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Miles Diehl 3rd Period "Urbanization Recommended As Key to Improving Living Conditions." Africa News Service 23 May 2014. Global Issues In Context. Web. 25 May 2014.
Urban planning
Miles Diehl 3rd Period "Urbanization Recommended As Key to Improving Living Conditions." Africa News Service 23 May 2014. Global Issues In Context. Web. 25 May 2014.
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acropolis the citadel in ancient Greek towns Agglomeration A process involving the clustering or concentrating of people or activities. The term often refers to manufacturing plants and businesses that benefit from close proximity because they share skilled-labor pools and technological and financial amenities. agora the marketplace in ancient Greece Basic sector activities and services that generate income for a city (e.g., manufacturing, retail, ...). Blockbusting Illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell their properties by telling them that a certain people of a certain race, national origin or religion are moving into the area Central business district (CBD) The downtown or nucleus of a city where retail stores, offices, and cultural activities are
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Chapter 9.1 When and why did people start living in cities?
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Chapter 19 I. Urbanization A. Industrial Sources of City Growth 1. Until the Civil War, cities were centers of commerce, and factories were largely rural. 2. With the invention of the steam engine and the use of coal as a fuel, factories relocated to the places most convenient to suppliers and markets. a. The growth of factories contributed to urban growth; large factories employing many workers created small cities within their vicinities. 4. Many firms set up their plants near a large city so that they could draw on the city?s labor supply and transportation systems. 5. Sometimes a metropolis spread and absorbed nearby factory towns; elsewhere, the lines between industrial towns blurred and an extended urban-industrial area
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