2.4 Megacity

Today
Recap last week (5 min.)

2.4 Megacity (25 min.)

Homework (10 min.)

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Today
Recap last week (5 min.)

2.4 Megacity (25 min.)

Homework (10 min.)

Slide 1 - Slide

Learning objectives 2.3
  • You know how a western and non-western city is built up.
  • You understand that urbanisation is increasing now more often in the peripheral zone of the city.
  • You can describe the structure of an American city using a map or model.

Slide 2 - Slide

Border between city and countryside is blurring

Slide 3 - Slide

TERMS
Urbanisation: People move to cities.
Suburbanisation: People move away from the citycenter to the surrounding area of the city (suburbs).

Suburbs: Living area at the border of a city.

Slide 4 - Slide

Changing western cities

Old parts of cities are being refurbished. Warehouses and vacant factory buildings are being converted into homes.
This process is called gentrification.

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Learning objectives 2.4
  • You know the most important reasons dor the living and working problems in a megacity.
  • You can explain why the informal sector is called 'the lubricating oil of the urban economy'.
  • You can explain with a map or a photo how a slum changes.

Slide 6 - Slide

Questions
  • Slums are the consequence of ...?
  • What megacity problems do you see?
  • How about infrastructure?
  • How about hygiene?

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

Questions
  • Slums are the consequence of ...?
  • What megacity problems did you see?
  • How about infrastructure?
  • How about hygiene?

Slide 9 - Slide

Learning objectives 2.4
  • You know the most important reasons dor the living and working problems in a megacity.
  • You can explain why the informal sector is called 'the lubricating oil of the urban economy'.
  • You can explain with a map or a photo how a slum changes.

Slide 10 - Slide

Next week
Homework:
2.3: 3, 4 and 7
2.4: 2, 3 and 7

2.5 A country without a really big city

Slide 11 - Slide

Slide 12 - Video