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among immigrant factions, waves of movement from older/lowest rent neighborhood
to better zones |
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trade-off model
(between accessibility and living space)
- the farthest suburbs: wealthier households
- the city centers: poor households
* costs of transportation
* accessibility to jobs |
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Fiscal "squeeze"
Limitations on revenue (Wealthier homes/industries moving out of taxable areas)
Increasing expenditures (schools, decaying infrastructure, etc.) |
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Between half and two-thirds of the countries cities cannot support modernized investment
One-third of all cities in the US have contaminated water supplies |
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| transmission of poverty from one generation to the next |
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| a subset of the poor that is isolated from mainstream values and from formal labor |
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Greeks and Romans, like Chinese and Japanese laid out many of their cities on grids
European planning emerged in the Renaissance
Urban planners impose safety, efficiency, and order
Use of Beaux Arts style |
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belief that buildings should be run and built like machines
Le Corbusier - Swiss architect
Dramatized technology
Exploited industrial production techniques
Used modern materials and unornamented, functional designs |
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Later part of the Modern Movement
- emphasized boxy glass
- used steel buildings
Critics: - take away the natural life
- replace human-scale environments with austere/monotonous settings
Response: - historic preservation (urban planning) |
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