some urban slides

URBAN GEOGRAPHYSWBAT analyze systems of cities: where cities are located and why they are there—historically and across regions/countries. SWBAT analyze patterns of urban land use and morphology—including the interaction of economic, political, environmental,

technological, and cultural forces. SWBAT defend detailed predictions about how urban areas will change .

URBAN GEOGRAPHYSWBAT analyze systems of cities: where cities are located and

why they are there—historically and across regions/countries. SWBAT analyze patterns of urban land use and morphology—

including the interaction of economic, political, environmental, technological, and cultural forces. SWBAT defend detailed

predictions about how urban areas will change.

What is there? Why is it there? Why do we care?

AND…What WAS there?

What WILL BE there?Why do we care (about the future?)

URBAN GEOGRAPHYSWBAT analyze systems of cities: where cities are located and

why they are there—historically and across regions/countries. SWBAT analyze patterns of urban land use and morphology—

including the interaction of economic, political, environmental, technological, and cultural forces. SWBAT defend detailed

predictions about how urban areas will change.

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URBAN GEOGRAPHYSWBAT analyze systems of cities: where cities are located and

why they are there—historically and across regions/countries. SWBAT analyze patterns of urban land use and morphology—

including the interaction of economic, political, environmental, technological, and cultural forces. SWBAT defend detailed

predictions about how urban areas will change.

SCALE!

CULTURALPOLITICAL

ENVIRONMENTALECONOMIC

TECHNOLOGICAL

Which of these 5 realmstruly “defines” what a city is?(Which color = “urban glue”?)

“Growth of Megacities Map”

http://mappery.com/map-of/Growth-of-Megacities-Map

• http://www.ted.com/playlists/29/our_future_in_cities.html (3:09)• Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities

to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. Stewart Brand says this is a good thing. Why? It’ll take you 3 minutes to find out

• http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_sanderson_pictures_new_york_before_the_city.html (First 8 or 9 minutes)

• 400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery.

• Armed with an 18th-century map, a GPS and reams of data, Eric Sanderson has re-plotted the Manhattan of 1609, just in time for New York's quadricentennial

• http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Chinas_urbanization_challenge_220 (7:49)• A McKinsey Global Institute documentary probes the opportunities and policy

choices posed by the biggest urbanization wave in history.

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CULTURALPOLITICAL

ENVIRONMENTALECONOMIC

TECHNOLOGICAL

URBANIZED

Which of these 5 realmsTruly “defines” what a city is?(Which color = “urban glue”?

PROS/BENEFITS

CONS/DRAWBACKS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENTAL

POLITICAL

SOCIO-CULTURAL

TECHNOLOGICAL

GRADED RESPONSE:Are cities beneficial or harmful for

human beings?

Cities today have been doing the same thing they’ve been doing for 3, 4, 5,000 years;

they’ve been the place where the flows of people, the flows of money, the flows of goods

have coalesced [merged together].

Cities are always the physical manifestation of the “big forces” at play:

economic forces…social forces…

environmental forces.

The thing that attracts us to the city is the chance

encounter … [that] you’ll make a discovery.

That, in a way, is the magic of cities.

PROS/BENEFITS

CONS/DRAWBACKS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENTAL

POLITICAL

SOCIO-CULTURAL

TECHNOLOGICAL

GRADED RESPONSE:Are cities beneficial or harmful for

human beings?

Which of the following truly “defines” a city?

•economic•environmental•political•socio-cultural•technological

Use VOCABULARY, CONCEPTS, & CITATIONS

from URBANIZED to support your conclusion.

Since MEW-P didn’t get the synthesis from the “Name That Concept” activity……

• 1) Re-do the question (EXPLAIN which of the five realms really “defines” a city.) based on URBANIZED. (Yes, you MAY integrate ideas from the “Name That Concept” activity, as well.)

• 2) Prepare a short battery of questions for Mr. Meadows about how OMAHA’s urban planning challenges are similar to or different from the cities from URBANIZED.

• 3) Write a mini-¶ which synthesizes all of this material: What are the challenges and opportunities associated with URBAN PLANNING in O-town: The Staple-in-Your-Map!• DUE DATE? ________________________________

Urban Geography: Themes for APHG StudentsSWBAT analyze systems of cities: where cities are located and why they are there—historically and across regions/countries. SWBAT analyze patterns of urban land use and morphology—including the interaction of economic, political, environmental, technological, and cultural forces. SWBAT defend detailed predictions about how urban areas will change

What is the “glue” that binds/defines a city:? (chosen from 1 of these realms: economic, environmental, political, socio-cultural, technological)

Omaha Case Study: Which model is a “best fit” for Omaha? (FNB tower + display case) Pros and cons of “gentrification” and development (Mr. Meadows and other input); story of Chief Standing Bear vs. W. & R. Snowden; CoC: Omaha’s “pull factors” and “push factors”….what makes Omaha great AND not-so-great (APPLY VOCAB)

EXPLAIN: cities are beneficial or problematic (or both?) for human beings

AP® Human Geography students, Mrs. Maria Walinski-Petersonmaria.walinski-peterson@ops 402.319.5513 (cell phone)

Wednesday, May 8th 11:45 AM (ish)