A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is about six drinks (beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and coca-cola) and how they have affected the world in the past and the present. All of these drinks were invented in different eras, and the inventions of these drinks were affected by what had occurred in the time period.…
suburbs, or banlieues, and the debate on whether or not those communities are the birthplace of…
[ 7 ]. Paul Knox, Steven Pinch. Urban Social Geography: An Introduction. (Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2010), 48.…
| Think of the cultural landscape of the city or town where you live. Give examples of each of the three dimensions of cultural landscape convergence (1. globalized architectural forms and planning ideas; 2. widespread businesses (McDonald's) and products; 3. wholesale borrowing of idealized landscape images) operative in the landscape of your community. What attempts are being made to preserve local cultural landscape features against the encroachment of “placelessness”?…
In this book Hayden writes about suburban neighborhoods and how they came to be and were developed. She starts with what she labels “borderlands which takes place in the 1820’s. Hayden then goes onto picturesque enclaves which starts with the 1950’s, then proceeds to streetcar buildouts starting with the year 1870’s. Then moves onto mail-order and self-built suburbs covering the 1900’s and then onto sitcom suburbs starting in the 1940’s. She writes about edge nodes in the 1960’s and lastly rural fringes covering the 1980’s to now.…
Cronon analyzes how the ecological and economical transformation of Chicago affects the landscape itself. Much of his work explores the centralization of power. The centralization of power results in the localization of capital. The resulting social hierarchy that forms bases itself in the corporate world rather than in an intrinsic belief or land scarcity, a noticeable difference from the likes of Palladio or Blackmar. The prominent force of the hierarchy comes from the corporate world creating “a kind of ‘second nature,’ designed by people and improved toward human ends” (Cronon 56). Second nature—mostly roads and railways—rests atop an unaltered natural world. Cronon’s argument relies on the idea that second nature served to interconnect cities and define the routes of commerce. These artificial corridors quickened the time it took to get from one place to another, creating an artificial form of human-based time. In Chicago’s meat-packing industry, dressed beef that was slaughtered in Chicago could be sold in New York City in under a weeks time for a large profit. Second nature served to create an international market of capital trade. Cronon then argues that the network of second nature “obscured the very connections it helped create” (257). The walls that separate the social classes need not be strictly physical. Physical space becomes abstract when locality no longer matters. Cronon argues that the annihilation of physical space favors those who can accomplish the task as well as take advantage of the situation: the people with the most capital. Cronon’s view of Chicago, instead of creating artificial walls between social classes, abolishes them, and in turn, further divides the rich from the…
• Haslam, S & Asbee, S (2012) The Twentieth Century, Twentieth-Century Cities, Open University Press…
Beginning around 1820, the American public along with waves of immigrants flocked major US cities in search of jobs. The newly defined cities, once known for their unspecialized vacant lots and quiet streets, endured rapid change. The growth and development of these cities…
1. Discuss the problems that “geographic illiteracy” can present to a country such as the United States in the Twenty-First Century. Give examples of the need for geographic knowledge in diverse areas such as international politics, domestic politics, economics, and popular culture.…
“A clearing in the distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the nineteenth century” is the work of Witold Rybczynski, a professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania and has also participated in writing other works. It is obvious that his profession and particularly the discipline…
- A society is a group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and a culture is called a society, and ethnic group is a term used to define a group of that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage.…
Both Lacrosse and Ice hockey are two sports that share similar aspects. One example would be that they both require plenty of athletic prowess, as well as countless hours of training and practice to master. The high amount of contact in both sports enables a player to become both physically and mentally "tough". Lacrosse has grown to its highest level of popularity it has ever reached over the last ten years. Ice hockey has seen a steady climb in its popularity over the past 25 years making it one of the most popular sports in not only Long Island, but all across the U.S. However, there are many differences as well, and we should not overlook the fact that there are plenty of distinctions between the two great sports. Many of which are the main reasons that these are obviously two separate sports.…
Bibliography: 1. Hume, Christopher. 'A European space ' ; Dundas Square, Toronto 's latest public place, is also the city 's most misunderstood The empty landscape is intentional, and renewal at its edges is years from completion. Urban Issues. Jan 18, 2003.…
Bright lights, colorful signs, and delicious smells, all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood, where the majority, if not all the population is of the same belief, and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture.…
Wirth, L. (1964) 'Urbanism as a Way of Life ' In On Cities and Social Life: Selected Papers pp. 60-83. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.…