Sustainable CitiesSustainable Cities
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Sao Paulo
Buenos Aires
New YorkCairo
Lagos
Mumbai(Bombay)
Karachi Dhaka
Calcutta
Jakarta
Beijing
Tokyo
Shanghai
Osaka
Manila
Mr. ClarkBethpage HS
ConceptsConcepts
Distribution of urban and rural populations
Distribution of urban and rural populations
Factors determining urban development Factors determining urban development
Resource and environmental problems in urban areas
Resource and environmental problems in urban areas
ConceptsConcepts
Planning and controlling urban growth Planning and controlling urban growth
Making cities more sustainable and desirable
Making cities more sustainable and desirable
Effects of transportation systems on urban growth
Effects of transportation systems on urban growth
Urbanization and Urban GrowthUrbanization and Urban Growth
Urban areasUrban areas
Rural areasRural areas
VillagesVillages
Cities Cities
Urban growth: natural increase and immigration
Urban growth: natural increase and immigration
Push and pull factorsPush and pull factors
Patterns of Urban GrowthPatterns of Urban Growth
Increasing proportion of population Increasing proportion of population
Great increase in large cities (>1,000,000) Great increase in large cities (>1,000,000)
Increasing rapidly in developing counties Increasing rapidly in developing counties
Urban growth slower in developed countries
Urban growth slower in developed countries
Poverty in urban areas increasing Poverty in urban areas increasing
Urbanization in the U.S.Urbanization in the U.S.
Migration to large central citiesMigration to large central cities
Migration from cities to suburbsMigration from cities to suburbs
Migration from north and east to south and west
Migration from north and east to south and west
Migration from urban to rural areasMigration from urban to rural areas
Spatial patterns of developmentSpatial patterns of development
BostonSpringfield
Hartford
Providence
Newark
Allentown
HarrisburgNew York
PhiladelphiaBaltimore
Washington
Detroit ClevelandPittsburgh
ToledoAkronChicago
Chipitts (Chicago to Pittsburgh)
Bowash (Boston toWashington)
Urban Resource and Environmental ProblemsUrban Resource and Environmental Problems
Air and water pollution; waste management
Air and water pollution; waste management
Reduction in vegetation Reduction in vegetation
Importation of food, energy, and materials Importation of food, energy, and materials
Noise pollution Noise pollution
Climate impacts: urban heat islands Climate impacts: urban heat islands
Impacts on surrounding rural areas Impacts on surrounding rural areas
Urban Areas: Inputs and OutputsUrban Areas: Inputs and Outputs
InputsInputs OutputsOutputs
Energy
Food
Water
Rawmaterials
Manufacturedgoods
Money
Information
Solid wastes
Waste heat
Air pollutants
Water pollutants
Greenhouse gases
Manufactured goods
Noise
Wealth
Ideas
Urban CrisisUrban Crisis
When there are more people than the infrastructure can support an urban crisis develops.
Living conditions deteriorate and increasing numbers of people become homeless.
Transportation / Urban DevelopmentTransportation / Urban Development
Individual transit Individual transit
Mass transit Mass transit
Buses Buses
Trains Trains
Automobiles Automobiles
InfrastructureInfrastructure
RoadsRoadsSewersSewersRailroadsRailroadsBridgesBridgesCanalsCanalsSchoolsSchoolsLibrariesLibraries
Infrastructure
HospitalsHospitalsFire StationsFire StationsPolice StationsPolice StationsPower LinesPower LinesWater MainsWater MainsDamsDams
Mass TransportationMass Transportation
BusesBusesSubway systemsSubway systemsRailroad systemsRailroad systemsTrolley linesTrolley linesFerriesFerriesH.O.V. lanesH.O.V. lanes
Urban Poor in Developing CountriesUrban Poor in Developing Countries
SlumsSlumsSquatter settlementsSquatter settlementsShantytownsShantytownsIllegal settlementsIllegal settlementsPoverty and unemploymentPoverty and unemployment
SlumsSlumsSquatter settlementsSquatter settlementsShantytownsShantytownsIllegal settlementsIllegal settlementsPoverty and unemploymentPoverty and unemployment
Urban Land-Use Planning and ControlUrban Land-Use Planning and Control
Land-use planning Land-use planning
Property taxes Property taxes
Zoning Zoning
Smart growth Smart growth
Urban growth boundary Urban growth boundary
Cluster development Cluster development
Greenbelts Greenbelts
Suburban SprawlSuburban Sprawl
As a consequence of an urban crisis, people move out of the city to the suburbs, expanding the city’s borders.
Suburban SprawlSuburban Sprawl
Suburbs offer more living space for less money, lower crime rates, and more privacy than cities. People are close enough that they can commute to work in the city.
More Americans live in suburbs than in cities an country-side combined.
Land Use PlanningLand Use Planning
Land Use planning involves establishing a master zoning plan for suburban areas.
Montgomery County , Maryland adopted a wedge and corridors plan in 1964 which is a model of land-use planning in the Unites States.
Solutions: Sustainable Urban AreasSolutions: Sustainable Urban Areas
New cities and townsDongtan, China
New cities and townsDongtan, China
Ecocity (green city) CuritibaPortland, Oregon New York CityReykjavik
Ecocity (green city) CuritibaPortland, Oregon New York CityReykjavik
Trees and climate-specific landscaping Trees and climate-specific landscaping People-oriented People-oriented High energy efficiency High energy efficiency