how are cities created?
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HOW ARE CITIES CREATED?. Intro to Designing Your City. PEOPLE MOVE TO BE NEAR WATER. Having water nearby means: - health - wealth - food - jobs. Not having water means not having those things. RIVERS AND LAKES:. To be realistic, put a river or lake in your city. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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HOW ARE CITIES CREATED?
Intro to Designing Your City
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PEOPLE MOVE TO BE NEAR WATER.
Having water nearby means: - health- wealth- food- jobs
Not having water means not having those things.
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RIVERS AND LAKES:
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To be realistic, put a river or lake in your city.
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In most cities: Important places are up high, markets or government are in the middle.
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Mendota Heights, our 1st tall settlement.
David A. Lanegran Ph.D. • July 2010 • Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education
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Be sure to have a City Hall for government:
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Also include parks. Why?
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Example: Cannon Falls
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The rivers were a “pull” factor for jobs.
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Parks are a pull factor today.
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Your map is the bird’s eye view of your city, a.k.a. “the grid.” Florence, Italy
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Jobs created by river pulled people to Minneapolis.
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River pulled people to St. Paul too.
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Flour mills on the river created Minneapolis.
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Today: Warehouses are apartments.
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For a while, waterfronts were dominated by railroads.
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The 1900 version of O’Hare in Chicago.
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Daniel Burnham Plan for Chicago, published 1909:
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Grant Park in Chicago, 1893:
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Grant Park now:
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The Future - Eco Bridge will extend Grant Park into the lake
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Palm Islands inspired Chicago?
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New York then and now:
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New Hotel Construction Overlooking Mecca
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Abraj-al-Bait Towers
Luxury Hotel and Residential Building
Tallest Hotel in the World
Towers over Mecca Economic, Cultural or
Political forces at work here?
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Shanghai’s Next Tall Building
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China’s Next Tall Building
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Burj Khalifa
Tallest Building in world
Bird’s Eye View
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Dubai 1990
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Same street 2003
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Dubai today
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Ski Dubai in the Mall
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Squatter cities
Most city dwellers live in squatter settlements.
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Much to be proud of and much needed investment to maintain
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How might tall buildings help? Hydroponic Skyscrapers
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And alternative buildings
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A tall building merges with its ecosystem.
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Task 1: Make a map of your city