Terminology
Name 3 terms assosiated with urban regions.
City: large or important municipality
Urban region: area of active interactions between city and surroundings
Metropolitan area: nearly continuously built or all built area of city that joins the city with suburbs
Suburbs: mainly residential municipalities (towns) close to a city
urban - region ring: area outside of metro area inside urban-region boundary with greenspace areas (towns and villages) (highways can cross here, inner/outer satellites exist, railroads cross
Which historical city gave rise to the use of the term "city"? (10 extra pts. for what period of time the city took place in)
Ancient Mesopotamia in Uruk Period.
What type of urbanization pattern does Canada have? Name 3 issues associated.
Urban sprawl - gentrification issues, environmental concern, encroachment on farmland/wetland,
Name 3 problems surronding housing in Slovakia.
urban sprawl leads to inadequate housing, no regard for urban layout, fences around proerties are barriers for wildlife, smaller house sizes but not affordable to all.
Which city was the first to have a population of a million in the 1800's?
Bejing, China.
What are the two different patterns of urbanization? Briefly explain.
Sprawl: outward urbanizations with low densities
Compact: Urbanization promoting high density with mixed land use (mindful urban planning)
Name 3 countries struggling with urban sprawl, other than Slovakia and Canada.
Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Israel, Thailand, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Name a specific Canadian city that has implemented sustainable urbanization.
Toronto - smart city prototype, better urban design of city, sidewalk project
Vancouver - balance between growth and green initatives, extensive bike lanes, green buildings
Calgary - East village redevelopment, investment in technology to better quality of life
Name at least one project that Nitra plans to complete.
Restoration of the 150 year old Stary Park, Nitra’s Castle Hill to be more accessible for citizens, the inner block of Štúrova Street and the primary school complex on Škultéty.
Which capital city is the only city to border multiple countries?
Bratislava, Slovakia
What are 3 different greenspace areas? (10 extra points given with use of one example)
Green space: urban regions unbuilt (soccer fields,wetland)
Natural reserve: protection of biodiversity/nature (Bukit Timah reserve)
Natural system: nature focused on its structure, functions, change
Conservation: long term protection of natural resources (valens lake)
What factors affect population growth? Provide an example.
- Birth/immigration, death/emmigration
- natural disasters (hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions...)
- human conflict (Hiroshima bombing)
What are the three major cities found in Canada's history? Briefly describe each.
Industrial city: major buisness employment/management industrial oppurtunities, farmers left rural area to work in cities
Corporate city: shift towards corporate and finanical jobs rather than industrial, economic side of society
Modern day city: edge vs. dual cities, downtown present, large urban centres, growth of CMAs
Post 1989 - bad living conditions, residential and social environment of city there was a search for better housing, better standard of living and expansion of upper-middle class all contributed to development of suburb construction
Social transformation period in order to improve old image of city to new image of city with different investments
Which country has large variations in its population due to immigration? (10 extra pts. for how many immigrants came into the country)
In 2021 Canada was said to welcome 400,000 newcomers contributing to its growing multicultural atmosphere.
What is a urban region ring? What does it contain?
A Urban Region ring is an area outside of a metro area inside a urban region boundary included with greenspace areas
According to Gideon Sjoberg, what are the 3 different prerequisites to developing a city?
Good environment: fresh water, favourable climate
Advanced technology: able to produce food surplus to support non-farmers
Strong social organization: social stability and stable economy
What percentage of people live primarily in urban areas within Canada?
80% of people live in urban areas (shifting from rural to urban living)
Name 1 project that Zilina has completed in order to combat unsustainable urbanization.
- modernization of public transport with a budget of 358,000 euros completed in 2021.
- Sidewalk construction projects to allow accessibility of pedestrians, with a budget of 14,000 euros completed in 2022
Describe the concept of a slum city, with an example.
Slum cities: development of cities outside the core city where there is no access to clean water, sanitation or municipal services. Have become centres for child labour, prostitution, criminal activities
La Quarantine in Beirut, “City of Dead” in Cairo
What does CMA stand for?
Census Metropolitian Area
How does the unnatural and natural clash in terms of urban development?
Distruption of normal ecosystem and wildlife patterns, traffic jam increase, pollution contributes to carbon emissions, water quality drops, highways act as barriers for wildlife, productive agriculture shrinkage
How much was Canada ranked according to worlds global urbanization? (10 extra pts. for which countries it is more or less urbanized than)
Ranked 40th, more urbanized than France, US, Germany, less urbanized than UK and Japan.
Why does Slovakia have a rural net positive population and a urban net negative population?
- big varibility between cost of living in the city versus in neighbouring towns
-accessibility to commute by use of car
Describe the concept of a global city, with 2 examples.
Global cities: unique development based on the new role of cities, becoming centres for financial and corporate services, specialized human resources (skills, professional and technical services…)
New York, London, Tokyo