effects of urbanization
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Effects of Urbanization. Improvements in Technology. Need to keep up with demands for housing, water, sewers, schools, sanitation, and safety: Skyscrapers Safety elevator Heating systems Electricity Mass transit City zoning Public spaces Parks, Libraries, schools. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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EFFECTS OF URBANIZATI
ON
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IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY Need to keep up with demands for
housing, water, sewers, schools, sanitation, and safety:Skyscrapers
Safety elevatorHeating systems
ElectricityMass transit
City zoningPublic spaces
Parks, Libraries, schools
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CITIES OFFER ADVANTAGES More jobs
Factory (blue-collar) and Service (white-collar)
0pportunities for women Cultural
experiences/Entertainment Community/friendship Variety, Promise, Glamour Higher standard of living than
rural areas (for most)
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DIFFICULT TRANSITION FOR FARMERS Urban life very different than
rural life…Work on someone else’s schedule
Make cash moneyRide trolley carsPay rent to a landlordRegularly interact with strangers
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HOUSING IN THE LATE 1800S:
TENEMENTS
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TENEMENT LIVING
Poor had to live in walking distance of workCaused overcrowding
TenementsLow cost multi-family housingSeveral families in one apartmentUnhealthy and dangerous
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URBAN PROBLEMS: ENTER CITY PLANNERS Sanitation
Solution: development of sanitation depts.
Spread of disease (through water)Solution: water filtration system;
chlorination Fires
Solution: Paid, Organized Fire Depts; invention of fire sprinklers
CrimeSolution: Paid, Organized, Uniformed
Police Depts; Electric street lights
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WHO ARE THESE CITY PLANNERS?
WHO DO THEY REPORT TO?
Answer:city politicians
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GROWTH OF POWERFUL POLITICAL MACHINES WHO “GET
THINGS DONE!”