LESSON 5 STUDENTS WILL LEARN About SouthEast Asian

LESSON 5

STUDENTS WILL LEARN… About South-East Asian City Model African City Model *Most of these slides are straight-up taken from: http: //www. slideshare. net/woernerc/models-212840704 <---go there for a great slide show to study the concepts.

THE AFRICAN CITY African cities often have 3 CBDs=Colonial, Traditional and Periodic Market Zone Market is also known as “bazzar” sells anything from rugs to vegetables Difficult to get taxes Sub-Saharan Africa is the least urbanized area of the world, but the most rapidly urbanizing Lack transportation de Blij model

THE AFRICAN CITY No large cities to match Cairo. Kinshasa, Nairobi, Harare, Dakar, Abidjan were established by Europeans South African cities. Johannesburg, Cape Town & Durbin are western cities with elements of European and American models-high rise CBDs and sprawling suburbs

THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CITY SE Asia-rapid growth of population & cities-1950 -15% urban, 1990 s-29% urban Most growth in coastal cities like Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Old colonial port zone surrounds the commercial district Unlike Western cities-no formal business zone, but separate clusters Mc. Gee model

THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CITY Some of the most prosperous cities and have developed significantly in last 40 years. Have zones specifically for Western companies to locate, typically ultramodern Known as “office parks” which have high speed internet and agglomeration Ports are typically entrepots, meaning they re-export goods that enter Mc. Gee model

THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CITY

MEGA CITIES • No “Firm” definition, but typically cities over 10 million • Most common in Asia • Largely unplanned • Leads to on-going environmental issues • Sanitation issues • Pollution issues