In chapter 13, Short discusses the change that cities have seen over the years. Most cities have gone through three different urban revolutions. These revolutions have shaped cities into what they are today. Although cities themselves have a similar layouts, urban sprawl has developed differently in different parts of the world. The United States and parts of Latin America, for example, have very different definitions of urban sprawl. Before getting into that it is important to explain the revolutions leading up to modern day urban sprawl.
In the first urban revolution we find as cities develop, is the shift from hunting and gathering food to relying on agriculture for food. This is simply because a larger population requires a larger amount of food than can be gathered or hunted. This first urban revolution changed the pace of life for most people. Now that agriculture was the only way to get food, people had to put in more hours of labor, leaving them with less time to spend partaking in leisurely activities. Another key in the first urban revolution was the way that cities were set up. It was common for the wealthy people’s homes and religious sites to be found in the center of the city, while the poor were forced to live on the outskirts of the city. This is very similar to how many cities in Latin America are still set up
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Britain was the first to reach the second urban revolution, but the United States was quick to follow. The industrial revolution changed the way that people made their money. Factories were located inside of cities causing the population to rise. Factory workers no longer had to concern themselves with agriculture. Instead, they could make a decent living working in a factory. The second urban revolution was crucial, because it laid the foundation for better working conditions for factory workers, as well as awareness of the effect that factories have on the
In the late 18th century when the Industrial Revolution started to spread from England to other countries such as France, Spain and Germany and even in the U.S, the changes that its dynamic brought to the society were drastic and radically different of what people were used to until then. The work hours become longer; young children and their parents were working most of the time; new factories opened up and old villages now were the main workforce source to keep the production level up to the demand and supply requests. Villages started turning into urban centers, crowded by large number of people; poor people that
Since they set up their homes in a set place, they developed a trading system. The development of cities was caused by agriculture because we no longer needed to be nomads. Creating cities showed signs of a revolution because it changed how we lived since we were no longer nomads, it changed how we worked because of trade , and it changed how we thought because we thought we no longer needed to be
Urbanization was one significant social consequence that was caused by the First Industrial Revolution. Urbanization is the growth of a city, and broadly the transition from the majority of the population living in rural circumstances and working agriculture, to living in urban circumstances, and working in industrial jobs. Before the Industrial Revolution began, people were mostly
The industrial revolution also led to urbanization and too many workers looking for jobs during the industrial revolution's time period. The industrial revolution caused bad living conditions because of urbanization, too many people moving to one place too fast. In document 3 it states “the streets are usually paved, full of holes, filthy and
One of the ways the Industrial Revolution transformed European Society was by making cities busier, one way that happened was the cities got bigger. “87% of people lived in cities after the 1900’s before only 13% of people lived in the cities (Doc F).” Before the industrial revolution began a
One of the defining features of this Industrial Revolution is the rise of England’s cities. Before the revolution, over 80% of the population lived in rural areas, as the masses moved from the rural areas to find work, small industrial towns grew into large cities. The population spike growth of cities led to horrible living conditions, the cities became dirty, crowded places where epidemics were not uncommon. There was not enough space to cope for people, as well as the extremely low wages and high rent which caused
The Industrial Revolution, spanning from the late 18th century to the 19th century, marked a monumental shift from agricultural to industrial economies, originating in Britain and disseminating worldwide. It was propelled by groundbreaking technological innovations such as the steam engine and mechanized production, catalyzing not only a revolution in manufacturing processes but also deep societal and economic changes. This era witnessed a surge in urbanization, giving rise to a burgeoning working class, while labor practices and technological advancements reconfigured societal structures. The impact of this era on society, the economy, and politics was various, fundamentally altering the fabric of daily life and work. Technological innovations, urbanization, and social changes reshaped
Interestingly, the geographic location of a city can dramatically affect the daily lives and routines of those who inhabit it. For example, the author gave an excellent example of how the differing land bases of New York and Los Angeles greatly effects architecture, and subsequently, how and how often people interact with one another. Specifically, the author stated that the high-density of New York coupled with the predominance of large skyscrapers leads to a different daily experience than what is experienced in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, the building conditions require shorter and more spread out buildings.
Cities began to develop throughout the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There was in flood of laborers moving into the cities due to desperate call for workers with specialized skills. The Industrial Revolution is a notable moment us United States history; many facets of everyday citizens were influenced in some way
The Second Industrial Revolution took place between 1870 and 1914. It extended the First Industrial Revolution but focused more on improving home life. This revolution marked the start of new scientific discoveries and machines like the automobile and the light bulb. Trains aided in the swift transportation of goods. The common man, that is, a person who was not born into wealth, had a chance to become wealthy.
The second industrial revolution or American industrial revolution was a time that America went from being primarily an agricultural, rural society to being one of industry. Before the revolution most things were made in people's homes by hand and sold in small shops. Industry lead to factories, mass production and cities because people moved were they could find work. Many advancements and inventions of the time were to increase work efficiency and improve people's way of life. There were many different types of industry like transportation, coal, textile, commutation and many many more. The industrial revolution lead to many great advances in things like cars, aircraft, radio, telephones and many more things related to the transportation
The Industrial Revolution was the result of many interrelated changes that transformed society from agricultural communities into industrial ones. The most immediate changes on society because of this revolution were on the products that were produced, where, and how. Goods that were traditionally made in homes or small workshops began to be manufactured in large industrial factories. As a result, productivity and efficiency increased dramatically, thereby causing a radical shift in the long-established economies that existed at the time. The Industrial Revolution led to the growth of cities as people moved from rural areas to the city in order to find work.
Urbanization is the movement of people to city areas. There are many reasons why urbanization occurred on a large-scale during the industrial revolution. The
The second industrial revolution was the change of our world even though many people moved from rural homes into cities because they can't get accepted in jobs and it started in the 1870-1944 after the civil war because “ during this time, many advances in technology and factories made it easier and quicker for farmers and manufactures to produce more goods and products to be sold.”
What is an urban revolution? Why is it important for cities to have one? What are that factors that cause these revolutions? In the articles The Urban Revolution by V.Gordon Childe, The Right to The City by David Harvey and lastly, What Type of Public Transit for What Type of Public? by Kafui A. Attoh, displays the different ways the residents in a city react to the social inequality and human rights.