Characteristics of Cities Around the World U S

U. S. Cities • Skyscrapers in the CBD • Mainly commercial landlords near CBD

Eastern U. S. Cities • • Narrow streets Tightly packed residences Small yard in

Western U. S. Cities • • • Spread out CBD and homes Front and

European Cities • No inventor and no industrial pattern of set-up • Much older

Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral France

Latin American Cities • Ernest Griffin and Larry Ford in 1980 • Spine of

Southeast Asian Cities • Invented by T. G. Mc. Gee in 1967 • Usually

Islamic Cities • Most of Middle East and Northern Africa • Largest Muslim cities:

Sub-Saharan African Cities 1960 s – De Blij model Fastest growing urban area in

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Characteristics of Cities Around the World

U. S. Cities • Skyscrapers in the CBD • Mainly commercial landlords near CBD • Suburbs more residential and more land

Eastern U. S. Cities • • Narrow streets Tightly packed residences Small yard in back of house Mass Transport (Rush hour 6 -9 AM and 3: 306: 30 PM)

New York City CBD

Subway in New York City

Western U. S. Cities • • • Spread out CBD and homes Front and backyards Automobiles more than mass transit Grid street system Most people live in the suburbs

Los Angeles, California

European Cities • No inventor and no industrial pattern of set-up • Much older than U. S. cities • Zoning laws on how land can be used (residential, commercial, industrial) • Historic buildings preserved • Dendritic Pattern Streets – curved and narrow • Wealthy live in central city unlike U. S. • Christian architecture influences • Mainly parks, not yards • “Greenbelts” keep city from spreading too far • World War II bombs destroyed many cities • Eastern Europe influenced by Soviets in Cold War

Paris, France

London, England “Greenbelt”

Berlin Wall, Germany

St. Basil’s, Russia

Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral France

Latin American Cities • Ernest Griffin and Larry Ford in 1980 • Spine of Industry through cities • Squatter settlements on edges of cities (Favelas or barriadas) • Transportation like a wheel with all roads meeting in the center of city • CBD important to economy and entertainment • Wealth live on the interior near the commercial district

Spine Model of a City

Mexico City Transportation

Rio de Janeiro “Favelas” Brazil

Southeast Asian Cities • Invented by T. G. Mc. Gee in 1967 • Usually on coasts for trade (Mumbai, India and Shanghai, China) • Growth outward from port • Singapore and Hong Kong are magnets foreign investment • Skyscapers • No formalized CBD • Megacities – more than 10 million people (Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Calcutta, Delhi) • Market-gardening zone because favor fresh food • Big in high-tech industry

Mumbai, India

Singapore

Islamic Cities • Most of Middle East and Northern Africa • Largest Muslim cities: Cairo, Tehran, Dubai, Istanbul, Karachi • Hot desert regions • Twisted streets for shade and privacy • No windows on bottom floor and no front doors • Layout based on Islamic principles • Mosque as focal point of city • Buildings face Mecca • Bazaar – street market (suq)

Istanbul, Turkey

Cairo, Egypt

Sub-Saharan African Cities 1960 s – De Blij model Fastest growing urban area in world today Migrate to cities for jobs and high natural birth rates Strong colonial imprint on countries 3 CBDs: Colonial (headquarters of colonial government), Traditional (current commercial center), Market • Ethnic neighborhoods, manufacturing zones and squatter settlements • Lack of transportation • High rates of disease and homelessness • • •

Kano, Nigeria

Cape Town, South Africa