The Nineteenth Century City economy and social life

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The Nineteenth Century City: economy and social life

The Nineteenth Century City: economy and social life

Cities and Industrial Revolution • Agricultural innovations, manufacturing growth and trading developments. • The

Cities and Industrial Revolution • Agricultural innovations, manufacturing growth and trading developments. • The leading role of England. • Immigration to the cities. The localization of the factories. • Urban growth after 1870’s.

Urban hierarchies • Capital cities and regional centres. • The strengthening of urban networks.

Urban hierarchies • Capital cities and regional centres. • The strengthening of urban networks. • Specialist cities: manufacturing centres, transport centres, market towns, military and leisure towns. • European-style towns outside Europe. The colonial cities.

Urbanizing European economy • Cities and globalization. Expansion of railways and navigation. • Coexistence

Urbanizing European economy • Cities and globalization. Expansion of railways and navigation. • Coexistence of factory and traditional workshop. • The surge of service sector. Retailing and entertainment sector. • The industrial take-off during the late nineteenth century.

Urban services • The advance of utilities: water, gas, electricity. Private companies and public

Urban services • The advance of utilities: water, gas, electricity. Private companies and public interests. • Public transport and city planning. • Banking and financial services. The emergence of central business districts. • Tourism and urban marketing.

The bourgeois society • Traditional elites and new social classes. • The rise of

The bourgeois society • Traditional elites and new social classes. • The rise of bourgeois values. • Urban spaces and social boundaries. Segregation, distinction and representation of social status. • Private and public. Gender relations and the centrality of home.

The urban working class • Evolution of living conditions. Housing deficits and lack of

The urban working class • Evolution of living conditions. Housing deficits and lack of services. • Crime rates and public order. The divided city. • Working class associations and spaces for social relations. • The social status of women.

Vienna • The demolition of the city walls and the building of the Ring

Vienna • The demolition of the city walls and the building of the Ring Road. • A parade of monumental architecture. • A promenade for the rich bourgeoisie. • The organization of an efficient transport system.

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