UNST 220 Understanding Communities
Dr. Martha J. Bianco
Module I Lecture Guide
Part IV
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VIII. A TOUR OF WORLD CITIES
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Virtual Tour of Ancient Cultures |
C. MULTIPLE
EDGES
2. The Fortified City: Protecting the Medieval Economy
a. burgs (boroughs)
b. organic towns
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11th century
French village |
16th century
French village |
Dunkirk, 1650 |
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Faubourg Saint Germain,
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Palais Cardinal, 1634,
with “suburban” activity outside walls |
River activity in shanty
town suburb with Notre Dame in distance, 1695 |
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Click on this 1572 map of Paris by François Belleforest to view parts of the city and environs in detail.
D. BEYOND THE EDGE
1. Ancient Suburbs (see examples of Ur,
Çatal
Hüyük, and Egypt).
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2. Medieval Faubergs
E. CITIES WITHOUT EDGE: American Settlement Patterns
1. Key Factors Affecting American Settlement Patterns
a. natural resources
b. values and beliefs
freedom
individuality
mastery over nature and over other
peoples
capitalist economy
emphasis on economic growth
social valuation of space
egalitarianism
right to privacy
expansionism
2. How These Factors Have Affected
American Settlement Patterns
3. The Edge City
a. more than 5 million square feet of office space
b. at least 600,000 square feet of retail space
c. more jobs than homes
d. “has it all”
e. did not look anything like a city 30 years prior
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Click on each
photo individually to view it without animation.
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Washington Square, Progress,
Beaverton-Tigard Area, Oregon, before and after construction of square in 1974.
Videos Pertaining to This Module
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Module I, Part II
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2006-2008