Keith Urban

1. What are the developmental phases for American cities? Briefly describe each stage of development discussing the most important features for city development. There are five developmental phases for American cities. The earliest phase of urban development begins with the frontier urbanization. This period in time is characterized by the U.S. economy attempting to organize itself until independence begins to take place. The second phase (1790-1840) falls under the wraths of “merchantilism,”…

From the beginning of the establishment of the United States, young black men have been limited by socioeconomic factors. Factors include inner city life, income and the role of a traditional family. Despite having the same name and briefly living near each other, The Other Wes Moore follows two young men who lead vastly different lives, impacted by social and economic situations. Moore presents his story and the polarizing story of his namesake in a back-and-forth. Moore’s argument is…

There are many aspects of geography, humans behavior and decisions are affected by physical features of Earth. Some of the things that geography affects are: Urbanization, cultural exchange, and trade. Geography has affected Urbanization in many different ways one of them is by the climate, because it affects where and how a city/country/town will develope. Also, there are geographic factors like demographics meaning how a city is growing. For example, if a city is growing because of…

These changes make a new living pattern, in which people live in the suburban area and drive to work, becomes possible. As a result, more and more people move out of cities and live in suburban area. These suburban communities are called suburban sprawl. As most people live in the suburbia, merchants relocate themselves with their customers. Office and jobs stayed in the cities in the beginning. Gradually, offices moved out too because it is cheap for them to set up office at suburbia where…

As society develops and changes with modernity so to does the flow of the city, residential and rural areas. Due to the rise in suburbia and the bourgeois commuter there has been altered movements within the city changing the original purpose of the city and promoting collective groups of communities that exist on the edge of a larger city. Suburbanization grew in the times of the Depression and WWII as well as the developments of technology. Automobiles became available which allowed people to…

Introduction Today, urban centers around the world are driving forces for the vast majority of the global economy. With the opportunities these large urban areas offer, more and more people are moving into densely populated areas. In 2014, the United Nation’s reported that around 54% of the global population live in an urban area. In America, the urban population is over 80% of the total population, and is growing at the rate of 1% per year, which equates to over 3 million new urban Americans…

about the title. The title The Death and Life of Great American Cities is referring to if a city does not have a proactive society that comes together to help grow, the city will die and not work the way it should. The life part is actually having urban planning, diversity and social interaction to help a city develop and mature the right…

FARMERS MARKETS The concept of Farmers’ Markets dates back to the 1700’s, originating in Lancaster, PA (Meet me at the Market). It is said that at the time, the markets were used as a critical source of food for residents in the local area. Since this time, Farmers’ Markets have developed into more of a trendy concept to satisfy the growing desire for consumers to find local, fresh, and organic products. According to Schupp, “Proponents argue that the interactions and transactions that occur…

When one is trying to climb out of their economic circumstance, their geographical location is a large determinant of their success. In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters David Leonhardt (2013) reviews the different factors that can affect one's ability to climb this metaphorical ladder. Leonhardt also addresses the very upper class and how there tends to be no fluctuation in their average earnings. The article starts out by giving the reader insight into Stacey Calvin’s daily life as…

LOCATION: For the purposes of this residential market study, I have chosen the Clinton hill/ fort greene neighborhood in brookyln. This is an area of 1.08 square miles which borders Flushing avenue on the north, Atlantic avenue on the south and runs all the way from navy street and Ashland place in the east to Classon avenue in the west. Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are predominantly two separate neighborhoods which are located adjacent to each other, the neighborhoods are extremely simpler in…