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GEOGRAFI KOTA

TPL-101

DR. SUPRAJAKA dan DR. RATNAWATI YUNI SURYANDARIFakultas Teknik

Universitas Indonusa Esa Unggul

PERTEMUAN 1Urban Geography An Introduction

Urban GeographyGrowth is rapid: can a city handle large numbers of migrants?

An Introduction

Overview: Urban Geography

•Urban Areas: (aka cities)–Centers of economic, political, cultural change

–First magnets for migration

Overview: Urban Geography

• +50% of the population of the world• 30% of sub-Saharan Africa lives in

cities, this is rapidly changing– Leads to rapid migration into the cities

where it offers more resources and opportunities

Urban Geography - Terms

• 1. Over-urbanization –

– 2. Squatter settlements –

– 3. Urban sprawl-

WHAT ARE THE WORLD’S TOP 10 MOST POPULOUS CITIES?

YOUR TURN:

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

10. Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

9. Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

8. Delhi, India

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

7. Sao Paulo, Brazil

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

6. Jakarta, Indonesia

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

5. Mumbai, India

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

4. New York City, United States

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

3. Mexico City, Mexico

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

2. Seoul, South Korea

Top 10 Most Populous Cities

1. Tokyo, Japan

Infrastructure

• Infrastructure defined –

• Carrying capacity-

• Population and Infrastructure-

Urban Geography

What elements make up a city’s

infrastructure?

Pieces of Infrastructure:

• Roads, Bridges• Food dispersal,• Water supply• Power

Plants/Power lines• Sewer system• Government

Buildings

• Health Services• Police/Fire

Protection• Housing• Environmental

Services• Schools• Law Enforcement

Urban Geography and Population growth

• What are some of the challenges to a cities infrastructure when population increases rapidly?

Primate Cities• Definition – A city whose population is at

least twice the population of the second largest city– Is also the political, cultural, and economic

center of a country

• Examples:

Push and Pull Factors in Urban Geography

• Push factors out of rural areas:

• Pull factors to urban areas:

Issues Involving Urban Growth

• About 35% of urban dwellers live in poverty

• Urban growth enlarges problems with housing, nutrition, healthcare and poverty

• South America produces adequate food supplies, but the urban poor are sometimes unable to afford it

Factoids about South America and Urbanization

• As of 2000, the urban population of South America made up almost 80% of the population

• South America has become the most urbanized area in the developing world

• Shift from rural to urban areas• Isolated rural areas and urban slums cause

challenges and problems

Primate Cities and Asia

What primate cities are in Asia?

• List countries.

• List cities in each country.

• For each country calculate:– Primate City Ratio: largest city/second largest

city

• Mark countries and primate cities on blank map