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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