Diverse Mega City

Cities have come a long way. However, from the pre-industrial times, there were merely ten thousand people that inhabited the city. According Professor Nelson in lecture, there were three reasons that caused this, “transportation of food, disease, and defense.” But since these cities were grimy, disease ridden due to lack of sanitation, why did people choose to live there? There are a couple of reasons, few being the opportunity to become economically prosperous by selling your craft, the ability to soak up the innovation, and also an opportunity for criminals to engage the “shady life.” Nowadays, stated by the UN, 54 percent of people live in metropolitan areas, where it is bustling with strangers. Interestingly, urbanites try to maximize …show more content…
I chose this particular place because not only do I live in the outskirts of L.A., but also because I frequently go explore city. In the figure included, I drew a map showing my version of urban territories around L.A. I will first start off with Beverly Hills, where the rich white people reside. Lots of fine dining and shopping is also located there to cater to the residents. Moving onwards, Hollywood Hills are where the famous actors and actresses live and tourists flock. West Hollywood is known to be where the gay bars are situated. Gays are concentrated in this particular region. Melrose is one of my favorite places to go to where there many hipster cafes and unique vintage shops that line the street. On the other hand, although I have never been to Compton, it is infamously known to be a very poor and dangerous area where gangs reside. Finally, in the city center, it is naturally segregated into sections where Latinos, Chinese, Japanese and homeless people live. Unsurprisingly, overtime, the Chinese have developed Chinatown and the Japanese have formed Little Tokyo. In each area, you can find supermarkets that carry Chinese spices or Japanese restaurants that serve authentic Japanese