Exam 13: Urban Patterns

The ethical dimensions of urban geography are sometimes ignored. For the purposes of this question, imagine that our chief purpose is to increase levels of human fulfillment, justice, and happiness rather than strengthen markets or increase monetary gains. What changes in the discipline of geography would you propose to make this new directive come to fruition, at least in your urban community?

Even with the diffusion of modern telecommunications, many lawyers, financial analysts, and public officials in CBDs still exchange information with colleagues primarily through

European CBDs are similar to those in North America because they both contain

-According to this map, Cincinnati-area school districts experience stress largely as a result of economic and social inequality, as well as urban transition.

Because so few people live in the CBD, urban areas are characterized by a high degree of

A process of converting a neighborhood from low-income to middle-class or upper-class is

The largest component of the U.S. population lives in

The "Boswash" corridor that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C., was named "Megalopolis"

After 1573, most Spanish colonial cities were designed to have

British cities are surrounded by open space known as

How should geographic knowledge best be used to reduce violence in urban areas?

A central city and its contiguous built-up suburbs is called a metropolitan statistical area.

Social area analysis attempts to explain

Land values are high in the CBD primarily because of

Housing in suburbs is typically built for people in a single social class, often excluding others through cost, size, or location of the housing.

The U.S. government has encouraged the use of cars in part by

How might advancements in automobile technologies further change the form of cities?

Rather than simply asking "how" to enact changes we should pause to ask "why" or "whether we should" make specific kinds of changes in our communities. For example, controversies abound over urban transitions, gentrification, and plans involving the construction of new Walmart stores. Search for this kind of news coverage concerning a nearby community, list some of the "pros" in favor of opening a new Walmart, and then discuss several of the "cons" against the building of these stores. You should also speak with classmates, professors, and community activists and evaluate their arguments concerning low wages, anti-union policies, and the closing of smaller stores when a new Walmart arrives.

Cities tend to situate convention centers and sports complexes in their CBDs because

According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby