Another two hour delay again! We continued talking about
urban geography, as expected. Because today’s class was shorter, we didn’t take
a lot of notes, but the notes from today’s class are;
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Cities that thrived were embellish by wealthy
families who built mansions, supported to arts, participated in government, and
supported reconstruction of city centers.
·
The second urban revolution
o
A large scale movement of people to cities to
work in manufacturing made possible by:
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1. Second agricultural revolution that improved
food production and created a large surplus
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2. Industrialization which encouraged the growth
of cities near industrial resources.
o
Rust belts:
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Once thriving industrial districts. Ex: many
abandoned factories
·
During the second half of the 20th
century the nature of manufacturing changed along with the locations.
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