the population in cities and transformation of land use and society to a metropolitan patterns of organization.

RURALMost residents depends on agriculture and livelihood.

URBANMajority of the people do not directly depends on natural resource-based occupations.

VILLAGE

CITY

Megacity

Chongqing, ChinaBoston and Washington (Bos-Wash)Tokyo-Yokohama-Osaka-Kobe

CAUSES OF URBAN GROWTH

Natural Increase

ImmigrationPush FactorsPull Factors

CURRENT URBAN PROBLEMS

TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION

SEWER SYSTEM AND WATER POLLUTION

SLUMS

SHANTY TOWNS

SQUATTER TOWNS

URBAN SPRAWL

Smart Growth

Garden Cities and New Towns

New Urbanist Movement

Conservation Development

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN POOR COUNTRIES

Curitiba, Brazil

MAKE THEM AS AN EXAMPLE.

Is a sustained, environmentally sound economic development is possible for a majority of the worlds population?

ACTIVITY !!!

Why do people move to one of the megacities of the developing world if conditions are difficult there?

Picture yourself living in a rural village or developing world city. What aspects of life there would you enjoy? What would be the most difficult for you to accept?

Who benefits from urban sprawl and who suffers? Why is this process so powerful and persistent?

A number of proposals are presented for urban redesign. Which of them would be appropriate or useful for your community?

How has transportation affected the development of the cities? What have been the benefits and disadvantages of freeways?

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